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My son won't eat

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My 5 year old son has suddenly decided not to eat his food for the past week, he wasn't a huge eater anyway, he also suffers from constipation in which he is on Movicol and lactulose. I am really worried about him because his ribs are showing under his skin and his belly is bloated. I heard you can get paediatric high calorie drinks so I took him to the doctor earler this week and she just referred him to a dietian but that will take weeks! He has had a cough for about four weeks now but that was dimissed as viral. Has anyone had any problems of this as well? Any ideas? I'm at my wits end.

 

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  • hello can any1 give me some advice, my 14 year old son has autism and has became really picky with food he has been like this for a couple of weeks. from what i know he eats all his food at school and goes to his grannys on a thursday he eats everything there. but when its school holidays he hardly eats i even let him pick his teas but still nothing. i am getting worried and very frustrated i do get angry sometimes and i know i shouldnt but i need 2 try and encourage him 2 eat as if i didnt he would go hungry for days. i have even tried to take away his fav things off him but still doesnt work i am probably putting more stress on him but i always think its me or living in my house thats making him not eat. but after reading some of these forums its obv just with him having autism. he was like this when he was a baby but i thot he had grown out of it but its came back with a vengance. can any1 give me tips please thanks.

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  • hello can any1 give me some advice, my 14 year old son has autism and has became really picky with food he has been like this for a couple of weeks. from what i know he eats all his food at school and goes to his grannys on a thursday he eats everything there. but when its school holidays he hardly eats i even let him pick his teas but still nothing. i am getting worried and very frustrated i do get angry sometimes and i know i shouldnt but i need 2 try and encourage him 2 eat as if i didnt he would go hungry for days. i have even tried to take away his fav things off him but still doesnt work i am probably putting more stress on him but i always think its me or living in my house thats making him not eat. but after reading some of these forums its obv just with him having autism. he was like this when he was a baby but i thot he had grown out of it but its came back with a vengance. can any1 give me tips please thanks.

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