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Is It a Behavioral Issue or an Appetite Problem ?
I had seen plenty of poor eaters in my practice, but this one had left me with no doubts that he was the worst amongst all. . With a history of bird’s appetite, this time he was breaking all records. It was nearly three days since he had taken a morsel. It looked as if he had taken recourse to some kind of Satyagraha. Any attempt to feed him forcefully would end up in a vomit. The young parents were nearly on the verge of a breakdown, when on the fourth day he ended his fast.
When kids don’t eat, why is it that they don’t eat? What makes them a poor eater?
The Eating disorders are complex disorders. It could be a simple behavioral disagreement to food or as some Research shows that its origins can have more than one reason – Biopsychosocial. A neurobiological brain disorder with a strong heritability component is also under investigation. Some individuals with eating disorders have an imbalance of certain chemicals in the brain that control hunger, appetite, and digestion. The exact meaning and implications of these imbalances remains under investigation. Behavioral disagreement occurs if the child is force-fed or over -fed.
When kids don’t eat, it can be very distressing for their parents, but is this disorder treatable?
Yes, but first it is important to understand the relationship between the child?s total family environment and his eating disorder. The individuality of each child is an important factor in assessing the most suitable approach for dealing with food refusal. It would simply be illustrated by a case that I treated without any medication. A child of two had developed a very obstinate food refusal. It was assessed that the disorder had no biological angle, but was a case of behavioral disagreement. The mother was feeding the child at an inappropriate time, seven thirty in the morning, as she had to leave for her job by eight, which had resulted in an overall refusal to food. A simple adjustment in the feeding time gave the desired results.
In another case a little one had developed disgust for food after her mother used harsh punishment for not finishing meals in time. Such a situations can become a psychological deterrent and the child may sub consciously develop a contempt for food.
Homoeopathic medicines are very helpful in treating eating disorders.. Antimonium Crudum, Lycopodium, Nux Vomica are a few of the important homoeopathic medicines. Antimonium crudum is very helpful for infants who vomit milk immediately after breast-feed. Some peculiar mind symptoms easily identify the child who requires this medicine along with a very weak appetite he is Cross and contradictive; whatever is done fails to give satisfaction. The little one is Sulky; does not wish to speak. Child cannot bear to be touched or looked and gets angry at every little attention.
Lycopodium has a very strange indication. Although the child may be very hungry, eating ever so little satiates him easily. Nux vomica is often an abused appetite stimulant. Nux should only be used only when it is indicated. It should not be used as an appetite panacea. Homoeopathic medicines should only be used with the advice of an expert homoeopath.
Eating disorder can result out of general ill health as in chronic disorders like asthma and recurrent coughs and colds, also at times a result of over or an improper medication. Such children need to be treated with a constitutional and holistic approach where the root cause is identified and remedied.
The child being referred as ?he? in the above feature is just a grammatical connotation. It does not favour any sex.
My 4 years grand daughter(DOB:21/01/2012) suffering recurrent fever,cough and cold and vomiting. Since November 2015 four times antibiotic was given by her physician for a relief of maximum 10 days and relapse again. Not only that she is loosing her weight -(at present 11Kg ),not taken her food normally. very often she wants food by hungry. There are unusual Chest like Birds. Specialist have been investigated and advice there are no disorder inner side of lunge and heart. But come outer part of chest like a lumb.
Hello sir,
Sir my son is 2.7 years old and is underweight, he too is a bad eater and even don’t love to drink milk for this I have to fight with him sometimes.plz help and suggest me what should I do to improve his appetite.someone has suggested me to give him Lycopodium or Alfalfa tonic to him ,will it be good ?
plz help me , my dauter is 6yr old,but her weight is only 17 kg.every one says that ur child is too weak from others childrens.so plz kindly help me.
Mera beta 10month ka h kuchh v nhi khata aur jabedsti krne pr ulti kr deta h yha tk ki apni mother feed krne pr v ulti kr deta h . Abhi thori sardi hogai h fever v rhta h Aconit 30 pilaya to aaram h. Please Dr. help me.
Respected sir,
My daughter age2.8year have a problems of problems of poor appetite and have constipation …give me suggestion or advice for medicines
My son is 11 month old, weight is 7 kg. He eats little, and refused to eat some days. Please suggest.
Meri beti 8 sal ki hai . Uska digestion power bahot weak hai . . Wo kabhi khane k liya nahi bolti . Plz suggest some good medicine to improve her digestion and apptite and for her cold cough too. Plz reply i am so worried
My grand daughter age 14 months had flu 4days back. Now she has no fever but cough. She is an active child but refusing the food in any form. She is taking only mother’s milk. How she improves her appetite and start taking food.
Sincerely
Archana singh
Both my kids get any disease like cough chest infection after two weeks or earlier and I m frustrated because thy cannot eat fruits because it can sour their throat and ultimately they got infection and we have to go for doctor. I think u will tell me remedy soon
Please reply me as soon as possible, I m very much tense
I have two kids,one is 3.5 years old and weighs 12 kg,other is 7.5 month old and weighs 7 kg,what should I do to improve their weight,,at least it should be effective. I m worried, please help
Meri beti 4 sal ki hai . Uska digestion power bahot weak hai . Cold aur cough usko jaldi ho jata hai. Wo kabhi khane k liya nahi bolti . Plz suggest some good medicine to improve her digestion and apptite and for her cold cough too. Plz reply i am so worried
Hi sir,
Please suggest me good medicine for increasing appetite of my Kid he is 3 years old, he will never ask for food 🙁 and its same as he is doing some satyagraha . please help !!!!!!
I am really in verge of break down 🙁
I have a 2 and half years boy child. His weight and Height is less compared to his age ar per his Pediatric. And he doesn’t want to have meal in a proper way. Please suggest how to increase his diet.
Mere do bete hai bade ko asthma ka problem tha ab thik hai par wo khana nh khata hai aur under weight hai mera dusara beta acha tha par wo bhi bahut weak ho chuka hai, mere bade bete ki age 8yr h aur chote ki 16 months h pls suggest me what can I do
Hello dr,
I have 18months baby girl she did not take foods properly.my daughter is not interested to take solid foods.can you please tell me good medicine to increase her appetite.
Hello sir ..
I m in a big problem since the day my daughter born. She is 2.5 yrs nw. She doesn’t like milk at all. I ve tried all things with milk like shakes icecream bt she refused all. She likes fruits when she was 1 yr n plus bt that too she gave up. Nw she only eats roti with subzi n rice.. nt any othe thing. . No milk alternatives no fruit alternatives worked with her.. as a result she isn’t gaining weight and becoming weak by looks because she is very active mentality and physically. Plz help me wat should I do?
Sir, I am an unfortunate father of my daughter. She is now seven years old. Since 21 days she cannot urinate like others. We follow the CIC method as per direction of doctor. She also takes two tablets at bed time, i)Tropan 2.5 and ii)Hytrin- half tablets we give her.
We take her Paed. Surgeon, Paed. Neurologist, Paed. Nephrologist, but no body cannot tell us the exact solution.
We are now getting frustrated. A lot of tensions we are facing.
Please sir/madam, give us a way out, how can we overcome this problem.
Awaiting for your valuable suggestions, guidelines and proper medicines.
Sir, my daughter is not interested to take food. She is seven years old. She is very thin and very week. She is not interested about any food. She sees food and a hating mentality created by her. Please sir, tell me how can I create her good food habits?
My four year old boy do not eat properly. His weight is very less as compared to 4 year other child.please give me suggestions that he eat ptoperly
My daughter is four years old and is very skinny, doesn’t eat herself and nor asks for food if not given throughout the day,she never feels hungry abd vomits almost every day without even being fore fed,im very worried as shes loosing alot of weight and is looking very bonny,having dark circles and vry weak too
my two kids are skinny reason being no appetite at all i am almost running mad one is almos
t 7years and weighs 18 and the other 3 years and weighs 13 please help me i have tried all expensive syrups but after sometimes they cant eat again
My ten years son do not eat properly .he did not eat himself please help me