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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 daughter is 3.5 years old.I am quite disturbed about my daughters’s appetite, she Hardly eats and refuses almost all foods.
confusing whether there is some digestion problem some intestinnal or behavioral.
My daughter is 3.5 years old.I am quite disturbed about my daughters’s appetite, she Hardly eats and refuses almost all foods.
confusing whether there is some digestion problem some intestinnal or behavioral.
My daughter is 3.5 years old. She is just like milk or very dry items to eat. Sometimes she gets better but only stays for few days than again no food.. my son is 2.5 years old. He has asthma he also became poor eater what should I do..
Hello my name is Maria i have a grandson who is about 4 1/2 yes old he don’t have a appetite he hides food says everything is disgusting he’ll eat junk but that’s out of the question he’s always smelled his food since he was about 2 yr I’m worried what could i do
Hello Doctor.
I am quite disturbed about my son’s appetite, he Hardy eats, he refuses fish and meat, he eats little. I observed this since he was two but it got worse as he grew, now, I am very worried.
Hello sir,
My 4.5 year old don’t want to eat food on his own his weight is 13 kg only , I hv to keep telling him eat eat..he takes an hour for little food and sometimes he is coughing so much but only while eating..sir plz help me out .. I am so worried and its making me impatient and my behavior is also getting worse towards him
My kid is 7 years old and weighs 17 kg he eats very little i am afraid it is affecting his mental and growth please advise what to do we have tried everything
Hello,doctor
My 15 months baby doesn’t eat any solid food.i have always tried from startingwhen he was completed his 6 months that he eat some solid food.i started as crelac and give some biscuits and anything. he will still always try to take in mouth all foods but not cheaws anything. he take in mouth some second and suddenly vomiting what he ate in previous. He is always suffering from very bad cold cough.even that time he refused breastfeeding also.i am very upset for that.everytime he vomit.i think daily he vomit one times.even i tried to given milk now.he never pass gas .his potty very hard.he pressure alot to potty and vomiting whenever he tried to potty
My son is 8 yrs old n he is only 18-19 kg in weight .his height is apprx 3ft 4 “.he takes obly a banana n a glass of mik in mrng brkfast before going to school .he brings bak his whole lunch ..in aftrnoon only 2 rotis wth dal or potatoes forcibly .in evng milk n in dnr agai 2 roti .. He is is vry much lean n underweight …dont evr asks fr food …dont evn likes any kind of junk food or cold drinks at all .bt i m worried fr his eating habbits …pls help me ..how i make him eat food .increase his appetite
Dear dr. Sharma
My son is 10 years old and till date I have not hear from him saying that he is hungry. Till date he has nut tastes any vegetable in any form.
His daily diet will include a slice of bread followed by some chips in afternoon and chapati and little dal in night.
He is not ready to taste anything and if compelled he throws out everything
He refuses going to school because eating food in dining hall is mandatory there.
I am worried about his health and growth. Sometime back he also started developing white calcium
Spots which was due to lack of nutrient as doctor suggested.
He has not tasted anything and not ready to taste also
Please advise if this can be controlled
Dr my girl is 6years old she didn’t eat happily or not to eat herself. She is so skinny her complexion is also dull due to this. She is underwieght. Her weight is 16 kg . According to Dr she must be 19 kg. We test her blood her HB is 11. We r really worried about this situation plz gave some advice
Regards
Zainy
Dear sir
My 4year son just 11.5 kg length 3.1ft .my son not eat any vegetable .he is very week .please suggest any medicine for good health.
Dear Dr. Sharma
I am a mother of 10 years old boy. Till date he has not tasted any vegetable, cake , biscuit and is scared of tasting food. His staple diet is 1-2 Roti in a day with curd or jam. He does not like to go to school because he is being forced by his teacher to finish his food. He has never asked for food and always I have to run after him
I am really worried about his health and eating habits. Please suggest if there is a solution to my problem
Thanks
Surbhi
my 11 years old son does not eat properly and eats very little and very slow. he is both underweight as well as short in height looks 2-3 years younger his age. what medicine should I give to him.
my son dnt wt to eat..so wt medicine mst i buy for him at aptick
Hello dr my child is 2.5 year old weighs only 8.7 kg. He was lactose intolrant baby so havnt took milk. He just takes my feed and have 4 meals a day but very less quantity. Please suggest as he looks like 1year old and very weak.
Just to mention he is very active otherwise.
Hello sir i have a female baby and she is just 20 month baby. She eat nothing only take breast meal im so worried about her plz help me to take her something alse breast meal..
Good Morning,
My daughter is 7 year old , eats very less since birth, she was a cesssarian birth, normal weight, less breast fed just 2-3 month, chronic constipation since 6 month age. Needed enema for 3 years. early shedding of teeth , both cannines dropped at 7 year,
Very sensitive, weep easily, less thirst. Less appetite, just 1-2 RT roti in whole day,
Likes fast food. Regular gas in stomach, undigested stool mostly black or brown. Stinks some times.
Suffered allergic wheezing bronchial cough for last one year. Though OK from last 3 months. But frequently catches cold and cough, allergic to cold. Ice cream, cold drink. Treated by mostly mother tinctures by a local homeopath. Now stable.
Complaint of frequent stomach ache and little loose motion for last two months. Needs repeated poking to do even her daily calls.
Drinks less water.
Kindly advise good remedy.
Hi Dr? My problems is my 5 years old son really don’t like to eat any solid food, such as vegetables, fruits, meats, etc. I am very worried about his nutration that’s why I don’t remove his bottle milk, sometimes I blended squash or carrot with half cooked egg and put in a bottle and feed him while asleep. Please help me how to resolve my problems.
Hello sir, my son is going to be 7yrs of in November.he is having bronchitis problem since 15th day of his birth due to phenomenal attack,he doesn’t have breast feed.he had only bottle feed but whenever he takes the milk ,he vomit.he was having problem of burp , after his feed was over ,I used to Pat on his back for half an hour,when I make him to lied down ,he do vomiting,at the age of three yrs ,I started homeopathic treatment for his bronchitis,but still ,his height and weight are not accurate.i started giving him decorate syrup for the last two months but not progress at all.my pregnancy trimester was very tensed and my diet was not sufficient at that time .doc plz do tell me the what is the root cause of his health and why he is not gaining a weight.his birth weight was 2.75kg.his height is 110cm .I even done his growth hormone test ,one doc consider for injection but P.GI doc consider for his poor intake and they told me no need for growth hormone injections.
Hello doctor
My 9 months old girl is just 8 kg.. seems OK but not great . She doesn’t want to eat anything. Consumes milk only during night sleep .. 2 bottles 7-8 Oz a day. A 3/4 banana and half a bowl of mix dal khichri. Nothing apart from that. She wants to play all the time …she have two lower jaws teeth only..
When feed her she cries after 2 or 3 spoons. Kindly recommend appetite increasing drops.
I will be greatful to you