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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.
hi I have a 5 year old son that just wont eat he is very thin and small for he’s age you would take him as a 3 yr. old. people make a lot of comment’s that he doesn’t look well that his very pale I am very worried about him I have brought him to the doctors and he keeps tell me that he is health but he just doesn’t eat a lot please can you help.
Hi dr, my 2.5 year old kid does not eat properly. Pls suggest how to make him eat veg,dal etc. He does not want to try new food at all. Pls help
Hello dr. My son is 2.10 years old. He doesn’t like to eat anything.if i pressures he do vomit.he is hardly 11.5kgs.he losses his weight eaisyly bt can’t weight put-on.he doesn’t feel hunger.his stool & urine test report is ok.he is very active.
I will be pleased if u guide me.
My son doesnt like 2 eat any food order than breast he is completing a year nextweek yet he is very tiny am tired
Dear Dr i have small 19 months baby he is not gaining or loosing wait and he dont want to eat, we must force him to eat, and the clinic nurse told us she is going to send him hospitaal if he is not gaining wait, what we should do to make him gaining wait without going to hospitaal, sometime he vomit after he eat what cours that, my son is happy always and like to lough and playing with other children always , Dr what should we do to make him gain wait and eat easy like other children
Hello Dr..Sharma.
My 3.9yr old girl hates to eat..She was 2.8when born but she never gained weight acc.to her age ever..
Now she is hardly 11kg and worst day by day. We had her stool test,urine test and blood test last month everything was OK in report. Please suggest what to do.
His sir, my child is 3 years old he ia not eating anything also he is not feeling hungry please recommend some tonic so that my child feeling hungry
Thanks u
My son age 13 year do not want to eat anything and do not feel hungry. Please advice. some homeopathic medicine
Hello Doctor,
I am facing the same problem with my 3 years old boy. He only drink milk 4 times a day and sometime a 1/4 of a chapati. He don’t like solid food. I also forcefully put some in his mouth but he throw out after 1 minute. He also feel constipation after every 3-4 weeks . I am worried about him . Can you please guide me the best way to I can make him eat some solid food for his growth.
A waiting to your positive reply.
Hi sir , I have 13 months old son and he don’t eat anything ,when he was born was very healthy but now he got reduced his weight .Now he is only 6 kg .sir I m worried about him please tell me something by which he starts to eat .He don’t eat milk , roti , and fruits also he take them in mouth and vommate them.so please help me sir.
I will be thankful to you for this
Dear Dr.Sharma
My son age is 3 years he usually has the problem of constipation since childhood and when ever he is given food he feel like nousea and act like vomit. I had his stool test and he had Ascaris Lumbricoides seen in Ova and Entamoeba histolytica, he has lost his weight he is ( 15 kg) present
kindly help me what homeo medicine should i give. I have given him flagyl course after dr. prisciption. but he still has the same feeling of nousea during eating.
Hi dr Sharma
I have a 19 month old son, who used to eat well. Now he doesn’t want anything except milk. He’s lost a lot of weight. Overall he is a very healthy and rarely comes down with anything. He is very active running all day there’s no way he’s not hungry. Yet no matter what type of food I offer him he starts to cry and scream when he sees it. Even foods that he used to love to eat he won’t look at. Please tell me what you think. Thank you .
my. 4year. baby girl does not like milk and she is takeing no interest in eating . and. she never says that she is hungry. i am very worried plz give some suggetion that she eat a little bit of food
Hi Dr. Recently my 2 year son had stomach flu. Bbut now it is over. My question is my so. Does.t like to eat dal roti sabzi. He likes to eat rice. He likes to eat idli dosa etc. But not the main course of us i.e. Dal roti. Now i force feed half small.bowl dal every dayp. He cries bit he eat it. And the same thing happen with juices. What should i do to make him eat dal etc. I really worried. Other toddlers with his age eats so well. Pllease guide me. He is hyper active.
My daughter is nearing 1 yr old within next 10 days.
She is refusing to eat food and not even eating anything.l from past 1 week..
Please provide any solution. It ‘ll be very grateful if I get any solutions.
Thank you
My 1 year 6 month old male child having weight 8.5 kg does not like to eat any thing. We have to forcefully feed him. sometimes he vomits. Only he takes 10 spoons of food. 50 ml milk.
American kids are pure GENIUSES when it comes to eating and asking for food; eating on their own before one year old and asking for food all the time and the opposite problem of Desi kids; they have tantrums when parents do NOT give them food. An American 9 month old happily grabs finger food and stuffs it in her mouth and then gestures for more with the face lighting up when they get. An American 18 month old self foods a bowl of cereal or mac and cheese with a spoon and they says “more, more, more” and gets upset if they are denied a second helping. An American 3 year old says, “MOMMY, I’m HUNGRY” and nags for more food even 30 minutes after eating.
Is there some kind of neuro-chemical imbalance in Desi kids stopping them from enjoying food or causing them to feel pain upon eating? American parents are so lucky their kids love food so much!!!!
Yes, Indian kids are geniuses when it comes to their studies.
American kids are geniuses when it comes to eating by themselves.
Indian kids learn to read and do math when they are 3 but don’t learn to eat well by themselves until they are 12.
American kids learn to eat well by themselves when they are 1 but don’t even start reading and doing math until they are 6 and never really get good at it.
Hi, My baby is 8 months old he said not eating anything from past one week suggest me what shall I do
my four year many time refuse to eat
plz suggest to homeopathic medicine to increase the eating habbit
My child does not eat . why?
My son not eating .he hates eating.pls tell me meducine to increase his hunger..is Liv 52 helps to increase appetite?