My son is four, and will not eat anything. what do i do. he will go days without eating if i'd let him?
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first of all you need to find another doctor for you son asap it even scars me so im gonna help you the best i can, i have a 2 y old who only likes pb&j 3 times a day have you tried baked battered chicken cut like nuggets any food that you give him make it in snack form and smaller pieces and I know its bad but if you can get him to eat in his favorite place like the living room let him at least for a little while and ask if you can give him vitamins they have gummy bear ones he might like those but ask doc first please if you need more help let me know & i agree with faith please dont do what the first one said either thats phyco and we do care if he chokes we dont want that she must not have kids
283458
Stop cooking or buying soy sause and rice and noodles. \nYou're the parent, you take control of what he eats.
597331
Sit him down and tell him exactly what can happen if he becomes anorexic again. Look him straight in the eye and tell him he is not fat. Tell him he cannot live off of milk for the rest of his life. Tell him his body needs food to function properly and with out it he could die, or become very sick. If that doesn't work, force him to eat something, like steak. I once read in Chicken Soup that there was an anorexic girl, but her father forced her to eat steak, and that night she realized there was a problem. Just let him know that you don't want him to risk his life because he thinks he's fat.
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Hon, If i could eat and not gain weight, I would eat everything.. Life is to be enjoyed and lived to the fullest. Don`t worry about that kind of stuff. Eat what you want to and savor every bite.. There will come a time when they take all that good stuff away.. (when you are older) You are young, Enjoy life.. Taste what it has to offer.. ONLY then can you grow... Hugs from Texas.. {;-)\n\n<><
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Give him the Homeopathic Remedy NUX VOMICA 30C half hour before meal times and his appettite will gradually become better !\nAvoid taking Chocolates Coffee Mints and Red Meat while taking homeopathic medicine.\nYou can get homeopathic medicines from Major Herbal Shops and Homeopathic Stores and they are quite inexpensive.\nTake Care and God Bless !
748195
do you know if your son is intolerant to anything I am intolerant to dairy products and wheat (big time) If I eat bread I get agonising pains in stomach try stopping both  and see if this works if not call an ambulance and tell them he has collapsed in agony then he will definitely be seen instantly.  Good luck to you.
613389
Try not to eat anything for at least four hours.  Then start with SIP of clear liquids, but NOT water.  Juice,kool-aid, jello stuff like that.  seven-up and ginger ale work great too.  when you start to feel like eating, stick with the B.R.A.T. diet.\n\nBananas\nRice\nApplesauce\nToast(dry--no butter)
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You need to set some rules for yourself.  Don't leave food out on the table, and don't look in the fridge between meals and snacks.  \n\nSet snack and meal times -- sometimes just knowing you only have to wait 30 more minutes will give you the will power to not eat now.\n\nTake a walk before you eat something.\n\nMake rules about no eating while on the computer. This is a no-brainer.  You can also make it a rule not to eat while watching TV.\n\nFigure out why you are craving.  It's not physical hunger -- you feel like you need to treat yourself.  Are there any other ways you can treat yourself without resorting to food?\n\nAlso, make sure that you do eat 5 veggies, 5 fruits, three proteins, three calciums and five grain/starch things every day.  And plenty of liquids.  Maybe you do have a nutrition problem, but snack foods won't solve it.\n\nAnd, don't beat yourself up about it.  Be kind to yourself -- just try to find a different way to do it than by eating.  Read a book, treat yourself to a movie, take a walk in a beautiful place, go visit (or call) a friend.\n\nGood luck!
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I have been a nanny for years and never had a child starve yet.  In my studies, I have read that a child will never starve themselves, however, I don't think that I would want to be satisfied with that answer if I was the parent.  There could be many reasons why she doesn't eat.  \n\nOne child I worked with had bowel problems.  It hurt her to go to the bathroom and she realized that the more she ate the more it would hurt.  Please have her checked out by a doctor if you haven't already.  \n\nIf it isn't physical, there could be many other factors.  Is she hyper active?  Does she snack often?  Does she sneak food?  Is she easily distracted (more than a normal 3 year old)?  Does she have any other behaviors that are abnormal that could be a symptom?  Is she emotionally disturbed by anything?  Does she seem to be hungry and grouchy or is she normally happy and energetic?  \n\nAnother boy I tended about the same age, had ADD.  He could not sit at the table and eat an entire meal.  I kept healthy snacks at the table for him and he was not allowed to roam around the house with food.  He often like to try to sneak food as well.  His parents also thought he wasn't eating, but when I monitored him, he was definitely getting what he needed.  \n\nAlso, in my experience children who are well nourished have plenty of energy and if they get the appropriate amount of rest are generally healthy and happy.  Those are things to look for with your daughter.  \n\nIs she a picky eater?  Are there lots of foods that she just doesn't like?  Maybe try including her in cooking or gardening.  I know when children take part in the work of cooking and harvesting that they have some kind of connection with the food almost and will be more willing to try it, be curious about how it tastes and enjoy learning where food comes from how it was made etc.  \n\nI would suggest to make sure that you have a regular routine time to eat.  That seems to help a ton.  \n\nThe last tip which always seems to come up is CONSISTANCY.  If you consistantly have the same expectation, communicate that reasonable expectation and consistantly enforce it, you will find success.  \n\nGood luck!
780395
I can try and help you! If you e-mail me with everything he eats on a daily bases. Then i can try and figre out what is going wrong. Alot of foods that say they are low in fat are actually higher in sugar than normal 'no fat taken out foods'. Also you need to make sure he is eating the right things at the right times. It's all about balance. E-mail me for more help, i am a weight loss and nutrition coach so you can ask me anything.\nTake care\n\nLittle.lost
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You need to find out if a "safe lunch" includes catering for pupils with special diets, it is probably more of a general law.i.e.menus/food must be of a certain standard ...a balanced diet. \nI think the best solution to safeguard your son's health is to make him a packed lunch..Don't risk his health.
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children usually suck their thumbs for a few years if they were pulled off the bottle too soon as well as a pacifier. \nYou can try a number of home remedies that others may offer but I found that you know your child better than anyone and therefore you know at the age of three what your child will eat and wont and want they turn their nose up at and just plain refuse to eat. \nMy mother told me my youngest brother hated carrots and to keep him from sucking his thumb she soak his thumbs with carrot juice. This may work for a while but if they are stubborn they will soon learn to like it so you need to find another. \nanother thing that could help is to get a child close to his age that doesn't suck their thumb and let them hang out. sometimes they learn by seeing not always by hearing. \nhope it all works out for you.
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try offering food in fun shapes.  I used to use cookie cutter to shape sandwiches into stars, bear, etc to get one of my boys to eat.\n\nanother idea is to make it a game.  I had the boys pretend to be dinosaurs and then we had to eat the tree tops (broccoli) and berries.
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No.  He should be eating smaller meals througout the day.  He has lost a lot of weight and well done to him for that but he really needs to eat regulary as it will help him speed his metabolism up...;
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Could be croup cough.  If it is hard for him to breath, go the the ER.  They can give him a breathing treatment and IV steriods or oral steroids.  He might be vomiting because of secretions in his throat draining down into his stomach, which can be too thick for some children to digest.  Good Luck!!!
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If your daughter is four, I would think it a reflex, because I think she is to young to have an eating disorder. I would find a new doctor.
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Growing kids are like bottomless pits, especially during growth spurts or if they're into energetic activities.  Assuming that they are not overweight or underweight, but just active children, I'd try things with lots of fiber and bulk... like light popcorn, bananas, apples, pears, whole grain crackers (even graham crackers), lowfat cheese (like string cheese or 2% cheese cubes), lowfat yogurt (GoGurt tubes frozen and eaten like a push-up pop is great!)\n\nLimit anything with a lot of sugar vs bulk (like grapes or oranges or juices - even natural sugars will make them feel hungry again in a short while) and have them drinking lots of water with snacks because sometimes thirst feels like hunger, especially to children.  Could be they're really just thirsty!\n\nCelery with peanut butter is another good choice... it's filling... or baby carrots with lowfat ranch dressing to dip them into.  My mom used to give me a baggie of celery and carrot sticks and send me outside to play - lol  Just remember that the longer it takes to digest something, the longer it will "stick with them"   :)\n\n(Obviously I attacked the snack time issue - lol  I'm assuming they're eating three healthy normal meals each day from what you said...)    :)