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What Causes The Fear For Food In A 4 Year Old?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...dear sir ! i have a 4 year old son who fears solid food . every day every meal is a struggle with him ...his weight is 14 kg . specially dinner is always refused .He is also not a great drinker of milk also , just 300ml per day . please help me to overcome his fear for food . he throws up frequently /. i feel i am partly responsible for his behaviour because i shout at him everyday for food . but i have stopped now ...please help me
Thu, 8 Sep 2016
according to your prescription your child mostly have solid dysphagia which is the difficulty in eating solid food because of uncomfortable feeding , vomiting is another sign of abnormality in the esophagus, please refer the child to the pediatric gastroenterologist, he may request images and possible endoscopy
I hope he becomes better soon
I hope he becomes better soon
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