Suggest Treatment For Eating Disorder In Child

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2014

Question: We have twins (boy & girl) aged 4+ years. Both are very active and healthy. We observed that our daughter seems to have eating disorder as she never says no to anything, any item any time during the day. She also skips Curd, not sure if she is allergic to it.

On the other hand, my son is very choosy in food items. He intakes very limited items but after a lot of effort from their mother. He is fond of curd but skips many other regular curry and south XXXXXXX dishes.

Answered by Dr. Arun (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
girl- test for milk allergy, Boy- see tips

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
Can you let me know their current weight and birth weight?
1. Girl - could be milk allergy, you can test her for the same if present. Blood test for hemoglobin and cows milk IgE and stool for redcing substances is what i would recommend.
2. Boy - looks like a picky eater
a. You need to give him more vegetables and fruits.
b. Let him prepare fruit salad, choose fruits in grocery.
c. Eat together, avoid distractions like tv
d. Use less sugar, use fruits for topping cereals.
e. Iron and multivitamin supplements will help improve appetite
f. Deworm both every year with albendazole one dose usually 200 mg at night

Wishing your twins good health

Regards

Dr Arun

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari