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Child food allergies or just being fussy

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88Pandora88 · 16/10/2022 07:09

Hi, so for background, dd is 8. Been a fussy eater since a toddler, I have an anxiety based eating disorder (sed/ARFID) which does make me wonder if she does sometimes, but I'm 90% sure she's just being a fuss pot.

Anyway, more recently she's cut some more foods out of her diet.

She says apples are yummy but make her feel sick?

Also now she's "meh" towards chocolate (her words) and that breakfast bars (one of only 2 things we can get her to have for breakfast) (more specifically kellogs squares chocolate breakfast bars) also make her feel sick.

This last week or so she's woke saying she feels nauseous and during night felt she could be sick, but during the day it eases.

Food wise all she really eats is:

Meats (pretty much any meat we've tried) pilau rice, fries (not chips or mash etc) tuna mayo butty, tuna mayo pasta, chicken nuggets, pasta bolognaise, green grapes, scotch pancakes, pizza, cucumber, yoghurt crisps, sweets and cookies

Now she's recently cut cheese and ham sandwiches out of her diet too leaving packed lunches limited too!

My main concern at the mo is obviously the limited diet, but the feeling sick after some foods. Apples started a few months back but breakfast bars this last week.

Advice please!!

(I am considering ringing doctors on Monday)

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OperaStation · 16/10/2022 07:13

You need a referral to a dietician. Unfortunately that’s likely to take many months. Can you afford a private consultation?

Is she taking a daily multivitamin?

88Pandora88 · 16/10/2022 08:50

Hi, yes we have her on multivitamins

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88Pandora88 · 16/10/2022 08:52

I should add, just weighed and measured her, she's in the healthy bmi range according to kids nhs, but the lower end

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