Ds12 weight loss

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Shamelessly posting here for traffic and advice. I'm not sure at which point to worry /see GP?
So Ds12 previously had the typical tween boy appetite which was 3 meals a day plus as many snacks as he could cram down his throat! Clearly a growing boy as long as he was eating all his main meals which he was I allowed him to have what he liked (sugary stuff within reason though).
However, throughout December he got one virus after another, we all did. As a result of being ill he lost his appetite (completely normal of course). Now we are in to January and he's been feeling better since about Christmas however appetite has not returned at all.
I'm having to mither him about eating his 3 meals which he does about manage but that's it. He looks noticeably slimmer although I don't weigh him, to look at him I would say he has lost a good 10 pounds. Thankfully he wasn't super slim before so had it to lose without making look him gaunt now. If you didn't know him before you wouldn't think he looks unhealthy now if you know what I mean.

Anyway would you take to gp or is that overkill? He seems well enough in himself, cheery mood etc. Just the continued lack of appetite and weight loss is bothering me but don't know if I'm just being a worry wort.
Thanks in advance.

Anyone?
He's only had a bowl of cereal today and a chocolate bar - point blank refused usual favourites for lunch and is now saying he doesn't want any tea either.

I used to have a skinny teen who lost weight easily. As you know the reason for his weight loss I wouldn't worry too much at this stage.

Will he drink milk? Mine used to have milkshakes made with full fat milk to try and increase calorie intake, and when he was older he would have protein shakes. You could get complan shakes?

How long since he recovered from his last illness?
I wouldn’t rush to the gp yet- up his fats- full fat milk- give him a multivitamin and try ans increase his food intake slowly eg. Maybe if no lunch an earlier bigger dinner?

I'd be worried about a glandular fever type illness & get him checked out if I was you. My teen had this, lost loads of weight & took a very long time to recover. Might not be this obviously but worth getting him checked as the lack of appetite won't help his recovery.

I would do what others have suggested, and do some watchful waiting - keep an eye on him for the next week or so, and if things don’t improve, might be an idea to book him in with the GP just so they can check everything’s all okay. (I’m not a doctor, but tend to err on the side of caution, hence recommending booking a a GP appointment).

Thanks all. He had his last bout of wiped out in bed with fever a couple of days before Christmas and after that perked up and has since been healthy, touch wood. Yeah hes just eaten a few chips tonight and pushed the rest round the plate and gave up. It's just so unlike the human dustbin I'm used to living with! But yeah will give it a week or so, see if being back at school helps!

Maybe ask your GP to do a blood test to be on the safe side.

Realistically what do you expect the GP to do?

If you felt rough for a few weeks and lost 10lbs - what would you do?

I ask because as an adult I’d shrug knowing that “this too will pass” and by next week I’ll be inhaling Jaffa cakes again.

As the owner of a 12 year old boy this wouldn’t worry me in the slightest. If he fainted at school I’d worry. Not eating everything in the fridge? Cool yer jets.

I had some crappy bug over Christmas that made me feel constantly nauseous, so really hard to eat. Saying that, I’ve had parents speak to me at school recently re their child not using their money (cashless catering) and not taking in food from home. I can think of at least one other that I’ve raised with the safeguarding team for similar, so if he doesn’t start eating normally again soon, I’d take it further. Have you spoken to him about it?

At school, I bet he runs round/plays football every break/lunch, probably doing very littLe over the holidays so energy requirements will be lots lower.

This. Probably absolutely fine but worth getting checked.

Actually not that much lower he'd still need to maintain his muscles and his metabolism will be roughly the same and op says this isn't usual for him during the holidays and he's lost weight . Probably fine but weight loss and loss of appetite are always worry getting checked.