Child always crying for water with food?

[Mumboyboygirl]

Child has reflux so I don’t offer water with food and wait 30mins to offer water. He can have water whenever he want but with food it’s a big no one because it’s a trigger.

Any reflux parents who can offer advice because he is getting frustrated and he is 3 years old so his understanding is limited

Can you remind him to drink at some suitable time before dinner and find some way of encouraging him to do so? Say an hour or 30 minutes before. My children wait until they are desperately thirsty to consider drinking water and I think they probably are uncomfortable at that stage so difficult to say no. If he had drunk well a little earlier he mightn’t ask.

I would allow sips of water, inhaling air whilst crying isn't good for reflux either.

I couldn't have a meal without a drink

Even as an adult, I need to have a drink with a meal and would struggle to finish a meal, without water to help . If it is a trigger, maybe try high water content food with the meal which might help.

I think it’s very harsh not offering water with his meal

Is this on medical advice? If so it’s probably from a 100 years ago

What is the route cause of the reflux

Plenty of sauce? Tbh i would kick off too if I couldn’t have a glass of water with food. He needs a drink with his dinner, long time reflux sufferer here!

Crying is likely to be more detrimental. Some small sips would be a better compromise.

Small sips are fine, surely? If you've been told not to give any water whatsoever then I would introduce more liquids into the food to make it easier to swallow. I couldn't imagine eating without a glass of water.

Gp advise and this way he never needed medicine or ppi so it is nice. So he is lucky only diet change causes his relfux to settle.
he never had reflux as a baby. Started off when he turned 2 years old the reflux. Till know we don’t know what set it off. But he is managing ok if he doesn’t drink
water with food and he pretty much have normal life and diet !

@Mumboyboygirl You should give some water. The medical advice is not to have a large quantity of water with food - not none. (;it’s to reduce the pressure in the stomach) Also no fizzy drinks, water is fine. It’s very hard to eat without a drink available. Please give your kid something to drink 🙏🏼

Oh dear gosh, as someone who struggles with reflux not giving water is such a bad idea!! Why are you doing this to him. He’s better off with simple medicine!!

Why is it a bad idea ?

He's thirsty and needs water to help him when he's eating - why do you think withholding small sips when he's crying for it is a good idea? If youu want to turn meals into a distressing experience then you're certainly going about it the right way.

Have you tried this approach on yourself to see how unpleasant it is?