on the anorexia topic - Re: unsupportive mother

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I did some research on anorexia for my neighbor a couple of years ago.

She stopped eating for a little while and when we tried to get her to

start eating again, she said the food tasted horrible and she refused.

She developed a zinc deficiency which I was told was common with

anorexia and your doctor can do an extremely simple test to check and

see if this is the case. Your doctor puts a drop on the tongue and the

person has to say if they can taste anything or not. It may not be

extremely simple to our kids, but there may be another way. My

neighbor is elderly and she could reason and talk at the time and could

understand what we wanted her to do. Anyway, supposedly when you fix

the zinc deficiency then you can overcome the anorexia. We never found

out due to a series of strokes that my neighbor had. She is now fed

through a tube in her stomach and can't speak very well due to

paralysis of the throat.

> Someone also mentioned anorexia. I am not saying your boy has

> this but

> it is an interesting topic to me. The same rules apply. Young

> children as

> well as boys can become anorexic. Usually an anorexic feels a loss

> of

> control and acceptance. refusing food gives a sense of control .

> Therefore , giving a sense of contol wherever possible in the childs

> life

> including w/their food really helps. Also, often these children

> feel their

> parents are too overbearing and unaccepting and really need a lot of

> positive attention, acceptance and affection. These things would

> benefit

> all of our children really.

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