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wrote on June 15, 2016
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I'm so glad I found this site. The stories which I am reading fit my son to a "T". He's 24 and his menu is very limited as to what he will eat. He wants to change but just can't. I don't believe anything traumatic happened to him in the past as we have always tried to be accommodating as I know how he feels as my issue is with anything fluffy. I just can't eat anything fluffy or anything that I perceive to be fluffy. While that in no way is the same as his issues, I do understand. My heart hurts for him as now that he has graduated college and is in the workforce, it's making him very uncomfortable. Can I do anything for him? Is there any type of doctor that he can see to help him adjust?
Admin Reply by: Bob
Dear Heff5
Your son has a now recognized eating disorder listed in the 2013 issue of the DSM. It's official name is ARFID or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. It might help if your son were to alert his employer about his recognized disability. However that may only make things worse. I have found letting those people that I have contact with the truth about my disorder in an open and frank way can relieve lots of day to day stress. Cures are really hard to come by. How much fluffy stuff would you have to consume before you would get over your problems. Probably lots and your son has way more issues. Finally there really is no reason your son can not live a very happy and fruitful life even if he never learns to eat one more thing. It is only food. Make sure he finds out there are many others. That will probably be one of the most memorable days in his life.
Bob K
Your son has a now recognized eating disorder listed in the 2013 issue of the DSM. It's official name is ARFID or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. It might help if your son were to alert his employer about his recognized disability. However that may only make things worse. I have found letting those people that I have contact with the truth about my disorder in an open and frank way can relieve lots of day to day stress. Cures are really hard to come by. How much fluffy stuff would you have to consume before you would get over your problems. Probably lots and your son has way more issues. Finally there really is no reason your son can not live a very happy and fruitful life even if he never learns to eat one more thing. It is only food. Make sure he finds out there are many others. That will probably be one of the most memorable days in his life.
Bob K
