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Lynn Lynn from Pembroke wrote on August 14, 2016 at 6:28 pm
I am 24 years old and I am struggling with my eating habuts. Since the age of 9-10 I have only eaten French fries and Pizza mainly. I tend to stick with foods that have a crunchy texture. Breads, chips, cookies and the only meat I eat is Bacon and that's if I burn it so it's crispy. My friends and husband have just labeled me as crazy. They think it's all in my head and that I am making the decision to eat this way. When we go out to eat we have to make sure they have fries or I won't eat. I like the flavors or fruits and pepperoni but I cannot swallow it. I gag everytime I try so I have given up on trying new foods and have just settled for my habits. When I eat Pizza i always order pepperoni and they I pull the cheese and pepperoni off and just eat the bread and sauce. Then with fries I like them cooked so they have a crunch and if there is skin on them I won't eat that. It has limited me so much. I got married last year and the responsibility of cooking for my husband is difficult because we never eat the same meal. I have learned to cook a number of meals and just wing it to hope he likes it. I am mainly worried about what will happen when I decide to have children. I don't know if I will be able to support a baby only eating bread and fries. I have never had any health problems my mom told my doctors when I was younger and they only said it will catch you to me. I am not over weight considering my bad diet. I guess I just have a good metabolism which I can't count on forever. If anyone has any suggestions on how to fix this problem I'd love to hear it. I wanthink to be normal but I can't seem to make my brain understand.
Admin Reply by: Bob
Sounds like you might have a hair trigger gag reflex. This makes you only comfortable with foods that are easy to chew and swallow. Your diet sounds vary familiar to many in our support groups. One thing for sure you never asked to be the way you are and you would change if you could. The current medical term for your disorder is probably Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder ARFID which is in the medical ref DSM. Many in the group have had multiple children with very few complications. You should get tested to make sure you are not deficient in some vitamin or mineral.
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