The Symptoms Of ARFID, An Eating Disorder Linked To Fear And Anxiety

Everyone has foods they avoid.

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[quote]Everyone has foods they avoid.

There is a chasm larger than a pass around bottom's hole after a weekend on a lazy susan difference beteween avoiding certain foods and having an unhinged emotional meltdown at the mere thought of those foods.

I'm stunned at the number of parents who put up with "picky" eating. The solution is "this is dinner. Eat it or don't, but you will not be allowed to make yourself anything else." People can go up to 30 days without food. The kid will live without dinner one night.

R1 True, but not everyone considers it an eating disorder, and not everyone considers the foods they avoid as 'triggers' for anxiety. That's the difference.

I avoid fungus. If it ain’t animal or plant, I don’t want it in my belly. Aliens!

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Don’t most people have this in some degree? Almost everybody has some type of commonly eaten food that they avoid because they find it disgusting.

Frankly, as most people have it, technically NOT having it would be the disorder.

I worked with a woman who had a list of foods that she wouldn't eat that was twice as long as the list of foods she would eat. She claims she was a "super taster" and that's why she had to avoid everything. I just thought she was picky.

People have called me a picky eater because I don't like mayonnaise, sour cream, most cheeses. But those are the only things on my no-can-do list. There isn't a vegetable in the world I wouldn't eat. I've never had goat, but that's a personal choice. I've never tasted it and I'm sure it tastes fine. I just think about cute baby goats and I can't do it.

[quote] Diana has ARFID, or avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, which is characterized by an inability to eat foods because of an aversion to the taste, smell, or texture; a fear of choking; or lack of interest in eating.

Great! That should cover everyvody. Now I can feel special too!

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There is a whole YOUNG SHELDON episode about ARFID.

Most autistic people have ARFID.

R11 Of course they do! We wouldn't expect anything less from them.

Sheldon was triggered by 3 tine forks. Not sure about any foods.

Well, this is certainly a diagnosis in search of a cluster of easily-satisfied symptoms.

Not exactly the same, but this is somewhat me. I have had stomach issues for a while. Constant constipation and stomach pain. And before you ask me to exercise, lose weight or eat better: I exercise 3 times a week, I go on difficult hikes. I am in the normal weight range, 22 on the BMI (I'm down to 19 now though). I also eat healthy, fiber, protein, fruit, vegetables etc. I STILL have issues. My doctor thinks I have IBS (irritable bowel syndrom). The constipation and pain when eating led me to have anxiety when eating, so I just avoided eating all together. I developed an eating disorder. It sucks. I want to eat pizza or burgers, but I feel like I can't. I have so much anxiety. I hate this disease. I think I have a severe case of IBS. There is no cure, not yet at least, it sucks.

This. Never. Happened.

To me, anyway.