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[Mum24kids]

My son has just turned 13 and when we go out for food in restaurant's he is sick and can not eat he is fine going out till we actually get in the restaurant/ordering the food and 3 times he's been sick actually at the table while waiting for the food to arrive

[Agora1]

Hi Mum, does your son eat okay at home? Does he suffer from social anxiety?

Eating in a restaurant with other people around can bring up anxious thoughts

before he even gets his meal. I use to hate being seated at a table in the middle

of the restaurant. I never got sick but would be anxious of the thought of people

being all around me watching me eat. I found that if at a table, I would ask for one

in the corner so my back could be against the wall. Another thing that worked

is sitting in a booth, being the first one in.

I hope that you find the root of the problem. It's a shame that your son can't

enjoy a meal out with the family. Have you tried therapy for him? xx

[Mum24kids in reply to Agora1]

Yeah he is fine at home just takes him a long time to eat and on holidays ifweeat round the pool he is OK it's just the restaurant part of it

He has always been a anxious child in every way but the eating part as only just started in the last 18 months or so and since the lock down due to covid he has become even worse

[Agora1 in reply to Mum24kids]

Hi...I'm certainly not a doctor but the fact that he can eat okay at home in a more relaxed

situation should prove that it is less likely to be a physical issue.

We can't support someone younger than 16, but I would suggest that you run this by

his Pediatrician. At his young age, this needs to be addressed. Many young people as well as those of any age, have experienced worse symptoms during the covid outbreak.

We're here for you. Please let us know what his doctor says. xx