My son does not eat, he hates to swallow

My Son has not been eating properly. He likes milk, but he tends to puke if more than a cup. The problem is that, the moments he takes a mouthful, it immediately goes into a bump under his right cheek. He wouldn’t mind holding it for ages on the right side, but the moment we ask him to chew and swallow, he keeps chewing & gets into the puking sensation. He is not like this with all foods. He relishes Biryani . He used to like Fish, Chicken, lamb and Shrimp.. But doesnt seem to relish any of that now. He has eggs, max one .. and he wouldnt have it if we repeated it

we are really concerned. He gets up at 7:30 and has milk by 8:00. We pack him bf to his daycare as we leave by 8:15. They say he sits with it for more than an hour but hardly touches it. Its almost 11 by the time he gets tired and closes it off. There is not enough time to grab lunch before school. He goes to school at 12:30. He takes a light snack (I pack fruits or vegetables.. but he doesnt finish them...) He loves dry fruits like cashewnuts and almonds and also cookies, but then his school is now nut free and they dont allow any nuts. He ends up starting to have lunch only by 3:40. But that goes on till 5 or so and the box is still full. He has milk at 5:30 and comes home by 6:30. We start dinner by 7:30 and he takes till 8:30 or 9 to finish it... Or atleast come close to.. Its so frustrating to see that he does not find food interesting at all. Any sweets or choclates if he ever finds them, he surely will not leave.

What am I missing. We cook rice, breads, Indian and Italian foods, pastas. Everyone who tastes food that we make, relish it. except for my son. He says it tastes great but, just cannot swallow. He says he cannot control the food going to right side in his mouth. He is so lean. He also goes for swimming. I am not sure how to handle this...

I have shown him videos of why food is important to the human body and he says he understands all that. But he just cannot help it.

[Renee Radenberg]

Some children need to learn how to swallow and chew or needs help with textured foods. Some children just do not know how to do it and need to be taught which takes time and patience. They need to learn how to chew and swallow food properly; it is not really an instinct behavior like sucking. Has he been evaluated on how to chew food? If not, then suggest getting him evaluated, by going to your MD, and start therapy so he can start to eat regular food. The most important thing is to RELAX at meals. If he will not eat a certain food the proper way, do not make a fuss over it. Suggest giving him milkshakes (milk and ice cream blended) for additional calories (which will give him nutrients he needs) until he is able to chew and swallow. Hoped this helped you.