feeding disorders/esocinphilic gastritis

[amberboo]

I have a 11year old son dignosed with esocinphilic gastritis one year ago. He is dependent on a j tube for feeds. He refuses to eat or drink since July 2007. Is this normal for kids with this disorder. I have been told this is behavior since the stomach is now healed. We went thru a 8 week feeding program with little sucess. Every time they forced his to increase his intake his stomach started hurting again. Should we force food on leave him alone. How long should we wait?


This discussion is related to Eosinophilic Gastritis.

[CalGal]

In some, it's just not a simple case of eosinophils 'invading' the lining of the stomach. It may also be a problem associated with some form of allergic reaction. Although this condition is not typically associated with eosinophilic esophagitis, in some, eosinophilic gastritis may in fact be a part of the same problem.

Elimination of foods implicated by skin testing has variable effects, but resolution of symptoms can sometimes be found by removing foods that cause a problem, or using an amino acid–based elemental diet. You may have to do some experimentation to find out if this is the case.