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please help!!!

my 19 month old weighs has just dropped down to 17 lbs but seems other wise healthy the drs have been concerned about her weight, she has been seeing a gastro. dr and he has run nurmerous tests all coming back normal but now that she has begun to lose weight he wants to put her in the hospital for a week with a feeding tube and then another week at home!! i don't know what to do i don't want her to have to go through this if it is not necessary!! please help!!
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535822 tn?1443976780
May I ask what diet, food you have been giving her for her weight to be so low, what would you feed in an average day ?
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