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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:17 pm
How do you actually make it work the first time, or the first couple of times? Please, please advise.
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amother
Forestgreen


 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:21 pm
What does refeeding mean?
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ShishKabob




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:23 pm
amother [ Forestgreen ] wrote:
What does refeeding mean?
I'm glad I'm not the only ignorant one here.
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Odelyah




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:28 pm
yes! inquiring minds want to know Smile
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amother
Yellow


 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:33 pm
Refeeding is the process of re-introducing food after malnourishment or starvation.
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:36 pm
I googled it.

It's starting to feed again after malnourishment due to prolonged illness.

My child lost tons of weight after being sick. We worked for a long time for him to regain. the weight.

He was given meds every day to bring on his appetite.
We were advised to give him food that fatten up with more calories, like ice cream, chips & add mayo/oil to his foods.
We were given hi cal formula, which we didn't give him because he was an older child, he declined plus the kashruth.

Setting exclusive meal times helped that he shouldn't get distracted with playing & forget to eat.

He was 24 hr on Zofran to take away his lingering nausea so that he will want to eat.

Little kids don't express when they are naseous they just push away the food.

Preparing or buying the foods that he liked, even if it meant baked ziti for lunch every day...

BH he gained tons of weight this year. Once the nausea passed he started eating like after 6 yrs in lager.
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:39 pm
If it's due to anorexia, there are rehabs for that, that work with upping the eating & don't let the patient out until they eat like a mentsch
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:39 pm
It is a clinical term for when one is severely malnourished and they are going back to eating. If they just start to eat normally, homeostasis is disturbed and there are many complications.

Unless it means something else in a different context, you should be working very closely with a dietitian who should be calculating daily calories needs and increasing at slow steady intervals.
I am a RD but do not have experience in this area. My prior co-worker, who covered the ICU was knowledgeable in this area. Someone who works in Renfrew or with a (severe) eating disorder population would be an appropriate professional as well.
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:40 pm
There are feeding specialists as well. A nutritionist can plan a healthy diet for the person according to needs
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Odelyah




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:41 pm
dankbar wrote:
I googled it.

It's starting to feed again after malnourishment due to prolonged illness.

My child lost tons of weight after being sick. We worked for a long time for him to regain. the weight.

He was given meds every day to bring on his appetite.
We were advised to give him food that fatten up with more calories, like ice cream, chips & add mayo/oil to his foods.
We were given hi cal formula, which we didn't give him because he was an older child, he declined plus the kashruth.

Setting exclusive meal times helped that he shouldn't get distracted with playing & forget to eat.

He was 24 hr on Zofran to take away his lingering nausea so that he will want to eat.

Little kids don't express when they are naseous they just push away the food.

Preparing or buying the foods that he liked, even if it meant baked ziti for lunch every day...

BH he gained tons of weight this year. Once the nausea passed he started eating like after 6 yrs in lager.


BH I'm glad your son is doing better! OP posted in older children and teenagers though... so I thought maybe she was talking about when 2 hours after you serve supper and clean up your kitchen your teenagers want to eat another meal? Smile

Eta: I read some other posts and if we are talking about a child recovering from an eating disorder or other serious health problem my intention was not chas v'shalom to make light of it-- I just was genuinely unfamiliar with the term and that was my best guess!


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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:44 pm
I thought it's in the wrong forum, as feeding issues is usually with infant/toddlers
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Odelyah




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:46 pm
dankbar wrote:
I thought it's in the wrong forum, as feeding issues is usually with infant/toddlers


could be-- I guess we'll find out!
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amother
Lime


 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:49 pm
dankbar wrote:
I thought it's in the wrong forum, as feeding issues is usually with infant/toddlers


I assumed it was either an eating disorder or a severe illness or some other terrible-lo alienu (neglect, depression...) situation.
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amother
Yellow


 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:53 pm
I see we have a hugger Rolling Eyes. No, actually, 8 11? Seriously? Can't Believe It
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Kiwi13




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 12:54 pm
>>>UNDER QUALIFIED MEDICAL CARE ONLY!!!<<<
Refeeding can be very dangerous. I was hospitalized for my process (due to anorexia). Sometimes you need to go in a specific order with reintroducing foods, and sometimes you need specific supplements. For example, I needed a medication to help my body digest food because my whole digestion process stalled out for lack of phosphorus.
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essie14




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 1:03 pm
Odelyah wrote:
BH I'm glad your son is doing better! OP posted in older children and teenagers though... so I thought maybe she was talking about when 2 hours after you serve supper and clean up your kitchen your teenagers want to eat another meal? Smile

Eta: I read some other posts and if we are talking about a child recovering from an eating disorder or other serious health problem my intention was not chas v'shalom to make light of it-- I just was genuinely unfamiliar with the term and that was my best guess!

I had the exact same thought when I saw it was put in the teenagers forum! I really don't want to take away from the seriousness of the issue but I am working at my DR table with a clear view to my kitchen where my teenagers are now eating what we call "second supper" at 8 PM Very Happy
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 1:05 pm
Usually hospitals have in house dietetician/nutritionists to work with patients on their diets

My child had a hard time with dairy, which bothered him, due to the enzymes being killed. Sometimes enzymes is needed
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 1:09 pm
Sometimes eating in a social setting/family time can help, like making it fun, as some people tend to eat more when they see others eating.
( In anorexia, idk, if person is more conscious that everyone is looking into their plate, what they are eating?)
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dankbar




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 1:14 pm
I would think that if someone doesn't know at all how to eat normal food, due to neglect/poverty then introducing new foods slowly would be the way, just like when infant/ toddlers start out eating
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Kiwi13




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 26 2019, 1:21 pm
dankbar wrote:
I would think that if someone doesn't know at all how to eat normal food, due to neglect/poverty then introducing new foods slowly would be the way, just like when infant/ toddlers start out eating


NO. It's not similar at all. It's a medically fragile situation that needs expert, individualized attention. If a person develops refeeding SYNDROME, chas v'shalom, they can die. This happened to many survivors immediately after the Holocaust.
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