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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I stopped eating in the evenings for weeks around age ten. My parents flipped out and immediately took me to a doctor who listened to my symptoms and realized I was suffering from an ulcer. I didn't know how to describe the acid feeling and the uncomfortable ness and I simply just told ppl I didn't want to eat. I ate during the day just find but by evening my ulcer was acting up and I couldn't stomach the thought of food. So although I was feeling the stress of adolescence I wasn't forming an eating disorder like suspected. I share this story to point out it could be any number of issues. Good luck OP![/quote]

PP here. That's a good thought too I didn't think of that.

I had developed an ulcer and gastritis (irritation/overabundance of acid of stomach acid) in high school, and I was miserable. Every time I ate I felt like someone had lit my stomach on fire. Might be a good idea to check for those types of things too, an 8 year old might not know how to verbalize/explain it.[/quote]

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