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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you to the poster who shared the aroundthedinnertable.org forum.

I have been reading the success stories thread and [b]a recurring theme is pediatricians who told concerned parents "they are fine, try to have them eat more" - then a month later their child was admitted to a hospital because their bp is so low or they are having heart problems[/b], or the kid stopped eating and drinking water and even refuses to swallow their own saliva. The thread is old and the beginning of the stories is even further back in time, but it still makes me sad. 
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This is why those of us who have kids who have gone through this are being so strident and are not particularly reassured when OP says that her daughter has been seen by medical professionals who tell her there is nothing wrong (or that she doesn't have an eating disorder).

So many people have heard that exact thing for months before anyone told them there was actually a problem.

And the earlier you intervene, the younger the child, usually, the easier (more likely) the recovery.  It is far better to start refeeding before the child is refusing all food for example.

OP, Shepherd Pratt up in Baltimore has an eating disorder clinic and they take insurance:  https://www.sheppardpratt.org/care-finder/the-center-for-eating-disorders-at-sheppard-pratt[/quote]

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