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Refusal to eat due to large (but not infected) tonsils??
« on: April 08, 2013, 02:17:07 am »
Hi there,

Anyone else had issues with toddlers eating because of enlarged tonsils?  My 3.5 yr old DS has been having eating issues for about a year, we've been to a speech pathologist how specialises in children's eating disorders and she said he did have some food "jags" (where you get stuck eating one type of food and exclude others) and a habbit of chewing but not swallowing food and she mentioned his tonsils were quite large.  As far as I can tell, he has never had tonsilitis, they are just naturally large - to the point where the bit that dangles down in the middle is touching one of the tonsils.  We've worked through a lot of his food issues, but the last couple of days he is complaining that he can't swallow because his tounge is in the way.  Last night he had a ham and cheese sandwhich for dinner (after DD's birthday party so had an easy dinner!) and this morning instant porridge and he wouldn't eat either.  He does snore as well so I'm concerned it could affect his sleep too.

I'm going to take him to the doctors as I'm considering surgery, but want to hear from others if they've had similar issues?

Lewa



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Re: Refusal to eat due to large (but not infected) tonsils??
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2013, 02:55:31 am »
We never had food refusal, but constant gagging and choking due to enlarged tonsils. Choking as in I did the Heimlich manoeuvre on her 3 times! Scary. Did snore, but we didn't realize how bad until we all were in a hotel room together. Also had tonsillitis a number of times, though I'm not sure if that was the cause of them being enlarged or that is just how they were.

She had surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids at 2 years old and has been able to eat without choking/gagging ever since and is getting real quality sleep at night (ENT suspected obstructive sleep apnea).
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Re: Refusal to eat due to large (but not infected) tonsils??
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2013, 03:39:35 am »
Hi Heidi,

How was the recovery after the operation?  I had my tonsils removed when I was 17 (unusually late, but had constant tonsilitis for 2 years in high school) and my recovery was horrible!  I think that is one of the reasons I've been delaying taking him to the drs.



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Re: Refusal to eat due to large (but not infected) tonsils??
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2013, 04:06:57 am »
Once we got out of the hospital it was fine! DD2 has ASD and she also came out of the ga very angry and combative (pulled her iv out, morphine didn't make her drowsy). It was rough but worth it in the end. Now here tonsillectomy is a day surgery, they don't keep you overnight. That might have gone better for us!
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