Nathan
Nathan asks:
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Help!  My daughter is afraid of chocolate!
I know this may sound a little ridiculous, but my nine year old daughter developed a fear of eating chocolate about nine months ago. This all began one morning when she woke up with a slight tummy ache before a soccer game. She said that she felt well enough to play, so I gave her a cliff bar (chocolate flavor) and we headed out for the game. Well, she got sick on the way to the game and she has been avoiding chocolate ever since! Sure, some of you might think this is a blessing, but she wants to be able to eat chocolate again! It is really hard for her when she attends birthday parties and a chocolate cake is rolled out. Halloween was really hard too. So, I'm looking for some advice on what to do about our chocolate situation. She is miserable! THANKS!
In Topics: Anxiety, Nutrition
> 60 days ago

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Answers (1)

graham
graham writes:
Hi Nathan.

In my experience, it can take some time to get over the food to sickness association formed. I was very ill after eating Indian food in Africa and it took me weeks before I could smell it without being nauseous, and months before I could eat it again (fortunately I got over it, I love Indian food). Assuming that its not a food allergy, or lactose intolerance, I think time will resolve her chocolate problem. Can she eat tiny amounts of chocolate? What about things like hot chocolate?

-graham
> 60 days ago

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