r/ARFID • u/iloveyoufrankiero • 6h ago

Does Anyone Else? does anyone else struggling drinking?

it's hard for me to drink water or any liquid i can mainly only drink gatorades

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u/mindfullone 5h ago

My daughter, age 7, has had this problem. The only thing that has meaningfully helped was cyproheptadine. She is undiagnosed at the moment, so it's possible something else is going on...

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u/iloveyoufrankiero 5h ago

Oh my God, that’s awful. I hope she gets diagnosed. I’m 16, and getting a diagnosis helped me understand what was going on, and that I wasn't crazy. I can’t imagine dealing with that at 7. Good luck to you and her! 🫂

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u/HeadLong8136 2h ago

I have trouble drinking water. Unless it's teeth achingly cold. Otherwise plain water is just something I can't do.

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u/FlemFatale 2h ago

Yup. It doesn't help that I have some urinary shit going on that meant it really hurt to pee, so I restricted fluids to the point of only having to pee once a day because it was so painful...
That resulted in more issues, and the initial problem is still there anyway, and no one seems to know the cause. I do now drink at least 3 litres a day now, but it feels like no matter how much I drink, I'm still having problems and no one knows why. It's very boring.