[sage4106]

Hi I am 12 an a girl an my diet only consists of very little fruits a veggies I can't eat meat and other things because of the texture and my mo gets so mad at me and says its all in my head and she forces me to try things and then I just throw it all back up and the texture bothers me and the smell and sometimes just the sight of a food can make me gag can someone help I'm so tired of this and it is interfering with my social life last weekend I went to a friends house and I didn't eat the whole time because they didn't have anything I liked and I'm not over weight or anything please help .

[Wondergirl]

The first thing you need is a doctor's exam. Be sure to tell him or her about the eating problem. Your mother's forcing you is not helping.

[smkanand]

Don't think its eating disorder. Guess some people don't like meat so you can eat lot of fresh veggies, fruits, juices, pulses and nuts etc. good luck.

[JudyKayTee]

It is irresponsible and dangerous to give medical advice to strangers over the Internet unless you are medically trained - and then it's not terribly advisable.

WG gives her usual "right on" advice. You need to consult with a physician to rule out any physical problems and in order to decide how to proceed.

Fruit and "veggies" may not provide adequate nutrition. You need to get to the root of the problem and then find the correct diet.

I have no idea what eating "pulses" means.

[Wondergirl]

I have no idea what eating "pulses" means.

I learned what they are when reading Grimm's Fairy Tales when I was a kid (something about a princess eating them). From our old friend Wikipedia --

A pulse (Latin "puls",[1] from Ancient Greek πόλτος poltos "porridge"),[2] sometimes called a "grain legume",[3] is an annual leguminous crop yielding from one to twelve seeds of variable size, shape, and color within a pod. Pulses are used for food for humans and other animals. Included in the pulses are: dry beans like pinto beans, kidney beans and navy beans; dry peas; lentils; and others.

Pulses are important food crops due to their high protein and essential amino acid content. Like many leguminous crops, pulses play a key role in crop rotation due to their ability to fix nitrogen.

Just like words such as "bean" and "lentil", the word "pulse" may refer to just the seed, or the entire plant.

Read more at Pulse.

[smkanand]

Thanks Wondergirl, for explaining. We called it pulses instead beans and lentil and they are rich food.

[N0help4u]

As long as you are getting enough protein and amino acids by eating legumes (pulses), nuts and veggies and you are healthy and the dr says no problems I don't see why not eating meat would be a disorder unless vegetarianism is a disorder. Some people can't eat vegetables without gagging but they are fine with meat.