Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)
Pediatric feeding disorders (PFD) occur when a child has difficulty preparing food or liquid in the mouth to be swallowed.
What is a pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)?
A child who struggles to prepare (chew) food or liquid in their mouth and swallow it may have a feeding disorder. Oftentimes, feeding disorders go hand in hand with dysphagia (swallowing disorders) and affect the child’s ability to get nutrition from eating and digesting food.
What are the signs and symptoms of a pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)?
Feeding disorder symptoms in infants (birth to 1 year) can include:
Arching back during feeding
Coughing or gagging during meals
Difficulty breastfeeding
Frequent spitting up or vomiting
Irritable during feeding
Long feeding times
Stiffening the body during feeding
Feeding disorder symptoms in toddlers (1 to 3 year old) and children older than 3 can include:
Coughing or gagging while eating
Dificultad para masticar
Difficulty breathing while eating or drinking
Doesn’t accept food textures
Drool and/or food/liquid coming out of nose or mouth while eating
Recurring respiratory infections, including pneumonia
Refusing to eat or drink
Stuffy nose while eating
Slow weight gain
What causes a pediatric feeding disorder (PFD)?
Pediatric feeding disorders can be caused by a variety of illnesses, diseases and congenital (present from birth) defects.
The most common include:
Behavioral Issues
Nervous system disorders like cerebral palsy
Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) doctors and providers
- Dr. Bradley Barth, MDGastroenterólogo pediátrico
- Dra. Michele Alkalay, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- AADra. Amal Aqul, MDHepatóloga pediátrica
- Dra. Sarah Barlow, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- Dra. Nandini Channabasappa, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- AGDr. Aakash Goyal, MDGastroenterólogo pediátrico
- Dr. Bhaskar Gurram, MDGastroenterólogo pediátrico
- Dra. Medha Iyer, MDPsiquiatra pediátrica
- RJDr. Romaine Johnson, MDENT (otorrinolaringólogo pediátrico)
- Dra. Lauren Lazar, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- Dra. Megha Mehta, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- Dr. Derek Ngai, MDGastroenterólogo pediátrico
- Dra. Charina Ramirez, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- Dr. Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MDHepatólogo pediátrico
- IRDra. Isabel Rojas Santamaria, MDGastroenteróloga pediatra
- Dra. Rinarani Sanghavi, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- MSDra. Meghana Sathe, MDGastroenteróloga pediátrica
- Dr. Mhammad Gaith Said Semrin, MDGastroenterólogo pediátrico
- Dr. Luis Sifuentes-Dominguez, MDGastroenterólogo pediátrico
- Dr. David Troendle, MDGastroenterólogo pediátrico
- Dr. Stephen Chorney, MDENT (otorrinolaringólogo pediátrico)
- Laura Austin, PhDPediatric Psychologist
- Prof. Phuong Luu, PA-CAsistente médico: Gastroenterología
- Prof. Van Nguyen, APRN, PNP-PCEnfermera facultativa pediátrica: Gastroenterología
- JPProf. Jennifer Peacock, APRN, PNP-PCEnfermera facultativa pediátrica: Gastroenterología
- Prof. Shabina Walji-Virani, APRN, PNP-PCEnfermera facultativa pediátrica: Gastroenterología
- Prof. Christine Winser-Bean, APRN, FNPEnfermera facultativa: Gastroenterología