Feeding and Swallowing Center Patient Stories
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Gastroparesis: Arlene's Story

Arlene couldn’t eat. CHOP doctors unraveled her complex medical history to find a solution that worked for her.
Resistance to Eating New Foods: Shane and Nicholas’ Story

Twins, Shane and Nicholas, used to resist eating new foods. Now 3, they’re eating a variety of foods thanks to the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Center.
Chewing and Swallowing Problems: Noah’s Story

Noah, 4, used to have serious problems with chewing and swallowing solid food. Now he’s eating a balanced diet and is on track to be feeding himself.
Fear of Eating Solid Foods: Gracie’s Story

The Martha Escoll Lubeck Feeding and Swallowing Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has helped Gracie overcome her fear of eating solid foods.
Omphalocele and Feeding Challenges: Eliana's Story

When Anna was 18 weeks pregnant, she discovered one of twins she was carrying had omphalocele, a rare, potentially life-threatening birth defect.
Facial Hemangioma: Owen's Story

Jan Dreger shares how the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Center at CHOP helped her then-4½-year-old son, Owen, overcome eating difficulties after surgeries to treat a facial hemangioma.
Failure to Thrive: Aaron's Story

Katharina Lucas, Aaron's mother, describes how the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Center at CHOP helped teach her young son to eat after a diagnosis of failure to thrive.
Failure to Thrive: Luke's Story

The Feeding Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia taught Luke to eat after a diagnosis of failure to thrive.
Food Selectivity and Anxiety: Arianna's Story

A mother tells the story of her daughter, Arianna, whose food anxiety and selectivity made mealtimes stressful and upsetting. The family turned to CHOP's Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Center for help.
GE Reflux and Failure to Thrive: Jack's Story

After a diagnosis of GE reflux and failure to thrive, a mother tells how the Day Hospital at CHOP's Feeding and Swallowing Center helped her son Jack learn to eat.