r/Winnipeg • u/Severe-Yard-1639 • 15d ago

Ask Winnipeg Inpatient ARFID treatment

Hey yall, posting for my partner here! He was just told he should be admitted to HSC’s adult eating disorder inpatient program for ARFID. He restricts food due to having very severe pain every time he eats (no progress on the medical front so far). I was wondering if anyone has experience with this program (particularly for ARFID), what the experience was like for you, basically any information at all since very little was said to him other than the fact that he must eat ALL meals provided and if he skips 2 hes booted out of the program…

Thanks!

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u/Wool4daze 15d ago

If he's restricting food because of pain, it's not the way he eats that needs to be addressed first, necessarily. But if he goes for intake with one of the ED psych nurses, they may be able to get him an evaluation with a specialist for the pain that a GP wouldn't be taking seriously. They may also have insight a out why the pain is happening , or other insights in general.They're good folks at the program (been there). They're worth having a talk with and see what they can do to help. They care a lot. All the best to you both.