food phobia
Fear of eating
Food phobia is an intense, irrational fear of eating certain foods or of food in general.
Unlike simple pickiness, a food phobia involves genuine anxiety or panic responses: Her food phobia made dining out nearly impossible.
The fear may focus on specific textures, unfamiliar dishes, or concerns about contamination or choking.
In clinical contexts, severe cases fall under avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.
- eatingIngesting sustenance
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
texture · swallowing · choking · gag reflex · gagging · aversion · picky · picky eater · selective · neophobia · revulsion · contamination · spoiled · rotten · mold · expiration · expiration date · smell
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