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Two-year-old Evie suffers from post traumatic eating disorder. She has to be fed through a tube and vomits up to 10 times a day because she is terrified of eating.

When she was three weeks old, she was held down and given medication through a syringe and has been too scared to eat ever since. She also suffered severe allergies and reflux when she was a baby which makes her associate food with pain.

The condition gives her anxiety at the thought of swallowing food.

Doctors have suggested that Evie may need to have a hole cut into her stomach to be fed through. Her Mother is trying hard to avoid this drastic decision seeing as her condition is psychological.

Evie relies solely on a tube which is put through her nose to her stomach to feed her artificially. A 200ml feeding bag can take up to 45 minutes to administer.

Previously, this meant she had to sit out at nursery to be fed while her friends had fun but her Mum made a backpack to carry Evie’s feeding bag so she can eat while she plays.

The tubes are made to last up to six weeks before they are changed, but she vomits so much that they must be changed weekly.

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Evie’s family are now saving up to send her to a clinic in Austria which specialises in teaching children dependent on feeding tubes to eat.

At the clinic she will attend a two week ‘eating school’ that focuses on intensive psychological training and looks at creating a relaxed, happy environment around food.

To help Evie eat, visit http://www.gofundme.com/helpevieeat