In Force-feeding , some of the reasons a person may refuse to eat include sitophobia , which is aversion to food and phagophobia which is the fear of swallowing .
Some of the many reasons a person may refuse to eat are hunger strike , mental illness , eating disorders , phobias such as sitophobia ( aversion to food ) or phagophobia ( fear of swallowing ) , and Alzheimer's/dementia .
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