Wow. I did have some sensory issues with food as a kid. They were very limited, mainly to fatty or grisly meat. (I loved food generally & as a child who was always growing, very tall, always had a healthy appetite.) And I remember a couple of unpleasant episodes with my mum trying to insist that I just swallow something. (Tablets were another problem.) But she must’ve backed right off, because they didn’t persist. And she was always very supportive & caring when I had gastro, which always distressed me & hit me hard.