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Anorexia and a Best Friend
If my friend always thinks she is fat and needs to lose weight when she is very skinny already does this mean that she had anorexia? How long does it take to get anorexia after you start dieting? This is my best friend and she has been dieting since she was about 13 and now she is 15.
Read answer →Purging for Two
What effect will getting pregnant have for a bulimic? Do you think that this person is more likely going to be able to control themselves now? Is purging dangerous to the unborn baby? Is it any worse than having morning sickness if a person is not currently having morning sickness? Is it necessary that a obstetrician know about the eating disorder or is this not something she needs to be made aware of?
Read answer →Guilt About Bulimia
Is it weird to feel very guilty about bulimia. When my mom gives me dieting advice I feel so horrible and guilty I want to scream but I don’t say anything.
Read answer →Too Lean in TN
Would a 45 year old man ever get something like anorexia? My brother was overweight his whole life. Last year he had a health scare and he turned his life around. He quit smoking stopped drinking, gave up red meat etc etc etc. I do not know the numbers but I would say he has lost 70 or more pounds. He used to be very overweight but not obscenely fat. Now he is a very thin person. Not quite ghoulishly thin but barely recognizable as the person he was 2 years ago. Now he is hyper focused on healthy eating. He won’t eat processed foods, non whole grain foods, farmed meat or fish and the list goes on. He seems to subsist mostly on organic yogurt, nuts and fruits and salads. I am worried because he has these rigid food rules that he won’t break, ever and because he is getting so thin that you would think there was something wrong with him, like he has AIDS or something. He went from fat guy to losing weight guy to really healthy looking guy to guy that really looks like he needs a cheeseburger. I have talked to him about my concerns but he has brushed them off. My other siblings are also concerned but no one knows what to do. J.B. in Tenn
Read answer →Mother with Eating Disorder
My wife has had a history of anorexia. She is stable now but 5 years ago she was hospitalized for it. We had our first child 18 months ago. My daughter is having a lot of feeding problems and our pediatrician is concerned that she is falling behind on her growth curve. She is too small. She wouldn’t go to solid foods and she is really picky about what she will eat. I am at work and my wife is a stay at home mom. I am worried that my wife’s history of anorexia is causing her to underfeed. I don’t think she does it consciously but she sort of sabotages feeding time because she is basically against weight gain, even by an infant. Like one thing she does is she wipes her mouth after every bite and asks her ‘are you done yet’ starting after like the second or third bite. I have to stress I do not think she is doing this on purpose! My wife doesn’t see the problem. She doesn’t think the lack of weight gain is a big deal and she does not see how she contributes to the problem, and when I suggested getting my mom to come in and help with feeding she got really angry and upset, accusing me of accusing her of being a bad mom. So now I do not know what to do? Can you give me any advice?
Read answer →Are There Medications That Help With Eating Issues?
I think I have compulsive eating disorder. I binge hard 3 or 4 times a week and I am trying to stop. I have not talked to a doctor or anything like this yet. I would like to know if there are any medications that will help me to deal with the urges I feel.
Read answer →The Walking Dread
My sister has anorexia. She is pretty skinny but she is not a walking skeleton. If you did not know her you would just think she was a really thin person. She has seen many therapists over the years. I am 10 years older than her so we are not all that close. My parents say she won’t listen to them and they don’t know what to do. They offered her a deal where she could live with me and they would pay her rent so long as I got to control her meals and she went for it. They didn’t ask me first but now they are asking me to try and help. She says she really wants to try and a change of environment is what she needs. From what I know about anorexia this is not a sensible plan. Do you think I have any chance of being able to control what she eats? She can be pretty manipulative to get what she wants. I want to help her but I do not see this working. On the other hand, I guess we don’t have too much to lose by at least trying. She has never lived with anyone but our parents. She is 24 and unemployed. Do you have any thoughts, one way or the other?
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