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Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders are physiological and/or psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake. The most common ones are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, and you can use this forum to talk about these and other eating disorders. Share your healing journey, discuss your treatment, and give advice to others.

Does anorexia or bulimia make someone blind?

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I'm concerned for my 16-year-old teen daughter. She has been severely restricting calories and has admitted that she'll eat between 100-700 calories and has been excessively exercising 5 hours a day. She's never vomited, but certainly has lost weight to where she'd told me that she'd gotten down...

by User avatar j-anne85559

How to discover if my daughter is subduing to anorexia?

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I would like to consider myself a good mother but I am sometimes afraid that I might be too protective. Anyway, I need to know how to discover if my daughter is subduing to anorexia? She has always been skinny but perhaps because I see her all the time, I cannot be objective. Can you give me any...

by User avatar anette168186317

What is the profile of people affected by anorexia?

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I would like to know something more about the people affected by anorexia. What is their profile like, how to recognize them? I mean, my daughter is in the class with many skinny girls and I am afraid that she might be influenced by them to start losing weight. They are not sick, I think, but they...

by User avatar hersch49974

When can we expect start of anorexia in young women?

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My daughter is 12 years old and on the verge of entering her puberty so you might imagine how stressful that period will be for both of us. But I am also concerned due to conditions like anorexia, problems with alcohol, narcotics etc. Although she likes sport, I am worried nevertheless. When can we...

by User avatar morgan31784432

When can we expect normalization of periods when treating bulimia?

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Hello, folks. A good friend of mine has been diagnosed with bulimia. She has started with the treatment and that is what encourages me. I would like to know when we can expect normalization of periods when treating this disorder. Can anyone tell me this? I will appreciate it. Thanks, folks.

by User avatar adina114476791

No periods-is that a clear sign of anorexia?

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Hello, folks. I think my little sister suffers from anorexia. She has complained me that she has no periods anymore. Could this be a sign of anorexia? I don’t have any experience with this disorder. I hope someone will know to answer to my question. This will mean a lot to me. Thanks and bye!

by User avatar bernard46541

Can bulimia be treated at home?

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My 21 year old daughter has problem with diets. It is not that they are not working but it looks like they work too well. I want to say that I heard her vomit occasionally and she always says that she ate something bad. I am afraid that she is becoming bulimic but I do not want her to end in...

by User avatar willie102057655

What is the main danger in anorexia?

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What can you tell me about anorexia? My daughter is fine, but some of her friends look really skinny and my daughter tells me they might be anorectic so I am concerned. She does not have any extra weight but I am afraid that she might follow her friends’ steps. She is smart, but still, I am...

by User avatar emily185786457

Diet diary in bulimia patients

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Is it true that bulimia patients have a diet diary? What is it used for? I mean, is it used before the treatment started or during the therapy? I ask this because a friend of mine has a bulimia problem and I know that she has a diet diary but she also never answered me directly when I ask her if she...

by User avatar harv27484098

Do bulimic patients take anti depressants?

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I have to admit that I have never thought my daughter would have problem like this. I mean, both me and my husband have extra weight (nothing much, between 5 to 10 kilos) but it looks like our teenage child has completely different problem. She is obsessed with her weight and she even asked me for...

by User avatar benetta26184101