General Eating Disorder Questions

As A “Recovered” Anorexic, How Do I Deal With Listening To The Diet/Weight Talk Of My Roommates? I Don’t Want Them To Know My Past, But I Can’t Take Listening About Their Eating Habits And Bodies Anymore.

Do You Think You Could Try To janurse427 – 09/17/2009 – 08:57 Do you think you could try to offer comments when they talk this way that is affirming in a way that doesn’t involve anything pertaining to weight or food, etc.? Sort of like contradicting, but in a nice and positive way, their ‘diet’ …

Are There Any Other Recovered Anoreexic’s That Have Become Obese. Not Morbidly, But Just Above Overweight?

Me! I Technically Was Melissaf – 10/20/2012 – 03:58 Me! I technically was diagnosed with EDNOS because I still had periods but was otherwise anorexic. I gained a lot of weight on antipsychotic meds and then had a baby. Now I can’t seem to lose the weight in a healthy way. It just wants to …

17 Female;Lost 45 Pounds In Less Than 5 Weeks.Can’t Stop,Feels Worse After Eating Anything,Suicidal,Fainting,Purges & Cuts Occasionally,In Denial.What Treatment Does She Need?Fits All Criteria For Anorexia Nervosa Except Underweight Yet,So EDNOS For Now?

Hi: The Person You Are Amy Colwell – 07/30/2012 – 08:31 Hi: The person you are describing requires treatment for her eating disorder as well as an assessment of her suicide risk. Sometimes, we can get so caught up in the diagnosis part of this illness, that we fail to recognize the severity of the …

Would Having Thyroid Problems Cause You To Have Loss Of Appetite?

I Have Had A Problem For Mizz CEO – 02/24/2011 – 18:13 I have had a problem for about 6-7 years now. I really do not like food. I struggle everyday to find something I want to eat. I am not sure if it’s just loss of appetite or would it have to do with …

Why Would Someone With Anorexia Start Binge Eating?

Amnvin…This Is A Very janurse427 – 08/31/2010 – 04:56 amnvin…this is a very common reaction to restriction and simple starvation. When a person has been limiting their intake of calories and depriving themselves of certain foods, biology takes over. Our bodies need food, and the drive for survival can become so strong as to lead …

Why Does Everyone Keep Saying Your Eventually Going To Die? Obviously We Know The Side Affects, So I Wish Some People Would Know It Goes A Lot Deeper Than That.

How I Wish The Basic Need For Goal Weight…S… – 01/06/2010 – 07:28 How I wish the basic need for survival would cancel out my desperation to be thin :). I don’t want to die, honest. Just people who aren’t struggling need to know that if death is an eventual outcome for not eating, there …

Whould U Consider Being 5.7 And Weighing 105 Pounds In A Calorie Diet Of 850 And Exercise Is And Eating Disorder

What You Describe Is A Very janurse427 – 12/24/2010 – 07:29 What you describe is a very dangerous situation, and one that does indicate strongly of an eating disorder. Please see a doctor and look into getting professional eating disorder help. Eating disorders are fatal diseases, and the longer one waits to get help, the …

Where Are Hard Statistics On EDs? I’ve Seen Several Places That Say That .5% To 2% Of Young Women Suffer From EDs, But I Feel It Must Be More Prevalent. Is It Just Unreported? I’m Very Interested In Knowing More Factual Statistics..

I Would Have To Agree. I Have flowers – 04/27/2009 – 18:55 I would have to agree. I have seen reports where it says that anorexia affects up to 5% of the female population but I would really think that there are so many unreported cases because so many of us hide the fact that …

When Is It Time For A Parent To Intervene In An Adult Child’s Eating Obsession?

Hi: It Is Difficult To Watch Amy Colwell – 08/26/2011 – 17:33 Hi: It is difficult to watch anyone struggle with an eating disorder, but especially so when it is a child, regardless of age. When a young child is suffering from a dangerous and potentially life threatening illness, it is expected that you would …

When In Recovery Will Periods Return? Do They Come Back As Weight Gain Starts Or Once At A Healthy Weight? Can They Return While Slowly Gaining Weight Even If Still Underweight? Will They Always Return Once The Body Is Healthy Again?

Very Good Questions! Usually, janurse427 – 01/26/2010 – 11:47 Very good questions! Usually, when a person who has ‘lost’ their periods due to the weight loss associated with an eating disorder, restoring their weight to what is healthy for them, will likely result in their periods resuming once again. Of course everyone’s situation is different, …

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