Do you know anyone with an eating disorder?

So does this mean you eat a lot of food? Thanks.

Yes, compulsive over-eaters overeat, usually in binges.
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Anorexics starve themselves for various reasons.
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Bulimics 'purge' or throw up everything they ate to maintain an unrealistic image or for other reasons.
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Recovery from any eating disorder, like alcoholism or drug addiction, is an ongoing process.
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Here are some URL's that may explain in more detail the dynamics eating disorders and what they are.
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http://www.nationaleating...
http://www.something-fishy.org/
http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm

Many thanks for the interesting information and websites that you suggest.

Thanks for talking about this. It is great that you got some therapy. Good luck min the future with your eating.

This must have been an interesting program to watch on television. I think it takes quite a long time for a person to discuss their eating disorder. When I was a teenager one of my friends hardy ate anything. She was very thin but viewed herself as fat. Sadly she didn't ever get over feeling like that.

It certainly was an interesting program and I think it takes a lot of courage for people who used to have eating disorders to come upfront and admit that. It's also a great way of encouragement for current sufferers of this problem.

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You might like to get your friend to read it if you find it useful. If anything, my recommended methods help to stay healthy and fit. Comments on my article would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have just read your article and think that you given very good advice. I will suggest that my friend reads it. You give people the idea of choosing a goal weight and ways to monitor their achievement. I especially liked the sport suggestions with the time each should be done for.

Thank you for reading my article. Hope it really helps. Do keep giving your friend the necessary emotional support and encouragement. I hope you friend gets over her eating disorder soon!

You are welcome. Yes, I will keep on trying to help my friend with her eating disorder.

Thanks for telling about your mom, peanutjar. She eats very little but smokes a lot so that does not sound good for her health, especially her asthma. It sounds like she is not hungry for much of the time and only buys a bit of food once she has paid the bills because food is not important to her. It is great that you help her out. Yes, she has some kind of eating disorder. Good luck to her.

I once went to Hawaii. I was amazed how much food cost there. Even bananas that were grown there were expensive. I spoke to some people that lived there. Most of them had to work long hours to have enough money to continue living there. When food is so expensive maybe it is tempting not to eat very much.

Thanks for telling me about you cousin's eating disorder.

Right friend. I am sharing an article for the benefit of all our mylot friends.
Helping The Person With An Eating Disorder is essential for his living comfortably.

"Treatment can save the life of someone with an eating disorder. Friends, relatives, teachers, and physicians all play an important role in helping the ill person start and stay with a treatment program. Encouragement, caring, and persistence, as well as information about eating disorders and their dangers, may be needed to convince the ill person to get help, stick with treatment, or try again.

Family members and friends can call local hospitals or university medical centers to find out about eating disorder clinics and clinicians experienced in treating the illnesses. For college students, treatment programs may be available in school counseling centers.

Family members and friends should read as much as possible about eating disorders, so they can help the person with the illness understand his or her problem. Many local mental health organizations and the self-help groups listed at the end of this brochure provide free literature on eating disorders. Some of these groups also provide treatment program referrals and information on local self-help groups. Once the person gets help, he or she will continue to need lots of understanding and encouragement to stay in treatment. "

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Many thanks for this article sara03. It gives some good advice. Yes, health is wealth.

Right friend, eating disorder ruins a life and it is fatal some times. I prefer to share more informations on this for the benefit of all our mylot friends.
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thank you very much for the article, sara. I hope that many people get to read it and find it helpful.

If the computer games mean a lot to them your friends are doing harm to themselves by forgetting to eat. Fast food is not healthy stuff to eat. Yes, I hope they get over this bad habit. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for discussing your superb ideas. It must be interesting for a Psychotherapist to try to help people get over their eating disorders and phobias. It is great that the man got over his fear of spiders. I was surprised when I read about the other Psychotherapist splashing water in people's faces. That is certainly likely to interrupt their thought process.

yes friend i am sharing another treatment for this.
"Eating disorders are most successfully treated when diagnosed early. Unfortunately, even when family members confront the ill person about his or her behavior, or physicians make a diagnosis, individuals with eating disorders may deny that they have a problem. Thus, people with anorexia may not receive medical or psychological attention until they have already become dangerously thin and malnourished. People with bulimia are often normal weight and are able to hide their illness from others for years. Eating disorders in males may be overlooked because anorexia and bulimia are relatively rare in boys and men. Consequently, getting--and keeping--people with these disorders into treatment can be extremely difficult.

In any case, it cannot be overemphasized how important treatment is--the sooner, the better. The longer abnormal eating behaviors persist, the more difficult it is to overcome the disorder and its effects on the body. In some cases, long-term treatment may be required. Families and friends offering support and encouragement can play an important role in the success of the treatment program.

If an eating disorder is suspected, particularly if it involves weight loss, the first step is a complete physical examination to rule out any other illnesses. Once an eating disorder is diagnosed, the clinician must determine whether the patient is in immediate medical danger and requires hospitalization. While most patients can be treated as outpatients, some need hospital care.

Conditions warranting hospitalization include excessive and rapid weight loss, serious metabolic disturbances, clinical depression or risk of suicide, severe binge eating and purging, or psychosis.

The complex interaction of emotional and physiological problems in eating disorders calls for a comprehensive treatment plan, involving a variety of experts and approaches. Ideally, the treatment team includes an internist, a nutritionist, an individual psychotherapist, and a psychopharmacologist--someone who is knowledgeable about psychoactive medications useful in treating these disorders.

To help those with eating disorders deal with their illness and underlying emotional issues, some form of psychotherapy is usually needed. A psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health professional meets with the patient individually and provides ongoing emotional support, while the patient begins to understand and cope with the illness. Group therapy, in which people share their experiences with others who have similar problems, has been especially effective for individuals with bulimia.

Use of individual psychotherapy, family therapy, and cognitive-behavioral therapy--a form of psychotherapy that teaches patients how to change abnormal thoughts and behavior--is often the most productive. Cognitive-behavior therapists focus on changing eating behaviors usually by rewarding or modeling wanted behavior. These therapists also help patients work to change the distorted and rigid thinking patterns associated with eating disorders.

NIMH-supported scientists have examined the effectiveness of combining psychotherapy and medications. In a recent study of bulimia, researchers found that both intensive group therapy and antidepressant medications, combined or alone, benefited patients. In another study of bulimia, the combined use of cognitive-behavioral therapy and antidepressant medications was most beneficial. The combination treatment was particularly effective in preventing relapse once medications were discontinued. For patients with binge eating disorder, cognitive-behavioral therapy and antidepressant medications may also prove to be useful.

Antidepressant medications commonly used to treat bulimia include desipramine, imipramine, and fluoxetine. For anorexia, preliminary evidence shows that some antidepressant medications may be effective when combined with other forms of treatment. Fluoxetine has also been useful in treating some patients with binge eating disorder. These antidepressants may also treat any co-occurring depression.

The efforts of mental health professionals need to be combined with those of other health professionals to obtain the best treatment. Physicians treat any medical complications, and nutritionists advise on diet and eating regimens. The challenge of treating eating disorders is made more difficult by the metabolic changes associated with them. Just to maintain a stable weight, individuals with anorexia may actually have to consume more calories than someone of similar weight and age without an eating disorder.

This information is important for patients and the clinicians who treat them. Consuming calories is exactly what the person with anorexia wishes to avoid, yet must do to regain the weight necessary for recovery. In contrast, some normal weight people with bulimia may gain excess weight if they consume the number of calories required to maintain normal weight in others of similar size and age."
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Hi friend. Many thanks for all this valuable information. I think it will help many people.

Hi friends, some in our family may or may not have this disorder. but what we know about this can be shared for those who need it. You have raised valuable topic which need to be discussed.
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Hi friend, thank you very much for selecting mine as best response. I think eating disorder patients need to be carefully addressed and properly looked after with warmth and love.
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It is good that they sought help and got this. Thanks for sharing.

right friends, counseling and Personal Care is required for these people. My brother in law's son also had the same problem. We took him to the child specialist who gave medicines and counseling to parents about treating the boy. with their devoted care the boy is alright now and he is very active now.

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I am seeking discussion about all sorts of eating disorders and general problems with eating. Many thanks for your response.

Right friends to over come this it is suggested
"Individual therapy is where the individual suffering from an eating disorder will attempt to work out the causes of the disorder with a friend, family member, or professional therapist. This can unearth hidden emotions, memories, insecurities, etc. Though uncomfortable at times, this is one of the best ways for someone to come to terms with themselves."
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