tornapart83 asked:


Today my boyfriend was hospitalized again. This time around I hope they actually focus on what the cause of his depression and that is his eating disorder. He has been suffering from it since he was younger and has been in treatment before but has relapsed. My question is what is it that I can do to help him. No matter what I’m supporting him, he’s tried telling me to go, that he doesn’t deserve me, but I know that the man I fell in love with is still there. I’m having some problems coping with this on my own and am in serious need of people to talk to if they have ever dealt with my kind of situation. My sister suffered from bulimia a few years ago so I do know the basics about ED but I’ve never really seen it happen in men and I know it does more frequently than people think, I just need to know from someones perspective how to cope. I don’t want to lose him, I love him more than anything in this world and his being sick is killing me…Help!

Roberta

David Karlson asked:


 

If you overeat on a regular basis in order to cope with stress or negative feelings then it is quite possible that you suffer from a binge eating disorder. In addition, the over eater feels even worse after they have finished their binge. An important point to note is that this condition is treatable. Therefore, please consult a physician as soon as possible if you suffer from this condition.

A binge eating disorder is seen as compulsive overeating where the person eats a large amount of food without being able to stop eating or control their eating. These episodes can last for a couple of hours at a time. In some cases, the individual will eat off and on all day long. They will eat when they are not hungry and will not stop eating even when they are completely full. Another symptom is that they could eat so fast that they do not even register what they have just eaten.

As you can see, a binge eating disorder can be extremely harmful. It leaves the person with feelings of guilt and feeling depressed. These negative feelings just add to the problem of over-eating. This eating disorder affects both men and women. Whereas, other eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia affect mainly women. For most people, the only way out of it is professional help. The first step to get out of this downward spiral is to tell someone that you have a problem.

Another tip to help overcome a binge eating disorder is not being so hard on yourself. Do not beat yourself up. Learn from your mistakes and move on. In addition, do not keep so much food at home. Try to figure out what causes you to overeat. What are the triggers that cause the overeating? Of course the most important step is to seek professional help, you cannot do it all on your own.

Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in the United States. However, it does not receive as much attention as the purging disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia. These conditions are likened to substance abuse. They all involve obsessive thoughts and an overwhelming compulsion to over consume. The individual feeling overwhelmed by different feelings such as guilt and shame usually follows this.

Only recently have researchers and scientists discovered a number of brain messengers that are involved in the hunger, eating and satiation. This will allow doctors to develop better methods for treating people with a binge eating disorder. When a person with this form of addiction seeks help, the goal is for them to be able to eat when they are hungry, and not when there is something in their life that is causing stress. Treatment will also teach the individual when to stop eating when they are full. Changes in eating habits will not happen overnight. It is important to stay positive and trust your doctor or therapist. If you do not have the trust in the person treating you then it is highly advisable to change therapists. Trust is important in treating any form of eating disorder.

In conclusion, a binge eating disorder is treatable. However, anyone suffering from any kind of eating disorder should consult with a therapist or a physician to help solve the eating problem.



Rita

James Hunaban asked:


There are three main types of eating disorder; these are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. The term eating disorder is used to describe any eating patterns that are obsessive and long lasting. In the last 20 to 30 years or so there has been a marked increase in the amount of people troubled by these disorders. Let’s have a brief look at the three variants.

Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia is an eating disorder where individuals starve themselves of food, because they have an obsessive longing to be thin. This disorder tends to affect mainly teenage girls, but can also affect men, and it is serious and sometimes even fatal. About half of the people with anorexia who have hospital treatment still struggle with the disorder and have symptoms for a long time afterwards. One trait of sufferers seems to be a lack of self-esteem.

Bulimia nervosa,

Bulimia nervosa, usually shortened to bulimia, is an eating disorder where individuals have a binge-eating session; this is usually then followed by them making themselves sick. This self-induced vomiting is because of feelings of guilt at having eaten so much. People with bulimia tend to suffer from an unnatural preoccupation with their own body, and as with anorexic patients they have a fear of gaining weight. Individuals who suffer with bulimia will devour huge quantities of food in an attempt to reduce stress, and help them deal with feelings of anxiety.

Binge eating disorder

Binge eating disorder involves bouts of overeating high calorie foods on a regular basis, but unlike bulimia sufferers, they don’t make themselves vomit. People with this disorder not surprisingly, are usually overweight. This disorder was first recognized about 45 years ago; but it is only in recent times that it has been seen as a widespread problem. Studies have shown that binge eating disorder seems to run in families, so it looks like there is a genetic link.

The rather worrying news is that the big three eating disorders – anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, are reported to be on the rise all around the world.



Denise

Lady Phantom asked:


This is for a school project, and I can’t find a site that will tell me how many people die from an eating disorder every year. If anyone knows the answer to this, then post it here. Even if it’s only for anorexia or bulimia, or if it’s only a stat. for the USA, then post it here. I would like a stat. for Canada more though.

Marcus

roe_oh asked:


My mom found out about my bulimia but simply does not understand. She’s convinced that I am just depressed but I am not. I am not sad, I go out with my friends, I don’t want to die. I explained this to her but she still thinks I am.
My dad does not know about my eating disorder yet. I need my dad to support me and help me get treatment for this. But I don’t know how to do this since he is male and might not understand as well.

Roy

Heather Colman asked:


Eating disorders are some of the most destructive illnesses today. Although a commonly used term, the meaning is often a source of confusion for many people. Basically, eating disorders happen to people whose diet patterns have gone awry somewhere along the way and ultimately lead to eating habits that are damaging and dangerous.

Even though these disorders have occurred in many as stand alone ailments, they are often accompanied by feelings of rejection and extreme stress.

Many more women than men have eating disorders and it is a cause for alarm in the field of medicine. It often starts with girls eating less to maintain their figures or to look attractive. In doing so, they are not taking in enough of the necessary nutrients their bodies need. As a result of which they don’t get adequate nutrients in their body. The organs in the body are affected and it often leads to a permanent infirmity or even death.

Doctors have come across many different types of eating disorders. Two of the best known are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. These may occur together or separately. Sometimes people eat too much (which leads to obesity) and sometimes people eat too little (which leads to anorexia), both are exceedingly harmful.

Bulimia is eating of too much of food and then throwing it all up to remain thin. Orthorexia is the mania of eating the correct food. Some people are afraid, at times irrationally so, to eat certain things.

An aberration from the normal course of things, these atypical forms of behavior are disturbing, to say the least as it, disrupts good eating habits, affecting your health in a negative way.

What causes these disorders is the question. There has been much speculation on it. When someone is overly conscious of how he or she looks or how fat or thin he or she is it may very well result in an eating disorder like these. Both excessive love of food and excessive narcissism are often responsible.

The results of an eating disorder are deadly and it is important that a patient is treated with utmost care because the disorder, more often than not, has a psychological explanation. It is not only related to the amount of food one consumes but also why one does it. It is important to uncover the real reasons in order to set the patient on the road to recovery.

Eating disorders can create an emotional toll too. People with this disease are often found to be withdrawn and depressed. Although eating disorders are very dangerous, don’t lose hope. Talk to your doctor about what you’re feeling. That’s the first step on the road to recovery.

Disclaimer: The information presented here should not be interpreted as or substituted for medical advice. Please talk to your doctor to learn more about diagnosis and treatment options for eating disorders.



Floyd