im 15, 5'7 and im 111 lbs. just 4 months ago i was 127 lbs. iv been starving myself and making myself puke up my dinners. Its like there is a voice in the back of my head telling me im fat all the time and i can escape it. I exercise quite alot, today i did 18 miles on my bike, and burnt 204 calories on the treadmill. Could this possibly be an eating disorder? my friends think i have a problem but even if i do i dont want to get help coz i need to loose weight coz im fat. Even though my bmi is lower than my friends i feel 10x fatter all the time... please tell me what you think! Yea, it sounds like an eating disorder, but ya know what?
So be it! Continue what you are doing...
Your coffin will be lighter when you die an early death :D eating disorder deffinatly. you dont sound fat at all yes, you do. see a doctor of course u do. u have a disorder obviously you have a problem. get some help. u have an eating disorder and u need to go to the doctor b4 u turn out like mary kate olsen Dear Friend,
A doctor will have to help you to answer your question. Common sense answer for you:
People without problems don't generally ask if they have a problem.
Good luck. bulemia if you cant even tell thats an eating disorder, get a cat scan Yeah, you have not only one eating disorder, but a combo of anorexia and bulimia. I suggest going to a therapist to help you sort through these thoughts of being too fat which are obviously not true. You are suffering psychologially as well as physically and you need help. quit fakin it just eat it aint that hard definately, i had one too for years, if you want help then feel free to contact me! If you don't get help soon, it'll be too late. Eating disorders can screw up your internal organs for life. It sounds like you DO have an eating disorder. Throwing up alot hurts your espophagus and the enamel on your teeth. You just need to eat healthy AND continue exercising. Probably only do an hour of cardio and weights. Since you aren't eating, your body is eating your fat (whatever's left) and also your muscle. I think you know the answer. Get help now, because it will get worse! I think that you are Bolemic. That's an eating disorder where you don't digest you meals you throw them up. You have to get help you can die from this disorder. keep it up.
suffering from bulimia will make your teeth rot. great look at any weight. having your throat eaten away by the acid reflux will give you that deep throaty sound men love in bed. keep up the exercise, yes your muscles will be hard as a rock but you will quit having periods, hair will grow on your face and that is always a good look. Good job. Keep it up. defintly AND AT 127 lbs u r no where near fat, u u do have an eatin disorder and mayb tahts dwn 2 bullyin? i dunno but athat w8 ur not fat at all and alot of guys prefear women wid curves and puttin ur health on hold because u swear u r 'fat' is nvr a gd idea okay obviously there are a lot of seriously whacked people on this--yes, even Yahoo! isn't safe.
yes. you have an eating disorder; believe me when i say i can identify one; i've recovered from one, my aunt was anorexic, my cousin was anorexic, and my sister was too.
no one can fix this but you. only you. you can get hooked up to tubes and wires that will change your body. that's, in my eyes, cheating. do it yourself. it's going to be hell, but you have to.
you are killing yourself.
i cannot stress how important it is to go tell an adult right now.
i know that's the oldest line in the book, but right now, who gives a **** anyway? you really really need counseling right now. don't say, "Oh, i'll wait a couple weeks. if i pretend it doesn't exist it will go away."
that's what happened to my aunt.
and she died.
because she was anorexic.
get help NOW.
eating disorders don't just sprout up out of nowhere. you also can't decide to get them, anymore than you can decide to get the flu or a cold. something traumatic happened t you, didn't it? overload of stress--attention not coming? ignorance of other ppl? rape?--you need help.
now.
tell someone first before someone else does. You deffinetly have an eating disorder, Your most deff not fat, thats for sure!
You should get help fast, You can get serious health problems or even die if this keeps going, Did you know your teeth will start to rot from you making yourself throw up, Acids eat away at your teeth and they disinagrate almost, You should go to your doctors immediately!
Eating is controlled by many factors, including appetite, food availability, family, peer, and cultural practices, and attempts at voluntary control. Dieting to a body weight leaner than needed for health is highly promoted by current fashion trends, sales campaigns for special foods, and in some activities and professions. Eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme and unhealthy reduction of food intake or severe overeating, as well as feelings of distress or extreme concern about body shape or weight. Researchers are investigating how and why initially voluntary behaviors, such as eating smaller or larger amounts of food than usual, at some point move beyond control in some people and develop into an eating disorder. Studies on the basic biology of appetite control and its alteration by prolonged overeating or starvation have uncovered enormous complexity, but in the long run have the potential to lead to new pharmacologic treatments for eating disorders.
Eating disorders are not due to a failure of will or behavior; rather, they are real, treatable medical illnesses in which certain maladaptive patterns of eating take on a life of their own. The main types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.1 A third type, binge-eating disorder, has been suggested but has not yet been approved as a formal psychiatric diagnosis.2 Eating disorders frequently develop during adolescence or early adulthood, but some reports indicate their onset can occur during childhood or later in adulthood.3
Eating disorders frequently co-occur with other psychiatric disorders such as depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders.1 In addition, people who suffer from eating disorders can experience a wide range of physical health complications, including serious heart conditions and kidney failure which may lead to death. Recognition of eating disorders as real and treatable diseases, therefore, is critically important.
Females are much more likely than males to develop an eating disorder. Only an estimated 5 to 15 percent of people with anorexia or bulimia4 and an estimated 35 percent of those with binge-eating disorder5 are male.
Anorexia Nervosa
An estimated 0.5 to 3.7 percent of females suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetime.1 Symptoms of anorexia nervosa include:
Resistance to maintaining body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height
Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight
Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight
Infrequent or absent menstrual periods (in females who have reached puberty)
People with this disorder see themselves as overweight even though they are dangerously thin. The process of eating becomes an obsession. Unusual eating habits develop, such as avoiding food and meals, picking out a few foods and eating these in small quantities, or carefully weighing and portioning food. People with anorexia may repeatedly check their body weight, and many engage in other techniques to control their weight, such as intense and compulsive exercise, or purging by means of vomiting and abuse of laxatives, enemas, and diuretics. Girls with anorexia often experience a delayed onset of their first menstrual period.
The course and outcome of anorexia nervosa vary across individuals: some fully recover after a single episode; some have a fluctuating pattern of weight gain and relapse; and others experience a chronically deteriorating course of illness over many years. The mortality rate among people with anorexia has been estimated at 0.56 percent per year, or approximately 5.6 percent per decade, which is about 12 times higher than the annual death rate due to all causes of death among females ages 15-24 in the general population.6 The most common causes of death are complications of the disorder, such as cardiac arrest or electrolyte imbalance, and suicide.
Bulimia Nervosa
An estimated 1.1 percent to 4.2 percent of females have bulimia nervosa in their lifetime.1 Symptoms of bulimia nervosa include:
Recurrent episodes of binge eating, characterized by eating an excessive amount of food within a discrete period of time and by a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode
Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications (purging); fasting; or excessive exercise
The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least twice a week for 3 months
Self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape and weight
Because purging or other compensatory behavior follows the binge-eating episodes, people with bulimia usually weigh within the normal range for their age and height. However, like individuals with anorexia, they may fear gaining weight, desire to lose weight, and feel intensely dissatisfied with their bodies. People with bulimia often perform the behaviors in secrecy, feeling disgusted and ashamed when they binge, yet relieved once they purge.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Community surveys have estimated that between 2 percent and 5 percent of Americans experience binge-eating disorder in a 6-month period.5,7 Symptoms of binge-eating disorder include:
Recurrent episodes of binge eating, characterized by eating an excessive amount of food within a discrete period of time and by a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode
The binge-eating episodes are associated with at least 3 of the following: eating much more rapidly than normal; eating until feeling uncomfortably full; eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry; eating alone because of being embarrassed by how much one is eating; feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very guilty after overeating
Marked distress about the binge-eating behavior
The binge eating occurs, on average, at least 2 days a week for 6 months
The binge eating is not associated with the regular use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors (e.g., purging, fasting, excessive exercise)
People with binge-eating disorder experience frequent episodes of out-of-control eating, with the same binge-eating symptoms as those with bulimia. The main difference is that individuals with binge-eating disorder do not purge their bodies of excess calories. Therefore, many with the disorder are overweight for their age and height. Feelings of self-disgust and shame associated with this illness can lead to bingeing again, creating a cycle of binge eating.
Treatment Strategies1
Eating disorders can be treated and a healthy weight restored. The sooner these disorders are diagnosed and treated, the better the outcomes are likely to be. Because of their complexity, eating disorders require a comprehensive treatment plan involving medical care and monitoring, psychosocial interventions, nutritional counseling and, when appropriate, medication management. At the time of diagnosis, the clinician must determine whether the person is in immediate danger and requires hospitalization.
Treatment of anorexia calls for a specific program that involves three main phases: (1) restoring weight lost to severe dieting and purging; (2) treating psychological disturbances such as distortion of body image, low self-esteem, and interpersonal conflicts; and (3) achieving long-term remission and rehabilitation, or full recovery. Early diagnosis and treatment increases the treatment success rate. Use of psychotropic medication in people with anorexia should be considered only after weight gain has been established. Certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been shown to be helpful for weight maintenance and for resolving mood and anxiety symptoms associated with anorexia.
The acute management of severe weight loss is usually provided in an inpatient hospital setting, where feeding plans address the person's medical and nutritional needs. In some cases, intravenous feeding is recommended. Once malnutrition has been corrected and weight gain has begun, psychotherapy (often cognitive-behavioral or interpersonal psychotherapy) can help people with anorexia overcome low self-esteem and address distorted thought and behavior patterns. Families are sometimes included in the therapeutic process.
The primary goal of treatment for bulimia is to reduce or eliminate binge eating and purging behavior. To this end, nutritional rehabilitation, psychosocial intervention, and medication management strategies are often employed. Establishment of a pattern of regular, non-binge meals, improvement of attitudes related to the eating disorder, encouragement of healthy but not excessive exercise, and resolution of co-occurring conditions such as mood or anxiety disorders are among the specific aims of these strategies. Individual psychotherapy (especially cognitive-behavioral or interpersonal psychotherapy), group psychotherapy that uses a cognitive-behavioral approach, and family or marital therapy have been reported to be effective. Psychotropic medications, primarily antidepressants such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), have been found helpful for people with bulimia, particularly those with significant symptoms of depression or anxiety, or those who have not responded adequately to psychosocial treatment alone. These medications also may help prevent relapse. The treatment goals and strategies for binge-eating disorder are similar to those for bulimia, and studies are currently evaluating the effectiveness of various interventions.
People with eating disorders often do not recognize or admit that they are ill. As a result, they may strongly resist getting and staying in treatment. Family members or other trusted individuals can be helpful in ensuring that the person with an eating disorder receives needed care and rehabilitation. For some people, treatment may be long term.
Research Findings and Directions
Research is contributing to advances in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders.
NIMH-funded scientists and others continue to investigate the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions, medications, and the combination of these treatments with the goal of improving outcomes for people with eating disorders.8,9
Research on interrupting the binge-eating cycle has shown that once a structured pattern of eating is established, the person experiences less hunger, less deprivation, and a reduction in negative feelings about food and eating. The two factors that increase the likelihood of bingeing鈥攈unger and negative feelings鈥攁re reduced, which decreases the frequency of binges.10
Several family and twin studies are suggestive of a high heritability of anorexia and bulimia,11,12 and researchers are searching for genes that confer susceptibility to these disorders.13 Scientists suspect that multiple genes may interact with environmental and other factors to increase the risk of developing these illnesses. Identification of susceptibility genes will permit the development of improved treatments for eating disorders.
Other studies are investigating the neurobiology of emotional and social behavior relevant to eating disorders and the neuroscience of feeding behavior.
Scientists have learned that both appetite and energy expenditure are regulated by a highly complex network of nerve cells and molecular messengers called neuropeptides.14,15 These and future discoveries will provide potential targets for the development of new pharmacologic treatments for eating disorders.
Further insight is likely to come from studying the role of gonadal steroids.16,17 Their relevance to eating disorders is suggested by the clear gender effect in the risk for these disorders, their emergence at puberty or soon after, and the increased risk for eating disorders among girls with early onset of menstruation. It all depends how long this has been going on. Sometimes stress or family issues cause these problems ex: family instability or boyfriend/girlfriend break up.
Sometimes can be caused by ADD or depression as well. So you know yourself best if you are and have been doing it more than a few day yes see a doctor Psychiatrist or Psychologist. Try therapy first talk about what has been going on intimately to your professional. If that does not take the urge away see a Psychiatrist for medication. yes.. & see a doc and to a search on Bilemia and read girl
5 ft 7 at your weight is skin & bones..
Shh...I'll tell you a secret guyz like curves not skin & bones Yes you do have a problem and need to get a adult to get you to a doctor to be checked out. Your friends are right on this one. ok 1) yes its and eating disorder 2) you DO need help, you could seriously hurt yourself, maybe even die 3) im 15, 5'2 and 120 lbs, you should weigh more then that, ur taller then me! my friend is 15 6'0. shes tall i know...and weighs 135...and shes almost underwieght! eat more!!!! stupid you need to eat helthy food and workout not starve your self and you do have an eating disorder and you could die from that you have a disorder and you obviously know you do. now you need to get up the courage and ask for help. If you keep making yourself throw up your esophogus will eventually erupt and kill you, so is it better to be skinny and dead than plump and alive? if you think so than may God rest your soul. I think you should seek professional advice right away.
But don't worry they can help you.
I am just getting over anorexia but it sounds like you have bulemia.
I don't want to scare you babe but if it gets out of hand you can get very ill and do serious damage to your insides.
Get help before it's too late.
Hope you listen to my advise i do understand what you are going through. OK you do have an eating disorder. you need to seek psychological help. At 5'7 you should not be that thin. If you are starving yourself and puking up what you do eat. You have severe anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a distorted body image, which would explain why you think you are so fat when you are clearly not. It is all characterized by an extreme fear of obesity and refusal to maintain a normal and healthy body weight. Bulimia nervosa is characterized by the repeated rapid consumption of large quantities of food and then the perging of the excess food by making yourself throw up or using diarects. I would say that you have a combination of both. Both are also characterized by excessive excersizing like what you are doing daily. I'd suggest that you see a doctor and a psychologist and maybe even join a suport group. Don't worry, it's going to be ok. :) you need help and pretty quick before you do irreversable damage to your body. At what point do you think you will be 'feel' thin and anyway why is it so important to be so thin. I think you need to get some serious professional help dealing with the real issues to your bulimia. Many people like you have suffered trauma when they were younger, like being abused or just a crappy childhood and now your problems are manifesting into an eating disorder. If this is the case for you then get some councelling. See your doctor ASAP It sounds like you need to see the doctor for a referral, when you lose a lot of weight and are not getting the right nutrients your brain does not function properly and it distorts feeling and images so you may think you are fat but in reality you are probably very underweight. listen to your friends.. why would they lie!!! |
