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Do I have a slight eating disorder?
My grandma,and my mom seems to think I have and eating disorder,but I know I don't.
I go days without eating,and feel fine.
But my mom and dad makes me eat something,cause they think I have an eating disorder.
When I do eat,I have puke it right back up.
I don't think I have an eating disorder,but they do.
Do I?
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I am not going to come out and tell you that you have an eating disorder as I am in no place to to do so.
I do know that is NOT normal to go days at a time without eating. Although you think you feel fine, Your body lacks nutrition and if you keep on going down that road you could become malnourished and your body will think you are starving itself and it will create fatty tissue that WILL make you gain weight. Have you not seen that commercial about the children in Africa?.....That is exactly what it means to be malnourished.
Your definition describes someone who is borderline anorexic, Again I am not going to label you as this as I am not a doctor. However to put it simple these are known facts about anorexia and bulimia;
Bulimia causes; Tooth decay, irregular heart beat, kidney and liver failure, hair loss, infertility and DEATH
Anorexia causes: Pretty much the same thing as bulimia.
Seriously, Make an appointment with your family doctor and seek some professional help.
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Do you have an eating disorder? It is really tough to say one way or another from what you have written. Everyone's eating habits are different.
What concerns me is the puking. If you force yourself to puke then you do have an eating disorder know as Bulimia and this can be serious even life threatening if it is not corrected. If the puking is not self induced then you have either a medical illness that needs a doctors attention; or the puking is psychosomatic that is also a illness that is more of an eating disorder also requiring medical attention.
Regardless of the what the only one that can say for sure if you have an eating disorder or not is a doctor. The puking is your biggest problem especially if not self induced.
My suggestion, since you did not give your age. Is to talk with your mom and grandma and have them arrange for you to see an internist. This would be the specialist doctor who deals with eating disorders. As I said in the beginning, everyone's eating habits are different. If this doctor finds you are healthy, finds the cause for the non self induced vomiting and corrects it, if that is the case. Them mom and grandma should be satisfied and stop forcing you to eat when you are not hungry.
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You don't mention how old you are, how much weight you've lost or whether you make yourself sick after eating, but these can be signs that you may have an eating disorder.
A human is able to live on very small amounts of food for some time, as long as they continue fluids, but they won't look or feel healthy or have much energy.
You can maintain a healthy weight for your age and frame without starving yourself or comiting all the time. If you feel you need to prove to your family that you are healthy, why not visit your doctor and explain the situation to him/her?
They can do tests and assessments which should either alleviate the problem or dismiss it.
Hope this helps, let me know how youget on?
Good luck, best wishes X.
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There is definitely something wrong with your eating habits. It is not normal to eat something and then "puke it back up."
Please see a doctor. Before it gets even worse.
-Laura (19-f)
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Yes, you definitely have an eating disorder. It is not normal to go days without eating or to throw up your food. Ask your parents if you can see a therapist or a doctor that specializes in eating disorders.
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