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bulimia signs
How do you know if a 13 year old girl is bulimic? She told me she is but I'm not sure if she's lying or not because she isn't losing weight. So what's signs/sympotoms is there that she is bulimic?
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People who suffer from bulimia don't always lose weight. Sometimes they are even overweight and don't lose much.
There's not really an outward showing when someone has bulimia.
These are some symptoms..
Being preoccupied with your body shape and weight
Living in fear of gaining weight
Feeling that you can't control your eating behavior
Eating until the point of discomfort or pain
Eating much more food in a binge episode than in a normal meal or snack
Forcing yourself to vomit or exercise too much
Misusing laxatives, diuretics or enemas after eating
Using dietary supplements or herbal products for weight loss
So that's why you can't really tell when someone has bulimia.
Either way, this can be life threatening. So even if you don't know if she is telling the truth, you should tell somebody.
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I recently overcame bulimia, yet I only lost like 20 pounds.it doesnt hsppen fast.tips for her for telling you, please get her help.some signs are clogged drains and her dissapearing after meals.
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People with eating disorders like bulimia don't always show outward signs of the disorder at first. With bulimia the signs to look for are usually hidden; done behind closed doors in the bathroom where they purge after binging.
Bulimia is a very serious and can be a deadly eating disorder if not caught early and properly treated. I would suggest since this friend has confided in you that at the very least you discuss this with you parents so that they may inform her parents. I realize you would be breaking her confidence in doing so but ask yourself this question. Is it not better to have a friend who is alive and possible mad at you at the moment rather than attending that persons funeral sometime in the near future if she is not properly treated. For that is the possible result if she is able to hide this long enough.
Below is a link to a website that will give you some more information on signs and symptoms of bulimia. as you will see the outward appearance of these signs are hard to detect.
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People who are bulimic aren't always skinny. Some are even over weight because they are suffering from malnutrition.
If a 13 year old told you she is bulimic, You need to take it seriously and get help. Not wait for signs
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