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writes:I discovered my friend throwing up after a meal and she later then admitted to me that she throws up her food on the odd occassion yet does not have an eating disorder. She says she does it rarely, the most twice a month and claims she usually doesn't do it for over months and only does when she is feeling really down. She doesn't want me to feel concerned and tells me she is under control but I can't help but feel concerned... she usually seems confident with her appearence however and is a healthy weight. Does she have an eating disorder and if so would you classify her behaviour as severe? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 April 2007): Yes- its the start of something that could be more serious. Throwing up any thing voluntairly can cause tons of damage- from an eruptered esophagus, to certain kinds of cancers to rotting teeth, etc. the list goes on. Please make sure she sees a doctor.
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 April 2007): http://www.emedicinehealth.com/bulimia/article_em.htm
A more in debth analysis of bulimia and eating disorders.
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 April 2007): http://www.remudaranch.com/eating_disorders/bulimia.asp
Here is a brief description of bulimia. Your friend may not be telling you the truth about how often she purges (vomits after eating) and the fact she claims she does it when she is feeling down is a sign that she is well on her way to this disorder....she needs an intervention and some help, you may consider enlisting her family, but then she may be mad at you for telling, but not for long, she will come to realize you did it out of love...your call though.
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reader, Royofthe Rovers +, writes (17 April 2007):
 Throwing up your food is not a good thing to get into the habit of doing.
Yes, she may well be telling the truth, but if so she still needs help. Doing that because your depressed is no way to deal with the stress.
She may well have a more serious eating disorder, in which case cant you ignore that.
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reader, RaeRaeMcGee  +, writes (17 April 2007):
 It sounds to me that your friend is definatley a bulimic. I am not sure if she does it sporadicly or not, it's just that you caught her. She may be downplaying the serevity of problem. You should talk to her, tell her that even doing something like that only now and again (don't tell her you think that she is lying about how much she does it, even though she probally is), your still concerned that she is hurting herself. Most likely she likes to keep her problem to herself, but putting it out there may make her release some baggage. Just remember that you can't be the one to save her, she has to help herself.
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reader, anonymous, writes (17 April 2007): It's normal 4 u 2 worry if sum 1 tells u not 2 worry cus it makes y think that they're hiding something.But have u considered that she's telling the truth?She might honestly only do it rarely.My theory is that she's under stress of sum kind so her body is so much under stress that she can't stomach food.
Have u considered these options?
Private email me 2 let me know how it goe!
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