Anorexia and alcoholism

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1106321 tn?1258580667 hi, my 12 year old son was diagnosed with anorexia,bulimia and bipolar,currently hes under state custody due to all hospital and clinics stays over the last year,including 8-10 weeks at dallas child. hosp..... every time he came home he will start all over again...so now im geting ready for him to come back,maybe by end of jan. 2010, but i feel that im not ready,that i have to do more research andget ppl from my fam.
Avatar f tn Yes you can have stomach pain along with many other symptoms. Anorexia and Anorexia Nervosa are actually two different things.. Anorexia is simply not eating, it doesn't necessarily mean you don't WANT to eat, just a lack of eating for whatever reason. Anorexia Nervosa (what people are usually talking about when they use the term Anorexia) is when you don't eat because you think you are fat, or you have a strong fear of gaining weight.
179856 tn?1333547362 I was just reading about Portia DeRossi's anorexia and it says when she was down to 82 pounds she "was told she was suffering from a handful of serious conditions: osteoporosis, organ failure, cirrhosis of the liver and the auto-immune disease lupus." how would anorexia cause cirrhosis does anybody know? I'm just curious because I never heard of that before and was wondering how it was related.
Avatar f tn Proper nutrition is the goal in treating Anorexia. Food is medicine. To learn more about anorexia and treatment options, visit the bella vita website.
Avatar f tn Based on clinical research studies, between 22% to 29% of individuals with dementia were found to be heavy drinkers or alcoholics and 9% to 23% of elderly alcoholics in alcoholism treatment were found to also have dementia. An estimated 1.1 to 2.3 million older Americans have problems with alcohol. Medical researchers are still grappling with how to more fully define the association between heavy alcohol use and symptoms of dementia.
Avatar f tn I am currently medically stable but have been struggling for three years with hypothyroid symptoms( constant fatigue, brain fog,cold hands, slow motor skill, anxiety and depression worse, and a couple other symptoms) despite my bmi being normal, and proper nutrition. I am currently on thyroid meds but the only result is that my tsh is very low. Other wise I am still feeling the same and some symptoms are worse.
Avatar m tn know what to do about him, because he has like, no muscle mass left on him! He says he is experiencing aches and pains all over, and he is blind in hsi left eye, and has had surgery to move the muscle so that his eye looks the right way, because it crossed inward before. But I have heard this happens to other people as well. It is dizziness/vision blacking out, and last time the searing pain brought him to his knees. And he said last time that the pain was in his right eye.
502805 tn?1210274320 I know very little about it, I am no doctor, But I do know my dad had a guy who worked for him who was diagnosed with cirrhosis because he drank very heavily and did drugs and things for over 20 years. He quit drinking on the spot and he is still working, that was atleast 10 years ago. My dad said he eats very little and sometimes he misses work for a few days at a time, but not often.
Avatar n tn Hi iam a female of 24yrs i feel heaviness and dizziness whenever i move my head in space (side to side) i dont whats the problem is the problem is with my vertebral artery or is it anorexia. Pl. guide me as soon as possible.
Avatar n tn i am the child of an alchoholic and i feel worse then if i were drinking. my step mother is very ill , and my father the alcholic is the care taker. he has use guilt to motivate me and make me feel quilty about every thing in there life. I feel like iam going to go crazy. i cant seem to tell him off. he says terrible things about me and my children when he is drunk, the denies it. lies about it and any thing else possible. I cant stand it anymore. 38 year old mother of 2 teens .
Avatar f tn If you continue to drink the hard stuff vodka and whiskey, you will ruin your kidneys and can end up in the hospital with dialysis!! They tell me it is a slow and painful process. If you can't pee, it sits inside you and stagnates and you can get a very bad infection from it. On the other hand, some beer is good for the kidneys. You must, however, drink water!!!
Avatar n tn And on the other side of the coin, our body and brain will change over time, as we continue to abuse alcohol. Once we do this for a long enough period of time, the changes are permanent. And as Narla says, we can't drink again or limit ourselves.
Avatar m tn The main problem I have is that when I drink (maybe once a month), I get drunk very quickly and make wrong choices about drugs like cocaine, which are really having negative effects on my life. When I am sober, I never think of doing drugs. I find it very hard to drink in moderation. Is this what is referred to as alcoholism? Is alcohol my problem? I thought that if I stopped alcohol, then I would never do drugs. But no matter what, every few months, I fail and am back to square one.
Avatar n tn Does alcohol detoxification treatment really treats the physical effects of prolonged use of alcohol. Can an alcoholic be treated without getting himself admitted in India and for how long generally the treatment continues.My husband is a heavy drinker and its almost 17 years since he has been drinking regularly and the result is he is unable to avoid a single day as his legs start paining. His has a busy schedule . Kindly advise . My email id is ***@****.
Avatar n tn how do I help my husband who is an alcoholic and now starting to drink liquor when he is out of beer.This is now causing problems for us because he is becoming a sloppy drunk and its all too much for me.
Avatar n tn I am going through alcohol withdrawals right now and my poop is watery and green. What is causing that?
Avatar n tn hi. get her to a detox or even an er. i've experienced about everything withdrawal has to offer, and aside from the medical risk, if it gets too unpleasant she might drink more for relief like i did a few times trying to do it myself. she needs to be somewhere that can provide medication and monitor things like vital signs. there is nothing non-prescription that will help the acute symptoms. please treat this as the potentially life-threatening condition that it is.
1485372 tn?1359545131 U can type this into Google and get the symptoms according to the DSM-IV!
Avatar m tn my friend is an alcohlic and she's having many health issues such as peeling of the hands and feet, hair loss, no apetite, weight loss, anxiety, depression, dimentia, etc... Are these signs of her body shutting down? She's been to several rehabs and has been in the hospital for alcohol poisioning.
785277 tn?1244324809 I can only speak for myself. I had beautiful teeth when I was a teenager. Now from my twenties on....43, Infections!!!!I have had all my teeth root canaled, bonded, pulled, bridged, and now finally all pulled and I'm working on implants. Its not worth all the pain and suffering, I will tell you that right now. I have spent over 35,000 on my teeth over the years. Infections in the mouth can lead to death...the infection can go straight to your heart or brain.
Avatar m tn i am not doing well - it seems i have lost alot of my will - i cant take not being home and with my kids - i have lost so much of myself and dignity - i hate this isolation - my ex is thriving and i want her to be well, but she is doing it off my back and i dont say anything to the kids and pretend i am "fine" because i dont want to upset them or feel bad for me.
449540 tn?1205451909 your liver is what stores glucose for your brain and muscles..when it is impaired guess what..and over time it just gets worse..a synapses problem..along with weakness...anxiety ...fatigue...dizzyness..so if you have anxiety from drinking after you quit you can expect symptoms for quite some time while going through withdrawals..good luck...
Avatar f tn My son who was 21 years old and suffered alcoholism and alcohol abuse completed sucide while in an alcohol induced blackout. I know if he had not been drinking it would have never happened. How common is this. How can alcohol change someone to the violent rage that my son suffered at the time he took his life? He had been in counceling since the age of 14.
Avatar n tn Alcoholism can be a form of self medication for bipolar disorder and other psychiatric disabilities and it can worsen them as well. The best thing to do is speak to a psychiatrist and then they can see what to do from there but as well a dual recovery group is essential as to have stability, stopping drinking alcohol is crucial. As well some issues you are explaining would be worthwhile to discuss with a talk therapist in addition to a psychiatrist.