Anorexia and nutrition
Common Questions and Answers about Anorexia and nutrition
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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.
Hello there,
I have been battling various forms of Anorexia/Bulimia since my mid teens and now I am 26 years old. I am about 5'2 and weight around 78lbs. I am in the care of a physician and a therapist, yet I still feel a little lost on how to get started on my recovery, with what to eat, how much, etc. I think this is because I haven't eaten normally in so long my body doesn't know how to tell me what it really needs or when its had enough or not enough.
This is a highly debatable topic and well beyond the scope of my reply. However, the major issue with anorexia is the degree of anorexia. If it is so bad that it may harm a patient’s life then you may need to resort to parenteral nutrition—even if it is forced. The main ethics involved here is doing your best to save the life of patient. However, if the degree of anorexia is mild then usually counseling and medications help the person realize his problem and the person starts eating.
I would talk to your doctor but one thing you can do right now is power nutrition. Think smoothies with protein powder and fresh fruit in them. Drink some nutrition. Even like Ensure or those types of drinks give a lot of nutrition in a sip. Are you losing weight?
Are you highly stressed? That can be one reason to lose appetite. Are you on any medications? If you are gaining weight even with this appetite issue, it could be a slow thyroid. Do you have gastroparesis?
The best way is to join a nutrition expert and a physical trainer (or a gym) and follow their advice. Incorporating yoga into this regimen takes stress out of this exercise to lose weight. Also the diet should contain more of green leafy vegetables, fruits and protein and less of spaghetti, potato etc. I suggest you eat frequent small meals and stop counting calories.
I have had anorexia for over six months now, and about 2 months into it, I stopped getting my period. I'm really scared, and I told my parents what was going on, but they seem to not think it's such a big deal. I have been eating regularly lately, and am doing a lot better; but I am afraid that my period won't come back again, and I won't be able to have kids someday.
I'm 17, somewhere around 115 pounds maybe (my scale at home is broken and that's just what I weighed when I went to the doctor three months ago) and I've been restricting for 2 1/2 years. The past several months, I've been able to restrict and fast more and have probably lost more weight, but I'm still not thin enough to fit the weight criteria for anorexia nervosa or even be considered underweight.
The common causes of irregular cycles are hormonal imbalances, PCOD, lack of adequate nutrition from anorexia and/or physical stress caused by excessive exercise etc. Eat a healthy well balanced diet, maintain healthy weight, and exercise regularly all these can help. It is important to get evaluated for irregular periods. You will need a hormonal assay, pelvic scan and thyroid tests. Seek the opinion of a gynecologist. I sincerely hope you find this information useful.
Best luck and regards!
There are no good or bad foods don't give them that power. A lot of the fatigue is normal but I'd have your Dr check for anemia. If you aren't getting proper nutrition you'll be dead tired because baby is taking your nutrients. I've struggled with anorexia for 10 years and didn't even think I could get pregnant. Its very very hard to change your eating habits but having the support of your family can help.
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.
If your blood tests are fine, you don't feel nauseous, sick or dizzy, and you are developing normally, I don't see the reason why you would eat more and force yourself to eat (unless you're eating below 1000 calories a day). And no, it's not anorexia. Anorexia is a mental disease. Try counting calories and keeping the intake above 1200 calories, that's perfectly enough. If struggling, try taking vitamin b complex- it makes you hungry. I hope it helped.
I have struggled with anorexia for a long time and am currently in recovery. Your internist isn't trying to blow you off by giving you the answers she did. And don't feel alone - very few people recovering from eating disorders take pleasure from the process. While TV and articles can make it sound like an idyllic and nurturing process, it often feels like jumping off a cliff. Doing the right things feels incredibly wrong because of how you've conditioned yourself to think.
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