| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| is it the beginning? | 10/9/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: on and off i've felt the need to not eat and im constantly weighing myself but im never satisfied ...
A: If you're finding yourself exercising, measuring food and snack portions constantly, and not eating ...
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| anorexia | 10/9/2008 | Ginger M. |
Q: What changed in your life that caused your anorexia?
A: I think it's a combination of things that made me predisposed to anorexia, but you're right, life ...
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| recovery from anorexia | 10/7/2008 | Joanne |
Q: well, first of all i want to say thank you ssooo much for helping out so many people, you just make ...
A: Claudia It is great that you are getting to see so much! I wish that I had travelled a bit before ...
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| Post Anorexia Weight Gain | 10/6/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: I was anorexic for close to 3 years. When I started eating a more normal amount, I, very slowly ...
A: I need some more information to adequately answer your question, but I can give you kind of a ...
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| what should i do? | 10/4/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: i am kitty 19 years old...i hope you can help me with this...i don't know what to do when i am in ...
A: This is typical of emotional eaters to eat large quantities of food and then go through periods of ...
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| Muscle Loss.... and how to regain it? | 10/3/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: I'm a 21 year who is 5 feet and currently weigh 88 pounds. I've engaged in anorexic behaviours to ...
A: Anorexia causes muscle wasting due to the lack of protein intake. When you starve your body, yes, ...
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| i need advice, i may be starving myself.... | 10/2/2008 | Ginger M. |
Q: im a 14 year old boy, i do only a little exercise(walking for 20 mins aday. some times not even ...
A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you- I had a bit of an emergency I had to tend to. I think ...
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| Anorexic Best Friend | 10/1/2008 | Joanne |
Q: Lately my best friend has been acting different and i think she may be anorexic. The past few months ...
A: Madison I often find it hard to comment on being the friend of a sufferer as I have limited ...
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| Am I Anorexic? | 10/1/2008 | Ginger M. |
Q: I am a 15 year old male who is 6"2' and 130 Pounds. I am worried that I might be anorexic. About a ...
A: and I'm sorry you are going through stress about this. I'll try and answer as best as I can, and ...
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| Anorexia and Metabolism | 9/29/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: I am currently 19 years old, 5 foot 3 inches, and about 97 lbs, and have been struggling with ...
A: I can pretty much guarantee that your body is in starvation mode and that is why whenever you eat ...
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| recovery | 9/27/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: I've been suffering from an ED for the last 3 years now. It started off as anorexia and then turned ...
A: 1) your metabolism may have gotten a jump start so you may be losing some, but retaining water. ...
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| Help please | 9/27/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: I'm so frustrated and sick and tired of obsessing about calories, fat, how much exercise I need to ...
A: Sarah, As someone who has dealt with an eating disorder I know what you're feeling, but have you ...
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| wondering if I actually need to seek help | 9/27/2008 | Joanne |
Q: I have wondered for a long time if I have an eating disorder. It all started in high school while ...
A: Tina I think this is definitely worth talking to your doctor about. Whether or not your weight is ...
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| Fever due to eating disorder | 9/26/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: My age is 18 and i am male.I want to ask you a queqtion that when i drink water in between eating ...
A: Getting a fever from an eating disorder is serious this can cause a lot of problems and if you're ...
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| relapse!.. pills?! | 9/26/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: I've been dealing with my ED behaivors for almost two years. And I've been trying to recover since ...
A: Your grandmother doesnt know how serious it is to give someone who's dealing with an eating disorder ...
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| anorexia | 9/24/2008 | Joanne |
Q: after my second child ihad a bout of the blues for which i was prescribed prozac this caused me to ...
A: Shelley I have no doubt that you are not alone in this situation, however, I have had no experience ...
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| my best friend is anorexic? | 9/20/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: My best friend is anorexic. i have no doubts about it. I have a really good friend of mine, who ...
A: You are taking the right steps... you've talked to her about her problem, you've shown and told her ...
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| Need Help!!!! | 9/18/2008 | Joanne |
Q: Since about 2 months ago I've been concerned with my weight. I startes purging a lot lately actually ...
A: Meagan I am glad that you have decided to tell someone. It may be hard to do, but it will be so ...
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| Need Help!!!! | 9/15/2008 | Joanne |
Q: Since about 2 months ago I've been concerned with my weight. I startes purging a lot lately actually ...
A: Meagan I don't understand! You must think that you have a problem that you contacted me ...
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| Need Help!!!! | 9/13/2008 | Joanne |
Q: Since about 2 months ago I've been concerned with my weight. I startes purging a lot lately actually ...
A: Meagan GET HELP NOW! It definitely sounds as though you are developing an eating disorder, and ...
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| bloating | 9/13/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: I need some help with a problem with bloating. I am Ana/Bul that uses laxatives. Three days ago, ...
A: First off STOP using laxatives. Why you're bloated is because you're screwing up your body's ...
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| refeeding calorie question | 9/13/2008 | Meg |
Q: i am 5'2'' and alter between binge eating and anorexia. right now i am 98 lbs. i knooow i need to ...
A: I'm so sorry that you're having such a hard time right now and hope that you can feel better soon. ...
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| refeeding calorie question | 9/13/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: i am 5'2'' and alter between binge eating and anorexia. right now i am 98 lbs. i knooow i need to ...
A: If you are trying to increase your calorie intake on an outpatient basis I would suggest increasing ...
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| my teacher | 9/12/2008 | Melissa |
Q: ithink mt teacher has a eatind disorder and i need to know how i can tell. she says she only eats ...
A: What did the other teacher's and counselors say? Unfortunately, there is probably little you can do ...
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| losing weight after struggling with an eating disorder | 9/12/2008 | Joanne |
Q: Due to a lot of depression and some other issues, I struggled with an eating disorder for a few ...
A: Jessie I would like to point out, as you probably already know, you are only just over the ...
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| scared | 9/12/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: i am 38 years old,my entire life since about age 12 I've had eating disorders,from anorexic to ...
A: Eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia can cause hormonal imbalances that can cause fluid ...
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| getting my cycle back | 9/10/2008 | Meg |
Q: After loosing a lot of weight rapidly, I lost my periods - haven't had a cycle since November of ...
A: Hey Elizabeth, It is actually very common for people recovering from anorexia to overcompensate a ...
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| want to have baby | 9/10/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: Will maintaining a weight of 110 at 5 feet 6 inches be enough to start my period and hopefully ...
A: Everyone is different, so the answer to your question is not going to be straigh forward. Body ...
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| pains | 9/8/2008 | Joanne |
Q: im just wondering if you no what this might be? When i eat over my limit (400-500cals) a day or ...
A: Marie I think that you should get this checked out to make sure that it is not your kidneys that ...
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| getting my cycle back | 9/8/2008 | Meg |
Q: After loosing a lot of weight rapidly, I lost my periods - haven't had a cycle since November of ...
A: Hey Elizabeth, Oh gosh, I lost my period a few times, the longest for about 4 years. I think it ...
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| Anorexia/Eating Disorder | 9/8/2008 | Joanne |
Q: My daughter is 17 and she told me today that she is very sick, she doesn't want to eat and struggle ...
A: Julia I am so sorry to hear that you daughter is suffering so much right now! It is common for ...
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| 4 years of an eating disorder and recovering | 9/8/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: I will try to make this brief. I have had anorexia nervousa for over 4 years now and am currently in ...
A: If you have insurance you should be able to get into an inpatient treatment. I would look for ...
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| Relapse | 9/7/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a seventeen year old living in Texas. I was bulimic with anorectic ...
A: You have to learn how to engage in other things than binging and purging. I had to learn that in my ...
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| Relapse | 9/7/2008 | Ginger M. |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a seventeen year old living in Texas. I was bulimic with anorectic ...
A: Feeling like you're losing control is the absolute worst feeling for someone with an ED- I've been ...
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| Relapse | 9/7/2008 | Joanne |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a seventeen year old living in Texas. I was bulimic with anorectic ...
A: Jessica I can't give you the answers that you want, it is impossible to say that what works for one ...
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| Relapse | 9/7/2008 | Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a seventeen year old living in Texas. I was bulimic with anorectic ...
A: It's hard to change reactions to stress and it will take time. You are not going to change the way ...
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| How can I get my weight to a healthy level? | 9/7/2008 | Meg |
Q: This past summer I started running two miles five times a week, along with riding on a stationary ...
A: I'm glad that you are trying to be healthy and its good that you're aware that your weight has gone ...
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| getting my cycle back | 9/6/2008 | Meg |
Q: After loosing a lot of weight rapidly, I lost my periods - haven't had a cycle since November of ...
A: I don't know if there is really a scientific formula to know exactly when your cycle will come back. ...
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| trying to get back periods | 9/6/2008 | Nafeesah |
Q: After loosing a lot of weight rapidly, I lost my periods - haven't had a cycle since November of ...
A: I would actually speak to a gynecologist(doctor specializing in women's health) to find out why your ...
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| Am i starting to have an eating disorder | 9/6/2008 | Joanne |
Q: I have always been underweight then as i hit 12 i started to put on loads of weight,, my friends and ...
A: Lauren The weight that you put on at 12 years old was most likely your body preparing for puberty. ...
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