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I am male and my age is 37, i m not taking lunch t
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I am male and my age is 37, i m not taking lunch these days, and due to that i feel vomits when i got hungry. why it is happening? is it an indication towards a big disease? or it is only due to the empty stomach?
I was looking for some advice to help my boyf
Question:
I was looking for some advice to help my boyfriend.
Yesterday he asked me if he was fat, and i was really surprised, i told him he wasn't and we ended up getting into an argument over it, he left and i followed him and found him making himself sick in the school toilets. He confessed he'd been bulimic for about 4 years, and it started cause of his parents. I don't know how to help him and just really need any advice or help anyone has..
thanks:)si p
Answer:
Wow. This realization must have taken you by surprise! It is common for individuals with eating disorders to feel fat and be inconsolable. Sounds like your boyfriend’s discomfort in his body made it unbearable to keep his food in. It’s also very common for bulimics, of which 10% are male, to keep their binge purge behaviors secret. Hopefully he is relieved that he got caught. His confession could open the door for help, support and the knowledge that he is not alone. Bulimia is not about the food; it is about his pain and issues. Also, bulimia can be life threatening. Let him know you care. Support him to seek out professional help: a medical doctor and a psychotherapist who specializes in bulimia would be best. If he has insurance, he can call his insurance and ask for these eating disorder specialists
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Best,
Dr. Patricia Pitts, PhD
Hi- I was bulimic for 8 years and I am 7 months re
Question:
Hi- I was bulimic for 8 years and I am 7 months recovered right now. I know that it is normal for your salivary glands to puff up while your in recovery, but is it normal for them to be swollen for 7 months straight? My glands are still swollen and I am soooo worried that they wont go back down. They have made little improvement but they are still very embarrassingly large. I did have a severe case of anorexia/bulimia (threw up 6x a day) so this might effect the length of time that it will take for my glands to shrink but I don't know. Will they go back to normal?
Answer:
Hi Jen,
Congratulations on having 7 months of recovery on your side! Normally the swollen salivary glands that give the appearance of “chipmunk-like cheeks” go down when the binge purging behavior ceases. In rare case like your own, the swelling may continue for months. In my 27 years of treating eating disorders, I have seen a handful of individuals with your concern. You need to see an ENT to diagnose your condition. I have heard of such things as individuals being prescribed antibiotics, ridding the mucous trapped in the glands, low amounts of saliva needing to be addressed and blockage needing surgery.
Good luck,
Dr. Patricia Pitts is the Chief Executive
Officer of The Bella Vita established in
1985. She is a nationally renowned
expert in the treatment of anorexia. Read moreDr. Patricia Pitts is the Chief Executive
Officer of The Bella Vita established in
1985. She is a nationally renowned
expert in the treatment of anorexia.
Read more
Officer of The Bella Vita established in
1985. She is a nationally renowned
expert in the treatment of anorexia.
Read more
