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What Causes Eating Disorder?

i have rare days where i dont stop eating, then ill havea few days where i wont eat anything, then ill have another day where i just eat and eat and eat then ill have days of trying to avoid eating as much as possible. is there a disorder i may have?
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Hello and thanks for writing in.

I understand that you're worried whether you're having an eating disorder. To help you understand your problem better, here are the core features of an eating disorder:

- Refusal to maintain the minimum required body weight.
- Fear of becoming fat or having a distorted body image about oneself.
- Drastic weight loss by engaging in unhealthy measures like starving, vomiting, purging, etc.
- Abnormal eating behaviours like bingeing or starving / cutting down calories drastically.

So, considering your symptoms, you seem to have some features of an eating disorder, probably Bulimia. I would therefore advise you to consult a psychiatrist for a detailed evaluation and further professional help.

Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar
Consultant Psychiatrist
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What Causes Eating Disorder?

Hello and thanks for writing in. I understand that you re worried whether you re having an eating disorder. To help you understand your problem better, here are the core features of an eating disorder: - Refusal to maintain the minimum required body weight. - Fear of becoming fat or having a distorted body image about oneself. - Drastic weight loss by engaging in unhealthy measures like starving, vomiting, purging, etc. - Abnormal eating behaviours like bingeing or starving / cutting down calories drastically. So, considering your symptoms, you seem to have some features of an eating disorder, probably Bulimia. I would therefore advise you to consult a psychiatrist for a detailed evaluation and further professional help. Regards, Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar Consultant Psychiatrist