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Is Obsession To Lose Weight A Medical Condition?

Hi my name is Courtney and my partner and mum have pointed out a problem recently. I ve been very obsessive over my weight recently, eating less, smaller portions or not eating atall. For a while I ve been wanting to get skinnier and I ve starved myself to do so but it didn t work and after that I ve just been feeling terrible and I don t know what to do anymore. At the moment I m around 9 stone 9 and I used to 10 stone 4, I ve lost that amount of weight in 2 months, and I m also 5 foot 7. Im always thinking I m fat even when others say I m not and I m nearly underweight for my age and height. I ve been exercising more than anything lately as this whole obsessing over my weight is ruining my day to day life, I was wanting to know if there is anything wrong with me and if there s any solution or some sort related to my symptoms
Thu, 20 Sep 2018
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Hi,

You are thinking much regarding your weight as mentioned in the question. So obsession can be there. You just have to calculate your BMI that should be between 20-25. If it is more than 25 than will guide you further otherwise no need to worry. For excess thought, you can consult a psychiatrist for counselling.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami,
General & Family Physician
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Is Obsession To Lose Weight A Medical Condition?

Hi, You are thinking much regarding your weight as mentioned in the question. So obsession can be there. You just have to calculate your BMI that should be between 20-25. If it is more than 25 than will guide you further otherwise no need to worry. For excess thought, you can consult a psychiatrist for counselling. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician