My new boyfriend doesnt eat, I didnt
notice the extent of his eating problems
until I spent a whole weekend with him.
Basically he has one meal a day, and not
even what you could call a proper meal,
usually a sandwich, or a piece of toast.
And he will eat the same one meal a day
for months on end, for exmaple, recently
it has been a cheese and onion sandwich.
He doesnt sleep, either, only 4 hours a
night at most.
When I told him that his eating habits
arent normal or healthy, he just shrugged
and said he doesnt get hungry. He doesnt
think he is thin, he thinks he is the
right size for his height. But at 6'1"
tall he weighs less than me (i am 5'8"
tall and of average size/slim), his waist
is just 28" which again is smaller than
mine.
He also is hot all the time, which causes
him to sweat alot, and he cannot get a
full erection, his penis kind of gets semi
hard, but not completely, I dont know if
that is normal or not?
I am really worried about him, but dont
want to upset him or hurt his pride by
mentioning these things to him before
getting some advice.
Does anyone know the symptoms of male
eating disorders? The effects and how
best to tackle it?
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Super_K
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Posts: 50
Posted: 01-17-05 00:43am
If I were you I would go somewhere that
specilices in it without him and ask the
people what signs might be and tell them
about your boyfired. If it sound like he
might have and eating disorder then take
him there or try to get him yourself to
eat.
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OldTimer
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Delaware
Posted: 01-26-05 11:45am
Has he ever been tested for diabetes??????
You may want to push him to get that
simple test - especially if there is a
family history of diabetes.
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jess_15
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 1 Location: scotland UK
Posted: 04-16-05 06:30am
Hey, I think I am having the same kind of
problem with my best mate
he doesnt seem to eat anything at all, or
drink a lot and I am getting very worried
about him. I also think he suffers from
depression.
When he does eat, its only about one meal
a day and small portions at that. He just
tells me he 'isnt feeling too hungry' or
'not in the mood for food today.'
he passes out alot aswell. Recently it
was on day where he hadnt eaten anything
apart from a crust of bread and he passed
out for roughly half an hour.
About a fortnight ago it happened also.
We were doing sport at school and he was
sick everywhere and then collapsed for
about 5-10 minites.
I am 5'4' and weigh around 9 stone, but he
is a lot taller than me at 5'10' and
weighs 8 stone 4.
I asked him if he thought he had an eating
disorder, and he replyed that of course he
didnt, and I wasnt to worry. He said he
doesnt eat alot, but when he does eat its
ok.
I am really confused and dont know what to
do. I dont lose my best friend.
