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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tomz
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 62 Location: Pennsylvania
How Thin Is Too Thin? Posted: 01-14-05 12:56pm
Vh-1 has a special at 8:30 pm (est) friday
1/14/05 called "how thin is too thin?".
If you can't catch it tonight, check your
listings if they intend to air at a later
date. You can check their website, may
be they will have some links also.
Check this out if it may give you an idea
where to start.
Best wishes,
tomz
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PattyV
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Posted: 01-15-05 14:53pm
Men can have eating disorders,just like
women. You should encourage him to see a
doctor.He does sound very thin-6'1" with a
28" waist.Maybe he cannot afford to eat
more than once a day,is that possible??I
wish you both the best.
Patty
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Justin_Toronto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
Posted: 01-30-05 11:28am
Guys rarely see their body like everyone
else see's them. The only time a guy
will realize what he really looks like is
when taken in group pictures with other
people around.
Yes, he is definately extremely thin. He
will not get hungry because his body
believes he is fasting, or that food is
rare to come by. It's a natural reflex
of the body... As soon as food reserves
begin getting low, the hunger strikes...
After a while of being hungry, with no
food. The body figures, ok.. That's
enough. I'm going into reserve mode.
It no longer asks for food, but instead
cannabalizes.. (breaks down its own fat /
muscle) to use as energy. If you get him
started with eating 3-4 times per day..
Or even small meals throughout the day,
his body will begin asking for more food
again. It may take a while, but you'll
have to push him at it.
I have no doubt his sleeping disorder and
erectile disfunction is also linked to his
lack of nutrition.
I do not understand why he would
constantly be sweating though... This is
very akward. Usually you sweat when your
body has difficulty keeping itself cool..
(larger people tend to sweat more for this
reason). Underweight individuals tend to
shiver and be cold more.
All these symptoms, however, sound like
they are linked to current or previous
drug usage... Even the sweating. Has he
ever been heavily involved in recreational
drugs?
Justin
p.S. Sometimes a guy needs his pride hurt
before he realizes he has to do something.
Sounds mean, but it's true.
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icyjulz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: 09-13-05 14:59pm
I'm like ur bf too....I only weight like
45kg my height is 170cm......And I have
sleepin disorder and eatin disorder too
i cant sleep before da sun is up and I can
eat just after I awaken from my
sleep....
I usually wake up around 12.P.M and I
would only eat around 6pm,but I would have
another meal at 11pm or even 3am
unlike ur bf he can do all da fastin.....I
can only stand da fasting for 36 hour for
no food.....But I drink......(not
alcohol)
i have no idea how to make him eat....Wat
even like me after each meal there are
many times I feel sick and wanna vomit it
out......
But I try to keep it in da stomache
because I know I can be skinner than this
easily....
I can lose my weight like 1-3 kg in a day
period
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Boxing_Is_Fun
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posted: 10-11-05 20:53pm
Justin is right, seeing as your b/f does
have a serious problem when it comes to
eating then you should be more concerned
about his health then his pride, because
in the end he will thank you for it. As
far as helping him goes, he needs to
realize he has a problem before he will
seek help for it so try talking to him and
letting him know your concerned. As far
as where to find help for this type of
thing I wouldn't really know who to see,
the best advice I can think of would be to
look on the internet for maybe some kind
of classes or to ask somebody like a
doctor to find out where he could get the
best professional help. Sorry I can't
help much, but I hope this advice is
useful and I wish you and your b/f lots of
luck in dealing with this.
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Anarchy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5
Posted: 02-02-06 08:02am
Im 202cm and eat around a sandwitch a day,
my sleeping usualy lasts about 5-6hrs a
night. Im just 20 and I play football and
consider myself fit
my issues come from an unknown stomach
issue which make me fill full all the time
and burns in my upper stomach
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