I Can't Eat, Not Sure If It Is Really a Disorder Though Posted: 01-23-05 16:47pm
I started having a dgiestive illness this
summer. The doctor said that I had ibs
but the colonoscopy showed that I had some
gastritis and colitis also. I have not
responded to treatment. Because I feel
ill, especially after I eat, I tend to eat
very little and sometimes don't eat at all
for a day or two. My gastro doctor
doesn't seem too concerned because my
blood chemistry is normal and I am still
having normal periods.
I am 5'5'' and before my illness I weighed
135 lbs, which my primary care physician
said was a good weight for me and that I
should not try to purposely lose weight.
I wore size 8-10 clothing. Now I am 115
lbs (or less since I don't own a scale)
and wear size 4. Since I cannot seem to
establish a regular diet, I am still
losing weight although it has slowed. I
do feel a lot of stress from my illness as
well as other events in my life. Many
people say that I need to eat and that I
look like a skeleton, which makes me feel
bad. On the otherhand, there are people
who now say that I am now very attractive
since I am still good proportions,
genetically having bigger breasts.
This might sound strange, but could I be
anorexic and not know it? I really do
rarely have an appetitie and often feel
sick digestively. I am not choosing that
or am i?
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KandyPants
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 18 Location: Texas
I Feel Sick When I Eat. Posted: 02-13-05 19:34pm
I have kind of the same problem. I
haven't gone to the doctor so I don't know
exactly what is wrong with me. Lately
it's been so hard for me to eat. I will
be soo hungry but whenever I eat I feel
sick...I feel like i'm going to
vomit...And a few times I have. It's
just so frustrating because i'm so hungry
and I want to eat...But when I do I feel
sick. I just don't know what to do....I
don't know what is wrong with me. I
think I will make an appointment with a
doctor soon, see if they can tell me what
is wrong with me.
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lostoyou
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jan 2004 Posts: 170 Location: Ireland
My Opinion Posted: 02-26-05 17:02pm
Hey there! Listening to you write that
post I doubt that you have an eating
disorder, thats not to say I could be
wrong. I'll explain a little about eating
disorders ok. A person with an eating
disorder does not chose to have one it is
something that has been there for awhile
but only surfaces when the person begins
to starve, vomit or binge. An eating
disorder is about thinking and feeling, a
person who has an eating disorder would
have a very negative outlook of themselves
and how they are viewed by others. An
eating disorder is a way for people to
cope with everyday life because they
cannot cope with it as well as others or
they have a great sence of fear. An
eating disorder is a coping meganism which
can be very destructive and life
threatening. Although the person with an
eating disorder may deny it or try to hide
it, it will not go away unless they work
on there thinking and feelings. The
negative thoughts and feelings of a person
usually begin in childhood and if left
unnoticed they could develop into an
eating disorder. When treating a person
with an eating disorder it is so important
to understand that unless there thoughts
and feelings become more positive there
behaviour will not change. Even when
someone is in recovery the behaviour ie
starving, vomiting, binging etc is the
last thing which stops, only when the
thoughts and feelings are changed does the
eating and attitude around food change.
The reason I don't think you would have an
eating disorder is because, you haven't
choosen to stop eating because you think
you are fat or overweight, its because you
find it difficult to eat because of your
health problems. You have also been very
open about your questions which indicates
you don't have an eating disorder.
However if you are very negative about
yourself and put yourself down alot I
would be careful especially now that you
are finding it difficult to eat. You
might not have an eating disorder now but
you could develop one. Please stay strong
within yourself and be happy with who you
are. Once you are happy with who you are
as a person you should not let other
people infleunce the way you think about
yourself.
An eating disorder can ruin your life and
I am talking from experience, if you think
you have problems with your health now,
you wouldn't want to know about the health
risks which are involved. I am only 17
and I have a bone disease, my organs have
aldreay begun to fail which means I am at
rick of dropping dead any minute. Nobody
wants that to happen to them so please,
don't go down the road I did and if you
think you might be heading that way, get
help! Stay strong, believe in yourself
and remember you are perfect just the way
you are. I hope your getting better.
Write to me any time. :)
