Does My Wife Suffer Bulimia Posted: 12-06-05 15:41pm
I am very worried about my wife. She is
of a large build and cant loose weight.
She exercises and dosent eat crap food.
She is soon to go on blood pressure
tablets if she dosent loose weight.
She has been to the doctors and all she
gets told every time is go see the
dietician. Looking at the symptoms it
seems to match hers. She has irregular
periods sometimes dosent come on and also
has got to have some sort of coating on
her teeth.
Can anyone help cos im very worried and
dont want to hurt her feelings.
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csmith223
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 10 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 12-07-05 13:29pm
I cannot say for sure if she is bulimic
but I can tell you what to watch for.
Observe how much she eats at every meal
without letting her know what you're
doing. Then check to see if she goes into
the bathroom shortly thereafter or goes
off somewhere to be by herself. If so
it's possible she's using that self time
to throw up any food she's eaten,
especially if she's eaten to the point of
stuffing herself. It is also important to
watch for sign of extreme fatigue. If she
sleeps a lot and I mean a lot, then it is
quite possible she is depriving herself in
some way. As an obese person myself (i
also used to be bulimic) be sure to get
all the facts before accusing her of an
eating disorder. Try to find some
concrete evidence of her disorder and be
caring. Express your concern for her
without any yelling or anger as that could
push her further into her disorder.
Reassure her of your support in her weight
loss whether she has an eating disorder or
not. I will help to encourage her to do
it the right way. Hope this helps and
just remember the things I told you to
watch for.
