Eating Disorders
Eating disorders can affect anyone at any time in their life. There are many reasons why someone can develop an eating disorder. Sexual trauma, mental abuse, physical abuse, addictions, a distorted perception of self-body image can set off an eating disorder or just because one inherits the genetic properties.
Individuals who suffer from eating disorders will utilize dangerous methods of coping such as consuming laxatives, diuretics (more commonly known as water pills), inflict self harm, force themselves to vomit or become compulsive with exercise.
While eating disorders can take on various forms, there are primarily three main types, which include:
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Anorexia Disorder
- Binge Eating Disorder
At Eating Disorder Associates, we have helped many individuals and families overcome the above disorders. Eating disorders can be difficult to manage, and in some cases, they can exist without the person suffering with these disorders even being aware of it. If you have a loved one who you suspect may have an eating disorder, warning signs are as follows:
Eating Disorders Warning Signs
- Abnormal weight loss of 25% of more with no known medical illness accounting for the loss.
- Reduction in food intake, denial of hunger and decrease in consumption of high carbohydrate and fat-containing foods
- Prolonged exercising despite fatigue and weakness
- Intense fear of gaining weight
- Peculiar patterns of handling food
- Amenorrhea in women
- Some exhibit bulimic episodes of binge-eating followed by vomiting and/or laxative and diuretic abuse
If you or a loved one shows signs of an eating disorder, it is so important that treatment be sought immediately. Help is available for dealing with eating disorders but the proper treatment needs to be administered for this to become possible. With professional treatment, emotional support, and medical supervision your chances for recovery is greatly increased.
At Eating Disorder Associates, help is available and recovery is possible. With over 20 years of treating clients with eating disorders such as Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Disorder and Binge Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Associates has successfully helped people recover and live a healthy, happy normal life. If you or your loved one is suffering from an eating disorder and live in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens or New York City. Call us at (631) 724-7152. All calls are confidential.