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June 18, 2008, 5:21 pm PDT
Anorexia
Quote From: gudtymMy daughter has an eating disorder - not according to her - but her weight escalated to 236 before having gastric bypass surgery January 2004. She never had any problems with the surgery and enjoyed a healthy weight for a couple years. Last year her weight started dropping to a frightening level and at the present time might weigh 90 pounds. She is having a hard time even eating and keeping it down. She is having an upper/lower GI on Friday to guarantee there is no medical problem. Trying to find resources on a situation like she is dealing with has been impossible. Books, the internet all deal with either obesity or anorexia. I feel certain she is not the only person out there dealing with this dangerous situation. She is kinda inbetween worlds on this. Thought maybe somebody out there might know of somebody who went through a similar experience. Hii there, I saw your post and wanted to put in my few words of advice for you.. I understand your daughter, I have been (and still am) severely anorexic.. I was never overweight, I have always as a matter of fact been underweight..but regardless still have been battling this disorder..
-Your daughter, as you can see is in major denial about her condition. (This is normal) You may take her to a therapist to resolve or figure out the reason why this disorder came along.. Normally there is an underlining issue for people with eating disorders.
-Next, although it may seem helpful, the last thing that will help your daughter is you putting a huge plate of food in front of her face and sitting in front of her while she eats..this is very hard for any anorexic and the food can seem almost intimidating to us.
-Lastly, you need to get her into a clinic whether it be inpatient or outpatient. No, she is not going to be happy but if she is not going to take responsibility than you have to..Her life is at risk, and it's up to you to take action. Do not wait for her to get any worse. There is no better time than now.
I hope this helps somewhat.
Best of luck to you and your daughter.
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