My friend has stopped eating? Urgent.?!


Question: My friend has stopped eating.? Urgent..?
But she doesn't know why.? She says she's not doing it on purpose and she doesn't think she's fat or wants attention.?
Can you give me some advice to give to her please. Thank you.Health Question & Answer


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I have heard this situation so many times and i have even go through it

When i was 12 i became so anoerxic that my parents sent me to school councilin, all i wanted to do was die. What was the point in my life and no one loved me. I fount out that the person i called father wasnt really my father he met my mum when i was free and that my dad didnt want to no me. My life was a lie and stopping eattin slow gave me something else to think about.

Now im 15 and still under weight but happy the way i am, my best friend is going through my fase and its making me not want to eat again.... the things that helped me wasnt my parents and friends yelling at me to stop it was them both saying im ok and beautiful as i am. Dont push and poke her, let her go through this alone but always be by her side

Hope i helped :DHealth Question & Answer

Sometimes this can indicate a change in metabolism. Actually, this same thing just happened to me. I went from about a 3500 calorie intake per day to about 700 per day in a weeks time. I'm about 6'4" too, so it's not like I'm a small person either. It's also possible that she might be sick and not know it (the early stages of mono can do this), so it might be good to keep that in mind.

However, it's also possible that this could be mental, not physical. As others have said, this could be easily stress or anxiety induced. If so, I recommend taking her to the movies or something along those lines, help her relax. Do something fun, and maybe once this stressful time is over she'll go back to normal.

Hate to say it, but there's always a worse case scenario. Here, it's possible that she might have an eating disorder. If she consistently won't eat, or if she's still not eating after a week or so you will have to consider this as a possibility. Talk to her, find out why she's doing it. This site: http://www.nedic.ca/ can help. If it becomes too serious, you may need to bring in extra help on this one. In the meantime, reminder her that there's nothing wrong with her, and try to rebuild any lost confidence.

Best of luck, I'll cross my fingers for you.

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Tell her she needs to eat and then just stop bothering her about it.
Unless something tragic happened to her, or she has a eating disorder then she should start eating again.Health Question & Answer

buy some of that really good ready made soup not the canned type
chicken and veg etc

try scrambled egg
toast
milk shakes

if she wont eat at all she needs to see a doctor within a few daysHealth Question & Answer

Shes fine dont worry. Wont harm her.Health Question & Answer

its a feeling. just eat small snacks. is she under a lot of stress or anxiety will do it.Health Question & Answer



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