I have anorexia yes i admit it, but there is a strong possibility of me being pregnant, i have had a few positive tests, seeing the doc on monday. I dread putting on a pound in weight and normally end up depressed after i have eaten. I am not sure what to do, any advice?
......Please dont suggest that i just eat......otherwise i would not be asking............
Thank you
2006-11-08 10:39:35 · 18 answers · asked by ballet-babe 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Of course i am going to eat, i am not some kind of B...h but it is hard. Perhaps people should not judge..wish i ha never asked now....as i feel awful.
2006-11-08 10:54:56 · update #1
I have been anorexic 9 years, and the birth pill is not 100% effective any woman should know this.
2006-11-08 10:57:07 · update #2
I used to be anorexic and I had a baby last December. It was probably easier for me because I had already recovered... but still I was a little anxious about gaining weight.
I ate healthily while I was pregnant, gained an appropriate amount of weight (20 - 35 pounds is recommended for an average sized woman), and most of the weight came off pretty quickly. If you don't gorge yourself (by eating a whole cheesecake because you're "eating for two") and make good food choices, eating enough for both you & the baby will cause you to gain weight, but it will be just baby weight.
You'll want a good support team family & friends as well as a therapist, a dietician or nutritionist, and an OB or midwife that you can trust & who makes you feel comfortable.
Good luck & you can email me if you want to talk.
2006-11-08 10:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by Peter & Lora E 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Severe anorexia is not good at any time, but it's particularly bad while you are pregnant. It increases your chance of premature delivery, and your body will become debilitated because it will preferentially give its scanty supply of nutrients to the baby. A malnourished infant will also tend to be born with many more serious health problems than one whose mother's body could provide it everything it needed. That's not even considering the psychological trauma you will undergo from eating.
I am not going to say "just eat"... but if you want to have a healthy baby and a normal pregnancy, that is what you will have to do.
Try looking on this as an opportunity to start getting better. Talk to your doc about your eating disorder at your appointment monday, and ask for a referral to a mental health professional. If you have the willpower to suppress the "eating" instinct, you have the willpower to overcome your problems for nine months. Best of luck to you!
2006-11-08 10:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by MissA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A few positive tests? Then you ARE pregnant. You only need one positive test. You HAVE to eat for that baby's sake. You cannot starve or the baby will die. Do you want that to happen? How awful for the poor little thing. You need an OB/GYN and a good therapist during this time. And they both need to know everything that's going on with you so they can help you and the baby survive.
2006-11-08 10:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anorexia Nervosa is refusing to maintain bodyweight at or above a minimally frequent weight for age and top. An anorexic additionally has a huge worry of gaining weight even nonetheless they are considered underweight. symptoms of anorexia are seeing your self as fatter than you're, although, to be anorexic, try to be sure your self as fat, yet particularly be underweight. An obese individual seeing themselves as bigger than they are is completely a typical subject.....or they could have physique dysmorphic disease. To be anorexic nonetheless, you ought to be critically underweight. a individual who's of standard weight can't be considered anorexic. There are some who could portray symptoms of anorexia, to illustrate, refusing to consume some days or thinking they are extensive while they are actually not. yet that's no longer a real anorexic. those people have an ingesting disease it particularly is stated as EDNS (ingesting disease no longer otherwise special). it is the main worry-unfastened ingesting disease
2016-10-03 10:35:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get help ASAP. Tell your doctor about your condition- you need serious help. You're not only responsible for your life now, but the life of another. It's good that you acknowledge your problem and that's the first step. Enlist the support of your family and friends, and find a support group in your area to meet with others who can relate to you. A therapist who specializes in eating disorders may be able to help you modify your behavior to get used to the idea of eating, and eating nutritiously. If you're not willing to get help to save your baby, then I wouldn't stay pregnant. Good luck.
2006-11-08 10:43:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
See a doctor, anorexia is not healthy at all, even worse if you are pregnant! Just know that you need to eat to save your baby's life! it would be very selfish of you to kill your baby because you wanted to be thin! YOU NEED TO EAT! FOR YOUR OWN SAKE AND FOR THE BABY'S! Just tell yourself that you have to eat and DON'T FEEL GUILTY!!! EATING IS A NORMAL HUMAN FUNCTION AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO EAT TO LIVE!!! EAT WOMAN EAT!!!! Sorry, erm, got a little carried away... but you do need to eat. see a doctor and a psychologist!
2006-11-08 10:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by Answer Queen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, for the sake of your possible baby, you do need to eat. And get some help. If you continue on with this you could kill the baby and yourself. Talk to a therapist and get some help. Good luck!
2006-11-08 10:43:21 · answer #7 · answered by shootingstar0212 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all its not just you that you have to worry about now. It makes me sad to see that you couldnt bare to put on another pound even if it means keeping your child alive. You need to kick this problem fast. You are putting your child and you in great danger. Also, most of the weight you will gain isnt fat its the baby and its fluids. Your whole problem started with vanity now you cant be vain with your child. You need to be a good role model. Also, when you go to the dr. tell him you are anorexic and he can refer you to a nutritionist to help you.
2006-11-08 10:55:34 · answer #8 · answered by angel l 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm thinking about a future pregnancy. I'm suffering the same as you however and I'm really nervous. I dont know what to do and I'm confused as to what path my life is supposed to take now. I think you should find one person to really talk to about your feelings. Internet is good because of anonymity but its never bad to have some person in front of you to hold and talk to.
Good luck. I know you'll be okay and make the best desicion.
2006-11-08 10:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by CL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to realize that if you are pregnant--it is NOT about you anymore.
You MUST eat for the baby....or it might not make it to full term or worse problems.
There is no way around it. If it was that big of an issue--you shouldn't have gotten pregnant.
Being a mom doesn't allow one to be selfish.
2006-11-08 10:44:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋