I think my friend is bulimic...? Help!?!
Question: Okay so, "Betty" is 108lbs. She goes to the bathroom and comes back with really stinky breath....She never eats full meals, whens she does eat it'll only be veggies, or she'll play with the food....I think it's a mixture of bulimia and anorexia.
DO you have any advice and know of any signs to affirm my suspicion? I really want to help her but I don't know what to say or when to say it...She snaps at me whenever I try to ask her...
Answers: Okay so, "Betty" is 108lbs. She goes to the bathroom and comes back with really stinky breath....She never eats full meals, whens she does eat it'll only be veggies, or she'll play with the food....I think it's a mixture of bulimia and anorexia.
DO you have any advice and know of any signs to affirm my suspicion? I really want to help her but I don't know what to say or when to say it...She snaps at me whenever I try to ask her...
Most people with eating disorders never want anyone to find out and asking will only make her more 'hid' more. It sounds to me like she probably has a eating disorder, the not eating, playing with food, eating low-calorie foods and the bad breath thing, yeah.
Take the other answer and really follow her to the bathroom. Puking is usually not a quite affair so I am sure you will be able to hear her.
If you think that she does have a problem, and she is not looking very good or continues to lose weight, tell someone like or she could end up in the hospital.
Um... follow her to the bathroom without her knowing of course, and then if you hear barfing noises, there u go.
Purging signs and symptoms
Going to the bathroom after meals