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Who should I contact if I have an eating disorder?

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Who should I contact if I have an eating disorder?

A team approach is often best. Those who may be involved in treatment include medical doctors, mental health professionals, and nutritionists. The participation and support of family members also makes a big difference in the success of eating disorder treatment.

Can someone be sectioned for anorexia?

If your eating behaviour is a considerable risk to your health, and you won’t become an inpatient voluntarily, your health team can ask for you to be sectioned. However, this is very rare so don’t let it put you off seeking help.

When should you go to the hospital for not eating?

Any time a person is experiencing medical complications due to their eating disorder including but not limited to an unstable heart rate or blood pressure, fainting, or bleeding from vomiting, they should be screened for hospitalization.

At what BMI do anorexics get hospitalized?

Admission criteria require that patients be less than 70 percent of their ideal body weight, or have a body mass index (BMI) below 15. In a woman who is 5 feet 4 inches tall, that’s about 85 pounds.

At what BMI do you get sectioned?

Medical death in an eating disorder patient is usually due to ventricular tachycardia/ fibrillation, hypoglycemia and/or infection. BMI < 13 is an indicatior for certification under the Mental Health Act if the patient refuses admission although BMI < 13 alone is not enough for admission.

Which eating disorder is most likely to be helped by antidepressants?

Antidepressant medicines reduce binge eating and purging in up to 75% of people who have bulimia nervosa. Antidepressants regulate brain chemicals that control mood. Guilt, anxiety, and depression about binging usually lead to purging.

Who can help me with anorexia?

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  • A mental health professional, such as a psychologist to provide psychological therapy.
  • A registered dietitian to provide education on nutrition and meal planning.
  • Medical or dental specialists to treat health or dental problems that result from your eating disorder.

Can I survive without eating for 2 days?

These instances include hunger strikes, religious fasts, and other situations. These studies have uncovered several observations about starvation: An article in Archiv Fur Kriminologie states the body can survive for 8 to 21 days without food and water and up to two months if there’s access to an adequate water intake.