Eating Disorders

Sometimes eating disorder recovery can feel never ending.  It might feel like the eating disorder voice in your head will never go away. What does ED recovery mean anyways?   Signs your recovering from your eating disorder include:  Recovery from an eating disorder will look a little different for everyone.  There is no appropriate timeline for […]

Are you feeling out of control with food or restricting your food in a significant way?  You might be curious if there is a blood test for eating disorders that can tell you if you’re sick enough to seek treatment.  You might also be wondering if there are genetic markers that might make you more

Purging is the process of intentionally getting rid of food from the body during an eating disorder.  If you have an eating disorder with symptoms of purging, it might feel impossible to know how to stop purging.  Tips to stop purging include:  While there are many types of purging, this article addresses strategies to reduce

Written by Emily McVicker Dietetic Intern, Reviewed by Shena Jaramillo, MS, RD Eating disorders often trigger a mix of hormonal and metabolic changes. Changes in the body associated with malnutrition can result in night sweats. You will know you are experiencing night sweats if: The good news is that night sweats are a sign you’re

Post written by Hina Ashraf dietetic intern, reviewed by Shena Jaramillo, MS, RD Diabulimia is a type of eating disorder in which a person discontinues taking insulin properly in an attempt to lose weight. Diabulimia typically may be considered an atypical eating disorder (OSFED) as it doesn’t fit any specific category of the DSM-V. Diabulimia

The plate by plate approach is an eating pattern which focuses using a plate and visual cues to build appropriate meals during eating disorder recovery.  The plate by plate approach:  The plate by plate approach offers a simple mealtime solution for many families of patients suffering from an eating disorder.  In this article explores the

Compulsive exercising is the ritualistic practice of movement where energy burned through exercise exceeds the energy consumed through food regularly. Once you start, it can feel impossible to know how to stop compulsive exercise. Compulsive exercise is characterized by:  Excessive exercise is often a sign of an eating disorder. You may feel like you hate

Starvation syndrome is the combination of mental, physical, and social symptoms that impact people with extreme food restrictions such as in an eating disorder. A syndrome by definition is a collection of symptoms where a definite cause is not always known.  Starvation syndrome is characterized by:   It’s important to note that a syndrome is different

Gastroparesis in anorexia is an unfortunate but all too common symptom of the condition.  Gastroparesis is the delayed emptying of food from the stomach to the small intestine.  You might be experiencing gastroparesis as a symptom of an eating disorder if:  The common behaviors associated with anorexia can leave your digestive tract confused about what