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starrynight in ed_ucate

ED's without medical complications.

Jul 26, 2012 23:07

I have had an ed for years. I'd say at least five. Anyways, beside a vitamin D defiiency, I'm not really off in my blood work. I've never had an electrolyte imbalance, low blood pressure, low heart rate, etc, and sometimes I wonder why some people have medical complications, while othes don't.

Can anyone relate?

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glass_music_cup July 27 2012, 05:28:46 UTC

There are so many factors that come into play: age of onset, amount of restriction (and within this, what macronutrient is being restricted), use of diuretics, laxatives, physical exercise, gender, purging, hydration, emotional health, comorbid illnesses, length of ED, adequate/lack of health care, medication interactions, knowledge of harm reduction....

The various combination of the above (not conclusive list) are ENDLESS and play a role in how an ED affects one's physical health.

I encourage you to remember that there are mental consequences of an ED as well.Those are in my opinion, equally serious. It's sad that some people think that you have to be physically sick in order to have a "severe" problem. I'm often disappointed at how awareness posters and campaigns focus on physical damage, splashing posters with skeletal bodies and stats about organ failure and death...what about one's sanity? A large percentage of those ED-related death stats you see are from suicide and NOT physical health related. I bet most people don't ( ... )

starrynight July 27 2012, 05:35:23 UTC

Your comment is made of win, and thanks for the explaination. Never did diuretics, laxatives, exercise, purging, always hydrate myself.

You're right, it's more about labs. I was just curious if there were people out there with an ED, yet normal blood work and the like.

I was aware that most people die from suicides and not the ED itself, but I also know that there's also a high relapse rate.

I have had similar thoughts. I wasn't actually sick in the sense that something was off that a doctor could find, but I was very underweight for my height. Luckily, I got help on my own and I gained 13 lbs since recovering, but I'm still slim and not fat like I thought I would be.

I'm glad the DSM V is going to have the AN criteria revised. It's good to focus on the mental stuff just as much as the physical.

mmmegannn July 27 2012, 17:42:43 UTC

what are they revising it to?

starrynight July 27 2012, 05:35:37 UTC

*explanation, and more than. Ugh, it's late and I'm tired. Excuse the errors.

king_josie July 27 2012, 10:03:21 UTC

This.

Considering EDs are a mental health problem, it's sad that there's so much focus on the physical health side of it.

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starrynight July 27 2012, 18:03:35 UTC

You know what? You're a lot like me ( ... )

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starrynight July 27 2012, 18:44:32 UTC

Your mental well being is just as important as physical. I understand though, I've been down that road before. My own family never cared, I had to get help myself.

I do think ED's are forever, imo. Well, not for everyone, but I do think it's a chronic illness just like diabetes is considered one. You can manage diabetes but there will still be times where blood sugar may go up or down regardless, just like our mental state.