What to do... suspect eating disorder with daughter

**baxjul** · 03-07-2008, 06:13 PM

Sending good thoughts your way.

**zakity** · 03-07-2008, 08:20 PM

Well, if she is 17, doesn't the insurance you have on her end when she is 18? (If not, it sounds good, doesn't it?) She needs to get a physical before she turns 18.

Also, what about a trip to the dentist? The dentist would notice the enamel being worn down on her teeth from her puking (or will if you tell him/her what you are thinking).

**mmy2grls** · 03-07-2008, 08:51 PM

I was bulimic in school. She can be damaging if she hasn't already damaged her throat and teeth. Throwing up eroded a lot of my teeth in the back and I had to have extensive dental work done. That was enough to make me stop.

**mmy2grls** · 03-07-2008, 08:52 PM

There was a movie on lifetime, can't remember the name but that would be a good movie to make her watch.

**Lady_V** · 03-07-2008, 10:16 PM

http://teenadvice.about.com/gi/dynam...assessment.htm

You can look up resources in your area, and you can even speak to a crisis center anonymously and ask them for help.

If she is leaving things around, she may want you to do something... even if she denies it when you bring it up. She's looking at information, she is leaving it around.

If in fact she is self-purging, she will need help. She is a minor, if this continues to a life-threatening level, you can get her admitted to a treatment center.

**mombottoo** · 03-08-2008, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by pip

Well, I mentioned to her that I had made an appt for her to have a physical and she freaked! She denied agreeing to the suggestion the other day, and then said that I had been acting weird lately, accusing her of having an eating disorder ( I swear I did not) and complaining that she never ate dinner with us, etc. Went up to her room and slammed the door. I hate this.

Sometimes parents have to be heavy handed when it comes to teenagers. She is 17, she doesn't get to decide whether or not she needs to go to the doctor...JMHO.

**momof42003** · 03-10-2008, 03:55 AM

A few years from now when she is well, maybe then she will understand that it was just you showing her how much she is loved... So she is upset. If she is serious about what she had wrote about overcoming bulimia, then I would hope soon she would be thanking you.. Keep loving her no matter how hard it may seem for you, you deep down she still loves you too. ((((HUGS))))

**pip** · 03-10-2008, 10:37 AM

We went to the appt. this morning, and she eventually admitted to the Dr. that she was throwing up. She said it had only been three weeks, I know that it's been longer, but at least she admitted it and is willing to see a counselor. She said she was glad that we knew. We cried a while, but at least it's now in the open and we can move forward. The Dr. said she had lost 10 lbs since her last visit, but so far didn't see too much physical damage.
Thanks for all the support.