My niece has just been diagnosed as severly anorexic, any one got genuine ideas on how to help her, we just don't know what to do, she is under her gp now, only genuine answers please, we are very worried for her. thanx
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Hi there , Sorry too hear about your neice. Anorexia is becoming incresingly common amungst teenage girls.If the anorexia is severe ( this is where its at a stage that its effecting vital organs , heartrate , pulse and there bones ) she will need hospitalisation to restore her physical health.Please understand that this isnt just a diet gone wrong nor a way too get attention or anything similar. Its a genuine FEAR of gaining weight and feeling too fat no matter how thin they actually are. The best thing you can do is work with the doctors and the team of people treating her , her parents and the rest of your family too ensure she feels safe , loved and protected.Good luck and God bless.
Anorexia generally needs to be treated by a team of experienced Health care teams( containing an MD, Nutritionist, and a psychologist,or psychoanalyst. ) Anorexia is very serious, and your neice may need to be hospitalized.
show her how anorexia can affect her and others
you can only help her if she wants to be helped.
Be there for her, don't pressure her, and make sure you (by you I mean her mother really, but I am not downplaying your part in her support - you care and so you are very important to her right now) have good communication with her psych team so that you can all keep on the same action plan of how she is best responding to treatment.
Well...i actually have a friend who was/is about to fall into anorexia...she is very thin..and never eated more han some sweets...when she told us that her doctor had told her to be careful about food...me and all my friends decided to first make her realize that she had a problem...second make her understand and believe that nthere is a cure...that if she really works hard to get out of that illnes she will... third we allways remind her to eat...we allways eat with her at lunch and her parents eat with her at diner... this was 1 or 2 months ago...last weeek she told me that she had progred a lot!! but we still continue with the same method.well...luck...cinderella
Hi really sorry to here about your niece, i have worked with Anorexia people in the past. it has got to be one of the hardest mental health conditions. by forcing her to eat loads wont work but little and often, one of the girls i worked with was put on Fortisips by the doctor and for breakfast she used to have half a weetbix lunch we used to have a very small salad made for her,(tea plate size) and if i remember correctly she didn't eat tea. Sorry Fortisips are a drink with all vitamins in, they come in all flavors and are meant to be not that bad in taste, even if you can get them at least she is getting the vitamins her body needs. Sorry cant help anymore good luck with everything.
the only thing you can do is give her lots of support. don't make her feel like a freak, and don't shout at her when she doesn't eat huge portions just praise her for the little she does eat trying to get her to eat a little bit more each time. when she does eventually does put on weight dont tell her shes put on weight just emphasise that shes looking beautiful because if she hears the dreaded weight word it might make her regress. Try not to be too harsh on her even though I know you'll be in as much pain as she is about this. I can imagine that it terrible to watch someone to go through this. I'm no expert but I was anorexic for quite a few years, not severley but I did have a problem and in a way I still do as you never fully get over it. Becomign vegetarian for me actually encouraged me to eat...but everyones different.Also ask the health care professionals what else you can do.Remember to take care of yourself and her parents at this difficult time as it'll be emotionally draining for you too.I hope she and your family get through this, it'll be really nice for her to her a nice support network around her, shes very lucky.
health professionals will usually prescribe prozac or another similar type of anti depressant for eating disorders!
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