Bulimia, or bingeing and purging food, is an all too common teen condition. In this video, Dr. Rome steers parents toward helpful resources for helping their teen with bulimia.
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Sally is asking my daughter is bulimic, what do I do, this an area you have a lot of expertise in. Unfortunately this is a very common problem Sally. If you have a child who already has an eating disorder, get them help as early as possible. These are indictive behaviors, and so you're going want to go to a a pediatrician or doctor that's ideally well versed in eating disorders.
And if not, be a good advocate for that child and educate yourself. There's a couple of good resources, James Lock and Daniel Le Grange's book, help your teenager beat eating disorder is very good, Michelle Siegel's Survival guide for families and friends with eating disorders, there's a couple of recovery books that are very useful, modzlyappearance.org helps parents figure out how do re feed my child, where do I start.
Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by a distorted body image and binge eating, purging and laxative abuse. Our experts discuss how to spot bulimia in a loved one and help her seek treatment.
