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Celebs who need to eat more

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droves · 06/08/2012 20:34

It bugs me something awful . Thin to the point of beginning to look ill .

Lucy from eastenders is top of the list ...give the girl a pie or something .

Nikki graham ...give her a couple of pies

Fangolina Jolie ...give her a couple of pies , a large side of fries and a huge chocolate cake .

Victoria beckham .... Just deep fry something and make her eat FFs !

Duchess Katie ....how on earth does she expect to pop out a sprog or too , being that thin her ovaries are bound to have stopped working ? Give the girl a sandwich .

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GetOrfMoiRing · 06/08/2012 22:08

Good idea, otherwise the thread will just end up with lots of posts about kate Middleton.

droves · 06/08/2012 22:10

I really need him to come to the doctors .

Just had another talk to him .

He's just told me he can't eat ,as it makes him feel sick .

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LissiesAWenlockLass · 06/08/2012 22:14

getorf, I can cope with it. I am what my lovely EDT calls "a functioning anorexic" I always stay on just the right side, except for when things go badly awry. thats why I have to take my meds and check in periodically. I have just had another tumble and called him as soon as I realised.

the thing is, it tricks you. I call mine my evil twin. I behave appallingly, I sneak food around, will chew onions then spit it out so my breath smells like Ive eaten, I throw food away and scrunch newspaper on top. and this all seems very normal.

some friends of mine were discussing diets, and I couldnt understand any of it. what Im trying to say is, this isnt your lovely ds. its his illness. he is still the same.

LissiesAWenlockLass · 06/08/2012 22:15

does he drink? I have to go to bed now, but I will check in in the morning, ask anything.

OlympiaMumsnet · 06/08/2012 22:33

Hi there
I will move this out of chat and into health
Thanks
MNHQ

droves · 06/08/2012 22:41

He does drink , but mostly it's water .

I've told him he's going to the doctor for a check up because he's 12 ,

Sort of trickery to get there .

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zombietron5 · 06/08/2012 23:11

He can email b-eat anonymously for a chat if he doesn't want to talk to the gp face to face yet

SardineQueen · 07/08/2012 08:45

Check up because he's 12 is a good ruse!

Will you let the doc know in advance what your concern is? That might be an idea so that your son doesn't get a shock when he realises about the ruse?

Also if he feels sick then it is worth ruling out physical causes though going on what you've said it does sound like an eating disorder. I am so sorry, I am sure you will be able to get the help you need via doc and beats and there must be people on MN with experience of children with this.

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LissiesAWenlockLass · 07/08/2012 09:38

how are you feeling this morning?

droves · 07/08/2012 12:22

I'm ok this morning , less angry at the world at least , still worried about ds .

He managed to eat some cereal this morning . Tried not to watch him like a hawk whilst he was at breakfast .
Think it would probably make him more sneaky about food if he thinks he's getting watched.

Earliest doctors appointment is next week , but am going to try and get an earlier cancellation .

Have got him some energy drinks too
Don't know if that's going to help much.

Ds is watching the olympics , so we've been talking about that. He seems happy today .

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LissiesAWenlockLass · 07/08/2012 13:21

you are doing the right thing, I wish my parents had cared as much when I was ill. does your local PCT have a specialised eating distress team?

do you have RL support? it can be just as hard on those around the sufferer.

lissielou · 13/08/2012 17:02

droves, how are you?

KatoPotato · 13/08/2012 17:17

droves here is a link for a great site

mengetedstoo.co.uk/

FiveMonths · 13/08/2012 20:03

I started reading this thread in complete horror at the ignorance and the attitudes displayed, and then read about your poor ds and how scared you are.

I am so sorry to hear about this, it must be an absolute nightmare for any parent. I was severely anorexic in my twenties. I'm nearly 40 now and a normal weight, I still have some issues about food but no one would ever know I had nearly died.

The first thing you will need to understand is that it is not about food. It's really not about food. that's just the symptoms, really, it's how it is expressed but it isn't behind it, and it won't cure it just to make him eat. You can't anyway of course.

My biggest bit of advice is NOT to ask, encourage or tell him to eat, at all. In fact don't even mention food. Every time you mention food or eating, that will make something switch off inside him and he will refuse to eat even more. That's because it's someone trying to take his sense of control away - however well meaning they might be. He HAS to stay in control or he won't do it.

Concentrate as much as you can on his feelings and what is going on inside of him, what is making him scared (as well as the food - there will be something else, he might not realise what, though) and keep him talking. But just avoid the subject of food at all costs.

Let him know you love him and think he is lovely, and beautiful and great fun and that you know he is not happy, and you will do whatever he needs you to, to help.

Please keep posting if you find it helps - we are here and waiting to talk you through it. There's quite a lot of us on MN who have come through this.

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