| If you suspect you may have bulimia or another eating | | | | see if you're covered under your current policy. If not, |
| disorder or been diagnosed with bulimia nervosa, there | | | | find out from the support groups what other options |
| are some steps you can take to get headed in the | | | | you can get locally or in your community. You may be |
| right direction and these are some of my best tips to | | | | able to get free bulimia counseling. |
| help you recover. You can control your eating habits | | | | Make a list of all your problems, stresses and worries. |
| and prevent your emotions from controlling your life. | | | | Try to determine which problems are causing you to |
| Think of bulimia (and/or anorexia) as addictions or | | | | be bulimic. Also make a list of all the blessings or good |
| habits that you can take into your own hands. | | | | things in your life. Remember that everyone has |
| Continuing on in any overeating, gorging, binging, purging, | | | | problems and you can change how you view them. |
| vomiting, taking laxatives, taking diuretics, fasting or | | | | Try to find ways to laugh more and incerase your |
| compulsive eating can severely affect your health and | | | | supply of endorphins. Are you depressed? If so make |
| cause permanent health problems that can't be | | | | a list of what is depressing you. Try to handle |
| reversed. Stop any damage now! | | | | depression naturally without any drugs. Look at ways |
| Health problems or bulimia symptoms or side effects | | | | to solve the problems that are of the most concern to |
| can include sore throat, eroded tooth enamel, swollen | | | | you and ways to solve them. |
| lymph glands in the neck and under the jaw, sensitive | | | | Don't be afraid to let go of your bulimia eating pattern. |
| teeth, acid reflux issues, colon problems from laxatives, | | | | Try to get a handle on your eating and think about |
| kidney problems from diuretics and dehydration. | | | | adopting a living food diet. A raw food diet of fruits and |
| The first step is to admit to yourself that you have a | | | | vegetables will help turn your health around fast and |
| problem whether you're a teen or adult, male or | | | | help you focus on living a healthy lifestyle. You want to |
| female. Do not keep it secret. See your doctor as | | | | avoid permanent digestive problems. |
| soon a possible for a complete physical so you can | | | | The best bulimia treatment is what the best treatment |
| determine what you current state of health is. You | | | | is for you. The treatment should involve psychological |
| need to find out if you have any health conditions that | | | | counseling and treatment from health professionals |
| need to be attended to. Avoid taking drugs or | | | | who are skilled in eating disorders. You are not alone. |
| medications, if possible, and try to pursue your road | | | | Get help from your doctor, eating disorder treatment |
| back to health naturally. Let your family members | | | | doctor, eating disorder or bulimia counselors, support |
| know and your closest friends too, if possible, to enlist | | | | groups and consider going to an eating disorder |
| their support. | | | | treatment center or clinic where you can get to the |
| It's important to get counseling from experts in bulimia | | | | core of the problems that are causing your bulimia. |
| nervosa to get to the cause of your bulimia and how | | | | You don't want to try to solve this by yourself. Read |
| to treat your bulimia. Your doctor may have some | | | | the newest books on bulimia to find out the latest |
| referrals. If not, seek out local health organizations for | | | | therapies. Changes in bulimia treatment are made all |
| support groups. Attend a bulimia support group to find | | | | the time. Statistics show you can get help and |
| out what health professionals other bulimics are seeing | | | | completely recover from bulimia and regain your 'self' if |
| and what their experiences and stories are. These will | | | | you act now. Do it before you suffer from lifelong |
| be people who will understand what you're going | | | | physical health problems. You are not alone. You can |
| through and you can get some good insight into what | | | | recover. You can cure yourself. You can do it! Many |
| steps you can take that will help you. | | | | others have. Take action now! |
| Check with your HMO or health insurance provider to | | | | |