'Shock' of anorexia in later life - BBC News
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2016
- New research by the BBC's Breakfast programme shows a rise in the number of people in England and Wales who are middle-aged or elderly and struggling with eating disorders. The findings suggest that the number of people receiving specialist treatment has increased by almost a third in the past four years.
The BBC's Jayne McCubbin reports.
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I'm 57 and have been ana/mia for 42 years. Nobody seems to care about us 'oldies' anymore.
I hate that.
Dam so it never hurt you that bad? If you’ve been able to do it that long you must of not went overboard with it.
@@rorobobo8401 I have osteoporosis & have broken 2 fingers, 3 bones in my wrist, my knee in four places & I have spinal issues. And, my teeth have nearly all been replaced 1 expensive cap at a time. It is so not worth the damage it does, but like alcohol or heroin, it is an addiction difficult to stop. Anybody reading this, plz don't start.
Judy PSA wow that’s horrible. I hope you get over it soon and enjoy food. I have the opposite problem of eating my pain away from being molested so I know the struggle
Prozac
English Irish Why do you keep saying this? Like what does it mean?
I'm in my 30s and feel I'm slowly slipping into anorexia. I've been a binge eater for years and at times restricted but it's getting worse.
I hope you find the courage to recover, be safe
Me too. Turning 30 on Friday... I feel the same. This would be a relapse for me though
@@desertgirl3374 I feel myself slipping again too.
Go to your GP or doctor and get help before it's too late
@Amanda Ponder: I know anorexia is an extremely serious disorder that kills, but there are times when I wish I had just a little touch of it. I'm in my early 50s, and my weight is 5 to 10 pounds more than it should be, per my doctor. It hurts my pride, more than anything. I was always thinner than average, until I went through menopause. I love to eat!
I am crying i have never come across a short story like this i am 57 i have had anorexia since age 19 i got out of a residential program 6 months ago and i am again struggling and right back to square 1 the told me to leave i was old enough to know better they dont take this seriously
Aw I feel for these women, I know I will deal with my disorder my whole life. It’s not something that just goes away, it’s always there. Even after recovery relapse is common.
I am almost 20years old.
I am suffering from Anorexia nervosa for over 4 years since my mom passed away from cancer.
I became deeply concerned with what I was eating from fear of becoming ill. Instead things took a dark turn. I am now in recovery since I want to be a better big sister amd duaghter for my dad and baby sis. I am doing this recovery on my own. My family doesnt understand what anorexia is since I am the first ever in my family to be caught by this illness. I am trying the best to stay on track but I am having problems. I pray that one day I can be free of this; but for now I will fight on.
Anorexia does not have an age range or a main cause. It can happen to anyone
Keep fighting! It is worth it and you can do it!
There is little to no support for older people with eating disorders and other chronic mental illnesses. I am 42, and I am totally alone, noone is helping me with my eating disorder or my mental illnesses. The support is all for young people as if we don't matter to society at all.
You matter to me.
I think my aunt has it, she's in her 70's. she always goes for walks and picks at her food and throws most of her meals away. she knows just about everything about nutrition and calories and has lost a good amount of weight yet still views herself as big, even though she was quite skinny to begin with. it's been going on for as long as i can remember (I'm almost 17). I myself have had it for 5 years now and I feel like she blames herself although I don't think there's really anyone to blame. I want to ask her of she has it or ask my uncle but I don't want to upset her. I just want to see her enjoy eating and being in her body. :(
My aunt had it too I think, she died of organ failure at 70. Im very sick with no body fat just have 10 perceny as a female i cant store it regardless of weight. It's a cold comfort she lived so long but hope I can gain a little as I fear for my heart.
I'm 42 and have suffered for 30yrs
Had my first inpatient admition 2 yrs ago and am now awaiting another inpatient bed 😥
Treatment needs to happen early on,
Vicky Lardner -I am very sorry for you and sending you love and healing energy.
Vicky Lardner I am so sorry. It is really a insidious disease that steals so much from so many people.
Sending you all my love.
Define old people
I’m 39
And I Refuse to go to a ward with 16 year olds who will call me fat and old
Even America there is lack of awareness
I can see that this is happening to older women. A lot are too thin trying to keep their youthful figures. They are not eating properly.
baby dollluv that’s not what it is.
I’m 47, currently out of remission again, and have had anorexia for 33 years. The most insidious parts of anorexia are more psychological than physical. It has very little to do with how anyone sees me...I don’t want anyone to see me at all. I pray to be invisible. My life has gone totally out of my control, which is when my anorexia comes back out of remission. It becomes about being the 1 thing I CAN still control: what I put in my mouth.
Mine started about 55. I'm almost 64, and actually feel frustrated that I can't get below 90. I actually weighed close to 200 pounds around 9/11, but that didn't last long.
@@PennyMsElite TRIGGER WARNING: 89 to 96. I have severe colonic inertia, and must purge with laxatives once a week to go at all. In a way, I am more bulemic, altough I do not force myself to throw up.
how awful. i hope you are able to receive the help you need, these illnesses can break you mentally and physically. sending good thoughts to you
Binkle Babe, Be careful of the laxatives, I destroyed my digestives system with them.
I was 65 and suffering from depression and anxiety when I lost 2/3rds of my bodyweight. I could not eat and was eventually living on not much more than half a soup a day and allowing myself to fade away by this point. Because of Covid I wasn't seen. I was thin skin and bone and lost too much muscle I'll never get back. It nearly killed me and has left me more frail and with symptoms of Reactive Hypoglycemia whenever I eat meals.
Older people need to also have eating disorders recognized sooner and get help before it is too late. The saving to the NHS compared to the cost if care later when frailty and health problems are more certain for these people would make it cost effective long term.
You can easily get away with anorexic behaviours when over 55. No one believes you could possibly have an eating disorder, so it's easy to pass off weight loss as coming from the kind of life's stressors - menopausal symptoms, parents being ill or dying, issues with grown children to deal with, personal health problems, depression, etc. And women from age 55 become ugly, wrinkled and are considered worthless and invisible by society anyway, so that makes it easy to literally fade away to nothing.
My Ed started in my late 20s after becoming a mother I feel at first I stopped eating because I was so busy with work and caring for a child by myself than after covid I had a series of unfortunate events happen which caused me to get food stamps than I started to feel guilty about eating and reserved most of my food for my son even though I could have asked for help. I liked that I was losing weight. At first I thought it was in vain but now I see it's because it's the only part of my life I have any control over and it makes me feel like I'm winning when in reality I'm still a loser.
Stay strong 💪
I am 47, I’ve had anorexia for 33 years, and it’s currently just came out of remission, yet again. I don’t weigh underweight, but even strangers have told me I’m too thin. My psychiatrist monitors it, he’s aware that I’m struggling right now, but if you don’t hit the underweight # on that scale, they don’t take it as seriously as they would if I were 14. This time it’s really bad, I am alone, and I am so tired.
You can look too thin without being underweight if your body fat percentage is unhealthily low. It very common in compulsive exercisers. I had this happen and lost my period, had hair fall out, was exhausted all the time, frequently got sick, and had heart palpitations/arrhythmia sometimes to the point of wondering if I would make it through the night, but didn’t recognize it as a relapse since my weight was still within normal range
Almost 30, I might not appear that I have one but it's been looming to my head since I'm probably a child.
48, I have anorexia.
I hope you're seeking treatment
Ever since I had issues with my gallbladder (which i didnt know at the time) I stopped eating for 2 weeks bc of the pain and drank only lemon water bc someone thought i had a fatty liver. Then i was told by my doctor to go low carb which pushed me into ketosis. I lost 70lbs. I was chubby before so I have last bit of fat that won't go away. I sometimes fast for 2-3 days. Lately I've been eating too much so I'm thinking of really just eating vegetables because I don't want to gain the weight back. I reckon I could lose another 20lbs but I'm not sure how to do that healthily with this gallbladder pain. I'm stuck in a cycle. So I don't know what to do.
I’m 32 and Super skinny