How do I know if I have Binge Eating Disorder?

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Binge Eating Disorder
How do I know if I have Binge Eating Disorder?
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About Binge Eating Disorder

• Binge eating disorder is a serious health
  problem, but people with binge eating disorder
  can get better with treatment. Binge eating
  disorder is a type of eating disorder.
• Eating disorders are mental health problems that
  cause extreme and dangerous eating behaviors.
  These extreme eating behaviors cause other
  serious health problems and sometimes death. Some
  eating disorders also involve extreme exercise.
• People with binge-eating disorder (BED) often
  feel ashamed and embarrassed by their eating
  issues, and may attempt to conceal their
  symptoms. Binge eating usually occurs in secrecy,
  or at least as inconspicuously as possible. After
  a binge eating episode, people with this disorder
  often feel depressed and ashamed of themselves.

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Symptoms of Binge-Eating Disorder

• Food is consumed more rapidly
• Control over the amount of food consumed is lost
• Feelings of disgust, regret, or guilt are
  experienced after the episode
• Eating may occur alone due to embarrassment over
  the amount of food consumed
• Marked distress regarding binge eating is
  present.
• Alternating between overeating and fasting by
  rarely eating normal meals.
• Not underweight since men and women with bulimia
  are usually normal weight or
• slightly overweight. Being underweight while
  purging might indicate a purging type of anorexia.

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What are the causes and effects of Binge Eating
Disorder?

• The causes of binge-eating disorder are unknown.
  But genetics, biological factors,
• long-term dieting and psychological issues
  increase your risk.
• Complications
• Poor quality of life
• Problems functioning at work, with your personal
  life or in social situations
• Social isolation
• Obesity
• Medical conditions related to obesity, such as
  joint problems, heart disease, type 2 diabetes,
  gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and some
  sleep-related breathing disorders
• Psychiatric disorders that are often linked with
  binge-eating disorder include
• Depression
• Bipolar disorder
• Anxiety
• Substance use disorders

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Binge Eating Disorder treatment

• Ellern Mede follows the NICE recommendation that
  Cognitive
• Behavioural Therapy is the treatment of choice
  for people with Binge
• Eating Disorder. We employ a patient-centered
  approach to tailor
• interventions to the patients life circumstances
  and health needs.

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About Ellern Mede

• Ellern Mede has London's most specialised eating
  disorder treatment
• centres offering services both to children and
  young adults, both
• outpatient and inpatient. Both NHS and Private.
  Inpatient and
• Outpatient care is offered at Ellern Mede
  Ridgeway and Ellern Mede
• Barnet. Outpatient care is offered in Harley
  Street and Wimpole
• Street central London.

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Contact Information

• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email info_at_ellernmede.org
• Web https//ellernmede.org/