My friend has been starving herself to loose weight?? what can i say to her??

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nurgle69	get her to start talking and as soon as her mouth opens yell surprise and ram some food down her throat before she can protest Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

NONAME	threatin to tell her parents tell her the healthy ways of a diet and the not healthy ways of doing it that way Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

schultajaet	you need to get her help ASAP. tell her parents she may need medical care. unfortunately there is not a magic cure for anorexia. she needs counseling and medical attention. you may have to team up with her family and confront her about it. she needs lots of love and help. good luck to you and her family Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

malibu_377	invite her to dinner Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

angela	Do an internet search on anorexia and show her what it can do to her. Help her realize that she's not going to end up thin, she's going to end up dead. Also, find information about a healthy diet. Fruits & vegetables and drinking water. Tell her she can lose weight without starving herself. If you can't get through to her then tell her parents or take her to a doctor. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

holykrikey	Stop being anorexic its bad for you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

A Yellow Walrus Writes...	This category is supposed to be "Diet & Fitness" not "HM Prisons Hunger Striking Techniques" Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Gem7783	There's a great website by the eating disorders association called beat. It would be useful for your friend and yourself as it has information for sufferers, carers and families of sufferers. It's really good and helped me and my family when i was anorexic. Hope this helps and your friend gets all the help she needs. She's lucky to have a friend lke you that cares! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Teen	Just make her feel better by saying things like you look wonderful the way you are. In other words try to convince her Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Astrid	Your friend is doing it all wrong,at some point the body will go into hibernation mode anyway,and she won't loose anymore weight. By starving herself she is heading for trouble.Models are dying of heart attack now because of starving themselves. Try and talk her into eating less,and drinking plenty of water. But she's got to eat the right healthy food fruit and veg and carbs and a little protein,meat. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

justasinnersavedbygrace	I used to do that when I was 15,done it over 1 year,I started losing my hair,I was always pale,sick,cold,tried,couldn't sleep,i got dowm to 75ibs,for 15,which was bad,its in the mind,theres nothing you can say to her but like her tell you whats really upsetting her,its not such about food,its about something deeper,trust me.also don't tell her parents yet,wait it out for awhile,she won't die overnight,they could be her troble,allow her to open up to you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

psycholunitic101	I had anorexia when I was 10 years and I almost died. There is no way really to stop it but show her pictures of anorexia people that might help but tell her parents and get her some help is the best way. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Patricia	Try to understand her first, and then talk to her, ask her if she has any problems, why isn't she happy with her body and things like that. You should say to her that you don't thing that's a good idea, and offer exercise wit her. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Willim	Ask her to sit down beside you at the computer and have her honestly answer these questionnaires http://www.johnleemd.com/store/resource_hormonetest.html or http://www.johnleemd.com/store/resource_hormonetest.html After that see a doctor from the www.npis.info site or get a proper saliva test done. Blood tests are useless for testing active hormone levels this is why so many women's (in particular) ailments are mis-diagnosed. Stress-> Oestrogen dominance -> "ailment" My guess is she has been or is stressed causing oestrogen dominance causing her ailment Oestrogen dominance arises because stress may stop ovulation so adequate Progesterone is no made to balance the estrogen in her body. If you can't obtain the books I'd suggest starting at the same place as I did http://www.ylcf.org/hormone-imbalance/02.htm this led me to obtaining 4 of John lee's book and two of his Cd's Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Black	She is actually depriving her body from the nutrient she needs and is losing muscle and not fat or weight. The body will not function properly if she becomes run down. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tresyabedkowska	check to the physician about malfunctionof hormonal or other physical problems, include the reality does she over weight or not. Then check to nutritionist about a diet possibility, that is start with a good detoxification program, then build a new pattern to eating behavior. Third, make a membership to a gym, then get a cardio program as well as fitness program. They are might helpfull. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

BabyGirl	Tell her that by starving herself is not going to make her loose weight. Fact is it would make her gain instead.. B/c Since her body is not getting any food. her body would start eating the fat she already has. talk to her make her listen to you... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mikeandstephallen	As an anorexix myself, all you can really do is let her know that you are there for her and that you care and are concerned about her health. trying to force her to eat will only backfire. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dolly	Tell her she'll mess up her body and her mind and looks.. ... her skin will get spotty and crap, her hair will get thin and lank and she will totally lose her personality...... ....losing her personality will make her a dull and moody person to be around, could possible lose friends, and wont make her attractive to the opposite sex (if thats of concern to her).... ........ it really is the road to ruin. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Teresa R	When you starve yourself your body retains all the fat that you have to keep itself gooing so actually not eating will cause you to maintain your weight or gain it not loose. Its like taking 2 giant steps backward in your diet Plan. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

BOOTZ	your killing yourself, the only things she needs to do is monitor her food portions and set up different exercises in the week, Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

suffering from a ed	Ok take her to a doctor imediatley before it gets worst. I was diagnozed and i needed to eat more. I have 5-6 meals a day and im still healthy now. Starving yourself slows your metabolism and that makes it even harder to lose weight.I hope she gets better. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tagette	Jared P has it right. In addition, keep it up long enough and you can affect your reproductive system (periods stop), your bones (making them like old lady's bones more prone to break), and affect kidneys and your eyes if laxatives are being abused. On diets like this, once you resume normal eating, you pile the weight on if your are not careful, because you have convinvced your body there is a food scarcity and your next meal may be a long time coming. It can turn to anorexia, which is a bad road to go down. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mojo52	Tell her she's doing the opposite of what she wants. She's going to lose muscle as well as fat but her body will kick into survival mode. Just tell her to eat small meals every 3-4 hours to keep her metabolism up and exercise. It does work. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

noahsark60@btinternet.com	As a friend of an anorexic and bulimic all you can do is be there for them, I know it is very hard for you to watch your friend do this to herself but nothing you can say or do is going to change the way she feels, My friend has both these eating disorders for 17 yrs and been through 2 pregnancy's both girls were healthy if not small, and a marriage break up, and all I could do is be there for her, in much the same way as you can be there for your friend, forcing her to eat and threatening to tell her parents could result in something much worse, just let her know you are her friend and when she feels ready you will be there to help her. I hope she gets help soon, she has a good friend in you because of your worry and concern for her, thank you for sharing this problem with everyone and ignore the smart **** and sarcastic answers as this is a very serious and life threatening illness, good luck honey x Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

*illWill**	your gonna die Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

BH's brother	"You are killing yourself. I can't watch you do this. If you continue, I can't be your friend." Then tell her parents. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ad134	Tell her that starving isn't the only way to lose weight. Starving is in fact the WORST way to lose it. Tell her to make sure that she should continue eating as she would, just focus more on the healthy foods. Exercise is a good tip as well. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jared P	starving yourself doesn't really help. That triggers your body to hold on to fat because it feels like it needs to conserve energy (because it isn't getting any in intake). the best way to lose weight is to eat healtier, more fruits and veggies, and excercise. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Andy J	As a friend there is not a lot you can say to her. You need to be there more when she needs you. Is there a special someone in her life that can talk to her? If not I would suggest getting a man to compliment her on how she looks. Not knowing her I dont know why she's doing this, but I would imagine that she is suffering from low self-esteem. A few nice choice words from a member of the opposite sex may get her to realise that she doesnt need to starve herself no matter how big or small she is. Good luck, but make sure you are always there for her until this phase passes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No