Is this an eating disorder or a problem?

[Beautiful Lie]

I find that my eating habit is not the best but for some reason I'm not conscious about my weight but I find it difficult to eat because it makes me feel physically sick I can eat children's portions or some times nothing at all I also cant eat take away or ready meals anymore because it leaves wanting to be sick is it just something psychological or is it an eating disorder? Please can someone answer this question for me if they know.

[Just Peachy.]

Hey there,

I would say that you DON'T have an eating disorder. Those with Ed's are very conscious of their weight and simply don't eat due to an intense fear of weight gain. There are other deciding factors to diagnose one with an ED, but if you don't fall into what I mentioned above- it's highly likely that you don't have an ED. Though, I'm not a doctor, so I can't officially diagnose you or NOT diagnose you with anything. I don't know if your eating issues is psychological or physical. It would take a bit more background history to know, and even then I wouldn't know. I would say you need to contact a doctor. Not eating is dangerous, as I'm sure you know, and there could be some medical issue that needs to be take care of. Do your parents know about this? If not, clue them in! Talk to the doctor. In the mean time try to eat what you can and eat things that are light on the stomach (Soup, crackers, etc). Hope you feel better soon <3

[MaryBrown]

Teen age itself comes across various hormonal changes which lead to lots of significant behavioral changes in boys/girls. In the same way 'eating disorder' is a psychological problem in which the teenagers develops problems in eating habits.
One category is of 'anorexic' patients who develop fear of gaining weight and another category is 'bulimic' who eat but soon tend to take out the food out of stomach by means of vomiting or anything else.

[Ambedo.]

Hey Nicole!

Please keep in mind that no one here is a doctor. Because of that, we can not officially tell you whether or not you have an eating disorder. However, I'm going to lean towards saying that you do not have an eating disorder. People who do suffer from them are very conscious of their weight and the things that they eat. It's basically an obsession for them.

You might want to think about contacting a doctor about the trouble you have with eating. The fact that food makes you sick could be psychological, but it could also be something physical. Either way, not eating is dangerous and it isn't something that you want to continue with. Contact your doctor and see if you can make an appointment for him to check you out. If there is something behind your eating habits, he'll be able to help you figure out how to improve them and get onto a healthier path.

Take care!

[Coffee.]

I would bring this up with a doctor. You may not fall under an "eating disorder" meaning a psychological disorder about your eating, but there can be something disordered about your eating meaning a stomach problem, or maybe a deeply psychological issue about something else. Nobody on TeenHelp are doctors that can answer that question, so I'd recommend you see one yourself.