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#272055 09/28/06 10:06 AM
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I struggle with an eating disorder, and I think it's like an addiction. Maybe it's worse in one way: you can't remove food from your existence like you can alcohol or drugs or gambling (though I'm not saying those are easy to overcome!).

Orderly Eating or Eating Disorder? is the most recent Body Image article http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35594.asp

Do you think eating can turn into an addiction?

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#272056 09/28/06 11:44 AM
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Yes I absolutely believe that eating can become an addiction just as drugs and alcohol can. I'm a nurse and I work on a Bariatric (Obesity)unit and I care for patients who have had gastric bypass surgery or who are going to have surgery and in my years talking with people I have found that food can be an addiction and many people turn to food just as some turn to drugs or alcohol. I have learned that for some people they believe that food calms them. So yes, I do think that food can be a real addiction.

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I very much suffer from food addiction. It was one reason that I decided to have a gastric bypass to lose my weight; traditional diets did not work for me because it was too easy to give in to the temptation!

Don't get me wrong - the decision to have the surgery was not an easy one - I spent 5 years making it; and then had to go through psychological profiling before I could be approved for it. But it was the right decision for me.

I have a blog about my whole experience:
Michelle's Gastric Bypass Blog


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#272058 09/28/06 10:33 PM
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Michelle,
Thanks for posting your blog, I really enjoyed reading through it and I'm sure it will help others who are considering surgery or who have had surgery.

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Quote:
I very much suffer from food addiction. It was one reason that I decided to have a gastric bypass to lose my weight; traditional diets did not work for me because it was too easy to give in to the temptation!

Don't get me wrong - the decision to have the surgery was not an easy one - I spent 5 years making it; and then had to go through psychological profiling before I could be approved for it. But it was the right decision for me.

I have a blog about my whole experience:
Michelle's Gastric Bypass Blog


Well written blog.


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