Anorexia Recovery & Treatment

I have a friend who I am worried about because she might have anorexia. She’s not underweight but she’s been acting more and more strange over the past several months.

She recently said to me that she doesn’t eat dinner that much anymore because she “just doesn’t feel hungry enough.” And she seems to get a lot of stomach aches and throws up once in a while which she claims is a stomach virus.

I told her I think she might have an eating disorder and she denied it. She says she still eats and her weight is normal, so she doesnt have a disorder.

Are these signs of an eating disorder? And if so how can I convince her that she needs to talk to someone about it?

I really need to know what the best treatment is for anorexia, I have a really good friend that needs it and her mom asked me and I would really like to help.

Do you think it’s right for teachers and a bunch of people that work at a middle school to accuse a female student of having anorexia just for being skinny and sending her to a counselor for her supposed “eating problem” when she doesn’t even have one?

I see a lot people address anorexia and bulimia but they don’t take binge eating disorder as seriously. In my eyes it is all the same (and I’ve suffered from all three of these). It has more to do with a dissatisfaction with oneself and an abuse of your body and/or food to remedy this feeling. So why are some eating disorder given more attention than others?
jakesmom: I think binge eating disorder effects a lot of people. If this weren’t the case, than the US wouldn’t be suffering an obesity epidemic.

Hello,
I’m a teenager wanting to start a support club or organization for people with anorexia. How can I go forward with this idea? Any suggestions or other ideas? Thanks