How can you tell if you have an eating disorder?

I have a close friend who I believe might have an eating disorder. She denies anything me or her husband says to her. she use to be this nice well toned not heavy but thicker girl that weighed 125 and thats before having her babies. now she is 106 and looks like she will break a bone. she never eats and when she does its junk food yes she does eat every now and again but when she does she pigs out like she is starving herself. I know she doesnt throw up her food. how can i help her
Answer:
There is no way to help her since you don't know what is going on. Your best bet is to just be supportive and ask her if she is feeling ok as she doesn't look well. If she seems evasive when you ask if she is feeling ok encourage her to see a doc to be sure everything is ok as you are worried about her and that fact that she looks ill. Once you have done that drop the subject as there is nothing more you can do.

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Talk to her husband about encouraging her to eat when she doesn't. Also, find foods she cannot resist and make them available for her. If this does not work...find a place for treatment before it's too late.

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