• Eating Disorders - Diagnosis
• Highlights
• Introduction
• Causes
• Risk Factors
• Complications of Bulimia
• Complications of Anorexia

Diagnosis

The first step toward a diagnosis is to admit the existence of an eating disorder. Often, the patient needs to be compelled by a parent or others to see a doctor because the patient may deny and resist the problem. Some patients may even self-diagnose their condition as an allergy to carbohydrates, because after being on a restricted diet, eating carbohydrates can produce gastrointestinal problems, dizziness, weakness, and palpitations. This may lead such people to restrict...