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I think it should be changed from "mostly known as 'mia'.." because I have never heard anyone call bullimia 'mia.' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.71.223.76 (talk) 21:58, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
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Adding a link
Sorry, I'm a bit new to Wpedia, but I believe that I must post a link here before adding it to the main page.
My link is Somerset & Wessex Eating Disorders Association, I design and manage the site on a volunteer basis (being a recovered sufferer from anorexia and bulimia myself).
Although we are a rather localised charity I would hope that the information provided by the site would be useful to a much wider audience.
I dont think that the information its really bad
I appreciate that others may remove the listing if they don't feel that it's appropriate to be included here but I thought that I'd post in up just in case and have also done so in a few other eating disorder related articles.
I hope that this is ok. Feel free to email me if there's a problem (contact details are on the website).
With Kind Regards Paul
at risk groups
citing link broken for "the highly intelligent and/or high-achievers"
Also, the statement claiming that men are as likely as women to suffer the disease in wholly inaccuarte and should be amended to correspond with the 90%/10% to female sufferers estimate which is widely used by eating disorder support groups and mediacl set-ups.
More Editing
I have made a number of edits and re-worded a few parts of it. Is it wise to remove toe personal advice though? Bear in mind that a number of people with bulimia may look it up and it may inspire them to seek help —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stui (talk • contribs) 4 June 2006 (UTC)
References to treatment centres?
I've noticed there are a few references to treatment centres in there, probably because of the original source material. Is it worth taking out these references seeing as Wikipedia is pretty much an international site & phrases like "...available in this country" don't make sense otherwise?
Yes, just where is 'this country' anyway, dammit? There are 193 of them. And why are there only listings for centres in the USA and UK?
Maybe it's because the only contributing parties to this article reside in either the UK or US? Just a thought... Oh, and there are 194 countries if you count Taiwan.
Two small things...
Someone needs to go through this article, replacing every "her" (the personal pronoun for the bulimic) with "they", "one" or "a sufferer of bulimia". Feminising the issue only makes it less acessible to male readers or sufferers, as well as potentially sounding POV.
"Characteristically, those with bulimia nervosa feel more shame and out of control with their behaviors, as the anorexic meticulously controls her intake, a symptom that calms her anxiety around food as she feels she has control of it, naïve to the notion that it, in fact, controls her." - I don't like this.
The reference to the television programme also seems fairly ludicrous in what is essentially a medical article.
Yet another wrong statement
"Every bulimic is completely different in "how much" they purge. Some binge, some don't." WRONG! The sine qua non of bulemia is overeating, i.e., binging, which can vary in intensity and severity. It's the purging that is optional. Compensatory mechanisms are usually in place, but they are not always purgatory; there are "purging" and "non-purging" types, with non-purging types compensating by fasting or with exercise, for example.
Necessary?
Sorry, I'm not entirely sure how to use this, but I was wondering, is this sentence necessary:
"The groups listed below are considered to be at the highest risk: ... those with/without a history of anorexia ..."
It doesn't actually mean anything.
added link
I have added a link to beat, the UKs national eating disorder charity.
i need some help
OK my girlfriend has bulimia and i want to help her so i decided the best thing to do is learn about what it is and so far wiki hasn't answered my question am i contributing to her bulimia i want to help her and need to find out ways to help because its unhealthy for her to be starving her body well i guess i just want to know what to do with her do i try to confront her about it or try to comfort her about her body image and hope she feels better about herself to get her to stop i just don't know why she is doing it she is very attractive and thin and i don't know why and i just hope it isn't to make me feel better im happy with her appearance and i just want to know what to do can someone please help me —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ak-kronos (talk • contribs) 11:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
- The article explains some of the basics of the condition - which should help to start with. Try a Google search and you should see lots of other websites, or talk to a doctor. Barrylb (talk) 11:40, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
I removed a section entitled "How to Help" because it was not referenced and sounded like personal advice. Instead, the article could be improved with a "Treatment" section. Barrylb (talk) 11:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
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