Anonymous
Not logged in
Talk
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Search
Editing
Anorexia and eating disorders
(section)
From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history
Namespaces
Page
Discussion
More
More
Page actions
Read
Edit
Edit source
History
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Symptom recognition== Very little research has been published about eating disorders in people with [[ME/CFS]]. There is some awareness of anorexia nervosa and eating disorders being misdiagnosed in a few people with [[ME/CFS] who had symptoms that severely disrupt their ability to eat, their choices of food, or caused them to [[vomiting|vomit]] very frequently. [[Whitney Dafoe]] is an American photographer who has [[Severe_and_very_severe_ME#verysevere |very severe ME]], which causes him very severe [[digestive problems|gastrointestinal symptoms]], because of this he is tube fed and remain severely underweight. Whitney can no longer speak, eat, or have contact with anyone but his parents due to [[visual dysfunction]] and very severe ME. Whitney was previously misdiagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia, which resulted in him being refused the surgery needing for a feeding tube and in-patient psychiatric care recommended instead. Whitney is now fed via a PEG, is still unable to even drink water, and he needs full time care.{{Citation needed | date = February 2021}} [[Merryn Crofts]] was bedbound and unable to eat when she died of [[Severe and very severe ME|very severe ME]] at just 21 years old. Merryn weighed six stone (84 lbs) at her death but did not have an eating disorder, she had severe [[digestive problems|gastrointestinal symptoms]] causing weight loss. Merryn's autopsy revealed [[Dorsal root ganglia|ganglia]] [[inflammation]]. It is suspected that in the later years of her illness Merryn also suffered from [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|EDS]] and [[Mast cell activation disorder|MCAD]]. Her death certificate is the second in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] publicly known to have been attributed to ME.{{Citation needed | date = February 2021}} Anorexia (meaning weight loss) is recognized as an optional diagnostic symptom in the [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] for ME/CFS, but is not recognized in the later [[International Consensus Criteria]] for ME.<ref name="canadianconsensus" /><ref name="ICC2011primer" /> A number of patient groups have raised concerns that anorexia nervosa may be a misdiagnosis in some patients with ME, particularly children or young people, and the [[Severe and very severe ME|severely ill]].<ref name="kos" /> [[Digestive problems|Digestive symptoms]] problems are well recognized, particularly [[irritable bowel syndrome]], and [[Food sensitivities|food intolerances]], and are optional diagnostic criteria. Common ME/CFS symptoms which may cause changes in eating or weight include: * [[digestive problems]] * [[nausea]] * abdominal pain * new [[Food sensitivities|food or medication sensitivities]] * [[irritable bowel syndrome]]<ref name="canadianconsensus" />
Summary:
Please make sure your edits are consistent with
MEpedia's guidelines
.
By saving changes, you agree to the
Terms of use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 3.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
This page is a member of 2 hidden categories:
Category:All articles with unsourced statements
Category:Articles with unsourced statements from 2021
Navigation
Navigation
Skip to content
Main page
Browse
Become an editor
Random page
Popular pages
Abbreviations
Glossary
About MEpedia
Links for editors
Contents
Guidelines
Recent changes
Pages in need
Search
Help
Wiki tools
Wiki tools
Special pages
Page tools
Page tools
User page tools
More
What links here
Related changes
Page information
Page logs