Men Get Eating Disorders Too – Finding the Best Anorexia & Bulimia Treatment for Men

May 19th, 2014 // 2:20 am @ Site Admin

Often when people think of eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia, their mind immediately assumes we are talking about women. It’s understandable as the media almost never portrays a man with this issue. However ten percent of all eating disorder sufferers are men! As some of you know, I specialize in Bulimia coaching for men and I know quite a bit about this issues as

I was bulimic for many years.

It’s a terrible disease, and I was very lucky to have found that garden variety anti-depressants can often make a profound difference, and did so for me. Evidently it was more of an obsessive compulsive issue in my case, which is what anti-depressants helped me with.

One great resource I suggest is the National Association for Males With Eating Disorder. N.A.M.E.D. is the only organization in the United States exclusively dedicated to representing and providing support to males with eating disorders. Historically, boys and men with eating disorders have received inadequate attention, research, support, and intervention. N.A.M.E.D. plays a vital role in filling this gap by offering information and resources about and support to this underrepresented population and their families and by serving as a clearinghouse for treatment providers and researchers.

Also, I saw the following, Men and eating disorders resource, at Bulimia.com and it is what inspired me to write this post. I like to pass along anything that educates Men about Bulimia/Anorexia, so you can visit: Bulimia and Eating Disorder Treatment for Men. Note: This seems to be a “for profit” website and I wish to make clear that I am not familiar with them or their treatment so this is not a recommendation nor do I receive any compensation from them.

I love coaching people with eating disorders, as someone recovering with this problem myself, I believe I have a very unique perspective, especially for men who have so few peers they can work with. I know I can help you, so: