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How Can An Eating Disorder Be Treated?

I ve been eating bars of soap since I was in the 5th grade,I m currently in the 11th. I eat different kind so far I eat dove, Irish spring, coast, sometimes zest, sometimes ivory. I ve told my sister before but I haven t told any body s else my teacher did find out because I wrote it down in a book but I some what lied and told him half the truth. I just want to know a way to stop because I know it s not healthy but it s so addictive ,I ve tried stopping but I always come back to it I ve tried to get my mom to by bodynamic wash because I don t eat any other soap(not that I haven t tried) but I really want help I just don t want to be embarrassed, a disappointment, or worse get very very sick to the point that I can t do anything. But I really want to know how bad is eating the soap effecting me and what kind of disease can I get?
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
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hi mam/sir,i understand that you got addicted to a wierd habit.rather than trying to know the ill effects of eating soap,its better to concentrate on how to get rid of it.but as you have a doubt,let me tell you that any soap can contain chemicals meant only for external application.if taken by mouth,effects may not be immediate but in a long run it damages the useful flora in your intestines thereby making you liable to diarrhoea,vomiting,bacterial infections of gut,candidial mouth infections,malabsorption etc.usually its the will to stop a habit that is very important.from your description,i feel you have a strong will.i advice my patients to do the following to get rid of such habts:
1)first please tell your parents and teachers about it and also convey your strong will to refrain from the habit.it will help you a lot as if you are going back to the same habit,they would warn you.
2)whenever you feel like eating soap,just have something which you like the most like a chocolate,chipsetc.of course its very difficult but not impossible.
3)keep yourself busy such that you dont find time to crave for it.for this you can do some puzzles,mind games like sudoku etc in your free time.
4)last but not the least is please practise YOGA and MEDITATION as they help a lot to improve our self control over mind and body.
so,where there is a will,there is a way.you many fail a 100 times but shouldnt step back as you may win the 101th time.all the best.i hope to hesr from you that you have successfully refrained from your habit soon.take care.bye.
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How Can An Eating Disorder Be Treated?

hi mam/sir,i understand that you got addicted to a wierd habit.rather than trying to know the ill effects of eating soap,its better to concentrate on how to get rid of it.but as you have a doubt,let me tell you that any soap can contain chemicals meant only for external application.if taken by mouth,effects may not be immediate but in a long run it damages the useful flora in your intestines thereby making you liable to diarrhoea,vomiting,bacterial infections of gut,candidial mouth infections,malabsorption etc.usually its the will to stop a habit that is very important.from your description,i feel you have a strong will.i advice my patients to do the following to get rid of such habts: 1)first please tell your parents and teachers about it and also convey your strong will to refrain from the habit.it will help you a lot as if you are going back to the same habit,they would warn you. 2)whenever you feel like eating soap,just have something which you like the most like a chocolate,chipsetc.of course its very difficult but not impossible. 3)keep yourself busy such that you dont find time to crave for it.for this you can do some puzzles,mind games like sudoku etc in your free time. 4)last but not the least is please practise YOGA and MEDITATION as they help a lot to improve our self control over mind and body. so,where there is a will,there is a way.you many fail a 100 times but shouldnt step back as you may win the 101th time.all the best.i hope to hesr from you that you have successfully refrained from your habit soon.take care.bye.