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Hey there readers! This month we received a lot of email and snail mail directed to Ask Dr. Bob. I have chosen a few which I thought were worth sharing with all of you. I hope my response helps many of you who are facing the same kind of situation. So tell me, what's on your mind? If you have run out of ideas and are getting sick of the same 'ole "bull" - not to mention if you don't mind your question being published by us, send me your question. Hope to be hearing from you soon!!!!!!!!
Dr. Bob
...........so here we go........ you asked for it........... get ready..........
Dear Dr. Bob -
I am very concerned about my girlfriend. I have always thought she looks great but she has always said she is fat. It's really not true at all. She's not fat and I think she's just right. I don't like girls who are really skinny. Not too long ago I noticed that she pretty much stopped talking about dieting and losing weight like she used to and I thought she got over it. Once I noticed her use this thing called Ipakac and she vomited up her dinner afterwards. When I asked her, she simply said that something she ate disagreed with her. We live together and over the past week I've noticed her use this stuff three times in one day and a couple times a day a few times this week when I've been around. She says that everything is fine and that something just disagrees with her so this helps. I'm just not sure if she is being on the level with me and I'm worried about any long term affects. What can I do or is this ok?
Dear "Ted" -
Ipakac is a product that makes one vomit. It can be used very well for emergency purposes and for other reasons, too. For example, if a child swallows something, some doctors recommend it is a good precaution to bring up a poison or unwanted object. I fear however that your girlfriend may be using this as a dieting method to help get rid of unwanted pounds. If you have seen this used as frequently as you say, it is possible that she has an eating disorder. Strongly insist that you both go to a diet counselor at a proper medical facility that also deals with eating disorders. You may very well be saving her life so take it seriously. While it may be a false alarm, at least you will be able to sleep better knowing the real issue here and if there is something wrong in her diet, testing may uncover an unknown allergy. When this type of product moves from the medicine cabinet to the kitchen cabinet next to the sugar and cookies, signs definitely point to something not right. Be gentle in your approach to the issue with her but do take action.
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