Re: anorexic individuals with pcos
From: Christine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 27 May 2002 20:36:37 -0500 (CDT)
Well, I am 5' 4" tall and 115 lbs. I have mantained my weight for the
last 2 years...due to my changes in eating. I became a
vegetarian...avoiding dairy as well as meat...and I also have candida
problems, so I stay away from yeast. An additional help is avoiding all
items containing processed sugar. I do gain weight though if I start
eating alot of bread and eat things with sugar and dairy. As soon as I
stop and go back to my normal eating habits, then the weight goes away
again. I have noticed that when I do eat those things, my symptoms get
worse.
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Christine
At Mon, 27 May 2002, janpotter wrote:
>
>One thing that confuses me is whether pcos symptoms are mostly due to
>weight or too much carbs and sugars. For example, if you are thin and
>are able to maintain your body weight, but eat many carbs and sweets,
>can your symptoms get worse?
>
>hypoglycemia is when the blood sugar is too low in the body right? What
>other obvious symptoms come with insulin resistence.
>
>if pcos is based on insulin resistence, how come other women who have
>diabetes don't have problems with hair, acne...etc...?
>
>Thanks for the info
>
>Jan
>
>At Sun, 26 May 2002, Sally wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>The PCOS symptoms may get worse with excess carbohydrate consumption,
>>also there may be other symptoms like hypoglycaemia, fatigue, etc.
>>related to excess insulin. Probably best that you niece eats a balanced
>>diet (based on low glycaemic index, high fibre carbohydrates, proteins,
>>with some healthy fats.
>>
>>Someone who is anorexic may also find it very hard to eat large amounts
>>of high carb foods.
>>
>>I am no expert, but I would think your niece should eat relatively
>>energy dense foods, nuts, normal fat dairy, meats, cheeses, along with
>>veges and fruits, and some grain products so that she can get enough
>>calories without necessarily having to eat large amounts of food.
>>
>>I think managing the anorexia which can be immediately life threatening
>>would be more important than worrying about the PCOS at this stage -
>>though the fear of gaining weight from the PCOS could also be helping to
>>drive the anorexic behaviours. However, anorexia is about body image,
>>and so a worsening of PCOS symptoms may make her feel worse. But in
>>severe anorexia, the sex hormones switch off (amenohorrea - sp) - so I
>>don't know what affect this would have - perhaps there wouldn't be
>>excess androgens....., anorexia could cause periods to diappear. Sorry
>>not much good answer here.
>>
>>My little sister has PCOS. She is not anorexic, but she is very skinny
>>(probably also 15+ pounds below her ideal weight) and can't gain weight
>>no matter what she eats - though she says she does feel better eating a
>>higher healthy fat, lower carbohydrate diet.
>>
>>At Sun, 26 May 2002, janpotter wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>My niece is anorexic and has been diagnosed with pcos a couple of years
>>>ago. She need to gain at least 15+ pounds to get to her ideal weight.
>>>My question is if she eats a lot of carbs in order to gain weight, will
>>>her pcos symptoms like body hair and acne and irregular periods get
>>>worse?
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