Many survivors of physical, emotional and childhood sexual abuse have various problems with food. To some extent they can be classed within the realms of Anorexia and Bulimia, but for many it is more a case of emotional eating and fasting to control weight gain. 

The eating problems thus become a coping method for handling the emotional pain, much like those who self harm. It is also not surprising that some survivors who have eating problems also have self harm issues as well.

This does not mean that any eating problem should be taken lightly, as ALL of them can, at best, result in long term problems later in life, such as osteoporosis, bowel cancer, IBS, heart attacks and many other medical conditions, and at the other end of things in the shorter term even death.

 Medical advice and therapy, is ALWAYS recommended.