I've lost over 10 pounds in the past year

[jojohchen]

I'm 17, 5'2'' and I went from weighing around 102 to 90 pounds this past year.  Recently food just makes me nauseous and I no longer have a consistent appetite for food.  I want to gain weight but I cant.

[angela331]

My Son Is Having symptoms as soon as he eats he has to go to the bathroom he goes like 8 times a day all diarrhea I am worry About My Son Because he has gone down to 90 pounds and he is 26 years old he gets a lot of pains in his stomach and he said's that when he goes to the bathroom that his inside intestine are gonna come out that the feeling he gets. He Has Gone To the emergency room And They found Nothing and was sent home. no one did a scan or anything to get to the bottom of it what is his problem nothing was done.  He Has never had a scan of his stomach since he has no insurance. last night he told me he feels like he is dying I don't know what to do It Hurts That I can't do Anything since I Also Have No Insurance Or Money Times Are Bad I Even Try To find a free clinic by his area but found nothing I feel He Is Going To End Up In the Emergency room. what do I do...

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

You won't be able to gain weight back until you stop feeling nauseous....that is your target goal...start with your doctor to see whether it is physical or not....if not, then I would advise you to seek an eating disorder specialist who can help you figure out why your body is responding like this to food...what image or value or interpretation of food is at work in your brain.  Food has come to mean something to you...what is it?