https://www.medhelp.org/user_posts/list/2169060 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en Hi From the sounds of it - you trying to stop eating and then 'eating bad' sounds like you are dev Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:38:15 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/please-help/show/2195414#post_10514099 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/please-help/show/2195414#post_10514099 Hi TooMuchSugar How you describe yourself makes me think you very well may be a food addict. Hav Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:04:34 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Eating-too-much/show/2151350#post_10252298 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Eating-too-much/show/2151350#post_10252298 Hi From the description of your struggles with sugar, it really sounds like you may be a sugar add Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:38:43 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/quitting-sugar/show/2145522#post_10218662 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/quitting-sugar/show/2145522#post_10218662 Hi You ask an interesting question: you have quit opiate use and now find that you have begun to Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:03:00 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Post-acute-withdrawl-and-cumpulsive-eating/show/2117718#post_10061626 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Post-acute-withdrawl-and-cumpulsive-eating/show/2117718#post_10061626 I am going to forward your question to our expert in obstetrics, who can answer this question better Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Fri, 20 Dec 2013 09:33:21 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Pregnancy/Pregnant-and-eating/show/2063570#post_9771755 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Pregnancy/Pregnant-and-eating/show/2063570#post_9771755 Hi You should see your GP to rule out if you are bulimic. If you really are a food addict, ne Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:46:28 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Weight-loss/show/2048210#post_9701421 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Weight-loss/show/2048210#post_9701421 Your GP may not know much about food addiction but he or she can help you if you are bulimic. I s Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:48:02 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Weight-loss/show/2048210#post_9694088 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Weight-loss/show/2048210#post_9694088 Hi there I can see that you are very frustrated – for good reason. Did you know that exercising Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:54:31 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Weight-loss/show/2048210#post_9692080 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Weight-loss/show/2048210#post_9692080 You are right to be concerned about the bacteria in lunchmeat. Luckily, it is quite rare. Listeri Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:40:52 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Pregnancy/Lunch-Meat/show/1959376#post_9188957 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Pregnancy/Lunch-Meat/show/1959376#post_9188957 Hi You sound like you could just be suffering from a food addiction. Although most people like 'c Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:22:16 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/maybe-addicted-to-food/show/1911323#post_8913252 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/maybe-addicted-to-food/show/1911323#post_8913252 Hi Mirna You sound quite distressed! Pregancy can certainly affect your moods, as you are very lik Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:21:13 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Eating-a-lot-and-breast-feeding/show/1910426#post_8907980 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Eating-a-lot-and-breast-feeding/show/1910426#post_8907980 You got it! That is the essence of addiction - the phenomena of cravings that starts with the first Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:32:46 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Sugar-addiction/show/1873719#post_8854879 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Sugar-addiction/show/1873719#post_8854879 Hi Noahsarksd You seem pretty clear that you have a sugar addiction. Certainly your description co Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:35:43 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Sugar-addiction/show/1873719#post_8697349 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Sugar-addiction/show/1873719#post_8697349 Hi Shadwo I am not sure who answered your email before I got to it. I agree however that your daug Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:01:38 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/My-daughter-hoardes-food/show/1862848#post_8630236 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/My-daughter-hoardes-food/show/1862848#post_8630236 Hi Bigstag: You say that you eat vegetables - though it sound like "only a few fruits and veg" mea Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:55:52 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/obsessed-with-wrong-food/show/1862603#post_8628155 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/obsessed-with-wrong-food/show/1862603#post_8628155 Hi Haley You sound pretty discouraged about your situation. From what you are saying, you are a si Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:41:01 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/im-slowly-killing-myself/show/1857131#post_8595205 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/im-slowly-killing-myself/show/1857131#post_8595205 Hi Heather You sound like you are really suffering. All the symptoms that you are describing - fr Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:36:39 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/my-threatning-weight-problem/show/1846454#post_8592502 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/my-threatning-weight-problem/show/1846454#post_8592502 Hi Frankie Getting off sugar is very difficult. If you are a sugar addict, you will find a sugar d Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:46:18 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Sugar-addiction/show/1844546#post_8527580 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Sugar-addiction/show/1844546#post_8527580 HI Bonnibell You certainly sound like you have the symptoms of sugar addiction — but you may also Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:41:17 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Alcohol-Addictions-and-Sugar-Addictions/show/1837954#post_8496125 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Alcohol-Addictions-and-Sugar-Addictions/show/1837954#post_8496125 It sounds like you are having troubles with your diet - eating every two hours, with no breakfast and Vera Ingrid Tarman, MD Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:14:03 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Eating-a-lot/show/1805239#post_8317112 https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Food-Addiction-Sugar-Addiction/Eating-a-lot/show/1805239#post_8317112