BOOK AN ASSESSMENT CALL Binge eating disorder is diagnosed when a person participates in a minimum of two binge-eating episodes per week for six months, where a considerably large amount of food is consumed in a short timeframe (e.g. 2hrs). These episodes are accompanied by a feeling of loss of control over what and how much is consumed.
Most often, people with binge eating disorder struggle with their weight. You may follow a binge eating episode with restrictive dieting for several days to make up for it. This may create intense cravings for sugar and a physiological drive to eat, setting you up for another binge episode. With your physiology and emotions in chaos, it is easy to feel trapped in what feels like a constant binge eating cycle.
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Obesity is a common physical result of binge eating disorder, making binge eating the most common eating disorder in patients seeking bariatric surgery.
Weight loss surgery is a successful intervention to treat excessive weight gain and obesity that results from binge eating disorder. The most common bariatric surgeries currently performed for this treatment include sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric banding, mini gastric bypass and roux en-Y gastric bypass.
Bariatric surgery limits the amount of food a person can consume by creating a smaller gastric pouch, and in some cases affecting the absorption of food that is consumed. This reduces the volume of food an individual can consume at a meal, and increases the feeling of fullness and satiety.
Bariatric surgery may physically restrict the patient from consuming the same high volumes of food during a binging episode as before. This in turn can promote gradual weight loss and reduce the desire for binging episodes.
Binge eating and obesity are also commonly associated with high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and gallbladder disease. All these potential factors need to be assessed before surgery to minimise risk of surgery and recovery complications.
The presence of binge eating pre-surgery is likely to interfere with surgery outcomes, leading to less weight loss, potentially after time weight rebound and weight gain, and in some cases worsen the eating disorder symptoms, if left untreated.
Our experienced therapy team will evaluate your eating behaviour during our psychological assessment, and help you manage your binge eating behaviour pre-op. We will show you how to best manage your emotions and stress without using food to soothe yourself.
The focus of binge eating treatment is to discover which triggers cause you to binge eat, to help you build new ways of coping with the stress / emotions these events bring, and help you develop new thinking styles to deal with life in a positive and empowering way.
Binge eating disorder treatment may include:
We believe binge eating disorder treatment needs to look at your nutrition, behaviour, thinking and emotions. Our expertise lies in providing you with the interventions and supporting you in developing the mindset that will help you feel in control of your eating, so you can experience the best outcomes from your weight loss surgery.
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