New research shows that people who suffer from recurrent abdominal pain in childhood may be more likely to have disordered eating as teenagers.
We also assessed participant distress about eating pattern, body shape, and weight with the DAWBA and attitudinal aspects of ED (restraint, eating concern, weight concern, and shape concern) using the Eating Disorder examination questionnaire (eAppendix in the Supplement). Assessment of Mental Heal...
said, "Record numbers of young people are being referred to NHS eating disorder services with more than twice as many referrals in 2020 as there were in 2017. The factors behind eatingdisordersare complex, but our findings suggest that for some patients, recurrent abdominal pain in childhood ...