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  • Eating disorders

    Eating disorders, like anorexia nervosa (often called anorexia), are mental health conditions where unhealthy eating behaviours are used to cope with difficult feelings and issues.

  • Anorexia nervosa

    Find out what anorexia nervosa is, what causes it, the signs to look out for, and the treatment and support available.

  • Bulimia

    Read about bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder and mental health condition where someone is binge eating, then making themselves vomit or using laxatives to purge the food from their body

  • Binge eating disorder

    Read about binge eating disorder, which is when a person feels compelled to overeat on a regular basis. Find out about the symptoms, treatments and possible causes.

  • How to help someone with eating disorder

    Read about what to do if a friend or relative has an eating disorder, what the treatment involves, and how you can support them.

  • Necrotising fasciitis

    Find out about necrotising fasciitis, including what the symptoms are, when to get medical help, how it's treated and what causes it.

  • Malnutrition – Causes

    Find out what causes malnutrition. It can be caused by a long-term health condition that leads to a loss of appetite or disrupts the body's ability to digest food or absorb nutrients.

  • Side effects of radiotherapy

    Read about the main side effects of radiotherapy, including sore skin, tiredness and temporary hair loss, and how to manage them.

  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - Diet, lifestyle and medicines

    Find out how the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can often be managed by diet and lifestyle changes.

  • Crohn's disease – Living with – NHS

    Information and advice about living with Crohn's disease, including diet and lifestyle advice, pharmacy medicines, vaccinations and pregnancy and contraception.