How Do You Diagnose A Sleep Related Eating Disorder?
Sufferers of sleep related eating disorders (SRED) have unhealthy eating patterns that occur during the evening hours. This type of eating disorder is more common in women and make up almost a quarter of diagnosed eating disorder cases. To improve nutrition, it is important to get a sleep related eating disorder diagnosed. Recognize the symptoms of SRED. There are two main types of SRED. Nocturnal SRED is when a person eats while they are sleepwalking. The other type is called night eating syndrome and occurs when a person is unable to fall asleep until he eats during the night. Consider how often that you have an episode. SRED happens frequently and will occur one or more times each evening. Although the episodes are frequent, they have a tendency to last less than 10 minutes. Speak to your doctor about your suspicion of SRED. Be ready to give him as much information as possible about your symptoms and any health problems that you are having because of the SRED. Get a complete physica
