refeeding syndrome

So on with today's episode.

So this one, I'm looking at refeeding syndrome.

So this is something that I think is, as a topic, pretty poorly understood.

And refeeding syndrome is something that is real.

It is something that is life-threatening.

And people who are at risk need to know the details about it.

They need to know what appropriate assessments are needed or monitoring is needed or things to look out for.

But equally, the fear of reaching syndrome can also cause harm, and it can be used by the eating disorder or inadvertently reinforced by practitioners to justify continuing to restrict or increasing food really slowly or avoiding recovery altogether.

So and the multidisciplinary team is going to be a, a key component for individuals with orthorexia who have gotten to the point of needing professional help with it

Re-refeeding is not a common term outside of your area.

So does that mean learning to eat on your own after you're out?

It, it can, although the more common meaning in the eating disorder field is around just the process of re-nourishing the body.