Question by Malcom T: Are bipolar disorder and binge eating disorder genetic?
Hi. I’m in 7th grade and I have binge eating disorder and I’m pretty sure I’m bipolar, too. I was wondering, if I were to have a child with someone who doesn’t have any major medical problems, what would be the chance the child would have any of these diseases? Please understand I’m just curious I do not need this information for anything in the near future 
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Answer by Bibs
No.
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my feeling on this is since I am an older gal , a so called…. binge eater….in reality is someone who doesnt eat the right to foods to feel full and satisfied…. and is eating everything they can to do so.
3 good cooked square meals a day would put an end to that..
the term Bi polar has been attached to my sister, and sicne i have known her well, is a medical term for someone who has temper tantrums from rage.
I would say your home life isnt that of a normal family seated at the table for meals and chit chat and for some reason your pretty ticked off because of that fact.You act out your rage do to a somewhat disfunctional home and no one was there to put a stop to it and you have carried that freedom into your teens.
forget the terms for brag use amoung your peers, truth would be, your just ticked off and it has manifested itself openly with food and temper.
try eating meat , portatoes and veggies at meal time and instead of having a temper tantrum when you get upset ….sit down with your older family members and start to talk. this condition is not a disorder but rather your reaction to family failures..jean
Well, it depends. I personally had binge eating disorder and anxiety/depression and many years later it turned out to be caused by celiac disease. What happens is that when you eat gluten, your body produces antibodies which attack your intestines and cause damage. The reason that the psych disorders result is that most of the serotonin in your body is located in your intestines. If they’re damaged, they can’t be used and mental problems are the result. Depression and anxiety are actually the number one symptom of celiac disease. The binge eating is a result of your body being unable to absorb nutrients. A lot of people who have bariatric surgery are actually overweight because their body can’t absorb the nutrients, your body thinks it’s starving to death, so it guards the fat stores and never shuts off the hunger signal. When I finally went gluten free, my anxiety and depression went away with in a couple of days and I actually feel full after I eat. I always felt like if I didn’t eat, I was going to die. This is one cause of this that is genetic. Look into it:
http://www.csaceliacs.org/celiac_symptoms.php
http://www.celiac.com/categories/Celiac-Disease-Research:-Associated-Diseases-and-Disorders/Obesity,-Overweight-&-Celiac-Disease/
http://www.celiac.com/articles/21758/1/Gluten-Sensitivity-and-Depression/Page1.html