Freddie Flintoff living with bulimia

[Adrian W]

Anyone else watching , he is coming across as and engaging intelligent man, who would have thought the press made him think he had a weight problem

[carew]

Watching it too. Hopefully this will encourage other sufferers to seek help.

[carew]

To me he looks like he's lost too much weight.

[Phil Dicky]

Defo lost too much weight....took some real balls to do that programme, well done Freddy.

[coppernorks]

Thanks BBC, I have a much more comprehensive appreciation of this very minor first world medical problem
because the sufferer is a famous sporting person [personality.]

More of the same please, Next time Bill Oddie and his annoying skin tags perhaps ?

[ReallyReallyGood]

coppernorks said:

Thanks BBC, I have a much more comprehensive appreciation of this very minor first world medical problem
because the sufferer is a famous sporting person [personality.]

More of the same please, Next time Bill Oddie and his annoying skin tags perhaps ?

Did you actually watch it

[Adrian W]

ReallyReallyGood said:

Did you actually watch it

There’s always one

[carew]

coppernorks said:

Thanks BBC, I have a much more comprehensive appreciation of this very minor first world medical problem
because the sufferer is a famous sporting person [personality.]

More of the same please, Next time Bill Oddie and his annoying skin tags perhaps ?

Clearly you have never had to deal with anyone close to you who has had any mental health issue. Or maybe you have and you probably told them to "pull yourself together".

[kevinon]

Good tip to - now watching on iPlayer - and it is really absorbing, and educational. 1 in 4 sufferers are male. It's a serious problem ; (not like skin tags) - and fair play to Freddie for doing this.

[Randy Winkman]

coppernorks said:

Thanks BBC, I have a much more comprehensive appreciation of this very minor first world medical problem
because the sufferer is a famous sporting person [personality.]

More of the same please, Next time Bill Oddie and his annoying skin tags perhaps ?

You are so cool.

[PushedDover]

He’s not cool

He’s a Doyle as we say round these ways

[Adrian W]

PushedDover said:

He’s not cool

He’s a Doyle as we say round these ways

I thought the universal word began with a c

[Phil Dicky]

Adrian W said:

PushedDover said:

He’s not cool

He’s a Doyle as we say round these ways

I thought the universal word began with a c

It does and he is one.

[ian in lancs]

fascinating programme. i didn't realise the link between over exercise and binge eating disorders/weight management. Sobering.

[boyse7en]

coppernorks said:

Thanks BBC, I have a much more comprehensive appreciation of this very minor first world medical problem
because the sufferer is a famous sporting person [personality.]

More of the same please, Next time Bill Oddie and his annoying skin tags perhaps ?

In what way do you think that eating disorders are a minor problem?
They affect thousands of people, and apparently are the mental health issue with the highest death rate. And even those who don't die can suffer life long health issues.

[sgtBerbatov]

PushedDover said:

He’s not cool

He’s a Doyle as we say round these ways

A spooky fooking doyle, isn't he Mrs.Beardsley?

[NorthDave]

I thought this program was great and very eye opening. Good on him for doing this and I hope he does get help - even though he seems to be coping quite well.

[Piginapoke]

NorthDave said:

I thought this program was great and very eye opening. Good on him for doing this and I hope he does get help - even though he seems to be coping quite well.

Although he's clearly still in denial. Massive credit to him for making it, a thought provoking and moving programme.

[davey68]

Thought provoking doc and fair play to Fred for making it. Had no idea he suffered so much with it over the years.

[Castrol for a knave]

coppernorks said:

Thanks BBC, I have a much more comprehensive appreciation of this very minor first world medical problem
because the sufferer is a famous sporting person [personality.]

More of the same please, Next time Bill Oddie and his annoying skin tags perhaps ?

They are often caused by deeper, underlying problems and can have a devastating impact on physical and mental health.

Someone close to me suffered from bulimia, a self-harming reaction to her being raped when she was younger. Thankfully, there was an intervention and she and us were able to get her the support and help she needed.

So, on balance, you are a bit of a aren't you?