If you or if you think someone in your entourage would answer “yes” to several of these questions, a thorough evaluation is essential. Eating disorders are progressive, insidious and self-destructive conditions. The sooner a person gets help the sooner they can begin the process of correcting their disorder related to weight and body thinness.

• Vomit after meals?

• Use laxatives in the hope of preventing weight gain?

• Eat large amounts of food without being able to stop?

• Eat when bored, sad or depressed?

• Believe that food controls life?

• Experience dizzy spells for no apparent medical reason?

• Have you or someone close to you lost or gained considerable weight over a short period of time?

• Have you or someone close to you failed to menstruate for at least three months?

• Have you or someone close to you been confronted by family or friends because of a weight problem?

For over 15 years, we have had the privilege of welcoming thousands of people to the BACA Clinic. We know that it takes courage to break the silence, overcome the isolation and ask for help. But rest assured, you will be welcomed with gentleness, openness and tolerance by our team of professionals specializing in the treatment of EDs, in a comforting environment that inspires confidence.

Someone with an eating disorder suffers greatly, even if this distress is not always apparent. It is a severe condition that is both complex and difficult to understand. The recovery process can also be painful, long and laborious. That’s why it is important to adopt an attitude of openness, empathy, and patience toward oneself and others. Although there are several possible treatments of EDs, the BACA Clinic recommends a multidisciplinary approach in order to take into account the different areas of functioning that are affected: psychological, nutritional and medical.

According to ANRED, a non-profit organization that provides information on eating disorders, following treatment about 60% of persons suffering from an eating disorder fully recover, 20% recover partially and the remaining 20% show no improvement.

• Become aware of the behaviour that needs changing
• Believe in your ability to change
• Examine the reasons which led you to adopt this behaviour
• Adopt an attitude of compassion for your past actions
• Find new ways to meet your needs
• Identify your resources
• Seek help
• Do extensive testing
• Show tenacity

What tools can help you recover?

Although it is important to understand that that the road to recovery differs from one person to another, several recognized tools are known to promote recovery. Therefore, it is important to choose the right tools for your specific problems, needs and personality. BACA Clinic professionals can help you make the appropriate choice among the following tools:
• Psycho education
• Readings related to EDs
• Meal plan
• Viewing of films on recovery
• Use of writing to better explore one’s emotions
• Art and zoo therapies
• Breathing exercises
• Full awareness exercise during meals

“It didn’t’ take long for my weekly appointments at BACA to become a comforting moment for me, where I could freely express all the emotions that I had buried deep within me for so long.”
– MPL

“my road to recovery has progressed day by day. It is thanks to the BACA Clinic team that I came to feel better and to understand the reasons that led me to suffer. (…) Many thanks to BACA for helping me get out of this hell and for continuing to be there for all of us.”
– Danielle

“My relationship with my body is much healthier and my relationship with food has changed completely. (…) Today, I am able to look at myself in the mirror and accept what I find beautiful and what I find ugly. I am proud of myself!”
– Marlène