Saoirse McHugh was stunned when she first went to a GP seeking help for her bulimia.
The former Green Party candidate, who narrowly missed out on a seat in the national and European elections, said she was asked a host of strange questions by doctors when trying to get treatment.
She spoke to Paul O'Donoghue for The Hard Shoulder.
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