Anorexia Bulimia

Question: Anorexia/Bulimia? How do I help my friend who has anorexia, and sometimes suffers from bulimia? Her parents know, and she is getting help soon, but as her bes friend, what can I do to help her? How can I get her through this? :)

Answer: My sister has bulimia, too, so I understand kinda where you're coming from. Here's what you can do to help: 1) Help her stick to her treatment program, whatever it is. Sometimes is really discouraging/humiliating/frustrating for bulimia patients to go through treatment, because there are frequently control issues that arise. 2). Be there for her. Don't treat her differently than you did before. Hang out, be available to talk to on rough days, help her find areas of her life that she can control OUTSIDE of her eating habits. 3). Show tough love when you need to. There will probably be days when what she needs is NOT a push-over, buddy-buddy. If she's being self-destructive, be honest with her and tell her that it's not acceptable! Never mock her for it, but be no-nonsense when she needs you to be.

Question: Anorexia/ Bulimia?!?!? I'm studying bulimia/anorexia and need to know what they eat and how much they eat. I'm a student in medical school that needs info......

Answer: bulhemics eat and then make themselves throw up but they truely dont lose any weight anorexics (im a recovering one) dont eat at all, sometimes they make themselves throw up and they may excercise like crazy or overdoes on pills to loose weight

Question: ANOREXIA ...?? BULIMIA ? over the summer we have been asked to find out about eating disorders, i would really like some 1st hand information... so if you have had anorexia or bulimia then if you could tell me about it a bit?? what did u eat? when?? how did u keep it from your family/friends?? why did u start in the 1st place?? How are you/have you over come it?? or anything else you would like to add :P and if you don't really want to tell me about it, but you had anorexia or bulimia then just wright the word of what you had/have.. and i can put some fugues in to it :L thank you xx

Answer: I have never been anorexic or bulimic, but you can get first hand information from blogs... people's day to day log about their days... some of which all are about being anorexic/ bulimic. They describe the person's feelings exactly how they are. Go to Tumblr.com ... in the search engine type in "ana" or "thinspo"... you will be in a world of anorexia and bulimia. Here is one of the blog entries: Credit to lovemetothinness I love blue. Blue like a sky with not a cloud tainting its azule canvas. I think weighing 102 pounds is like a cloudless sky. I really do. The clouds? The clouds are just fat layering over my blue perfection. Contrary to that, I love winter and the blanketed skies and cold winds that announce a snow day. I like staying up all night waiting to see if the snow will come and stick and relieve me of the hours of homework I refused to do in result of the POSSIBILITY of a snow day. And I wish I hadn’t moved to a place that rarely gets to be layered in ivory purity. I hate being cliché and I find shock in hearing cliché comments from pretty much anyone; what movie did they swipe such from? But, when I’m talking to him, it’s all I want to barf out; but, of course, I control myself. I love the fact that I have been given the opportunity to move to a completely different state. I hated the teachers hovering over me because I was not eating lunch. I hated my friends thinking I had an eating disorder just because I wasn’t eating. I hated people slowly getting to know all my secrets. I hated that I was letting some people open me up and read me. I hated bingeing every moment I wasn’t in school because of all of these reasons. Moving away from all of them and all of that is a relief and a huge boulder out of my heart. I hate that I know I won’t have any friends. My personality is far too reserved and not exciting. Having friends back “home” was a result of being there my whole life minus 20 months. I’ve grown quickly less interesting in the past year. I may gain a few of those “oh look, a stray dog! Let me give it a home!” friends but those aren’t real friends; those are people who want to perk you up, give you friends and whisper “I fixed her” to all their friends. I love that I am finally regaining my control and finally giving effort towards my goals, again. I love that I am fully committed to completely finishing this fast. I love that I feel no temptation towards food aside from fresh fruit. I love that I can resist this urge to binge on kiwis, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, pineapple, apples, strawberries, bananas, grapes, oranges, and mango because, though these are healthy, I am completely dedicated to my fast because I know that, once I complete this fast and ease in a solid food diet, I can live on a couple of these fruits a day. I like that I know that everyone will enjoy my weight loss and thinness. I love that no one will be able to enjoy it as much as I do; it will be like a secret shot of accomplishment. I love how much I’ll enjoy shopping when I reach my goal. I love that I won’t curl up in a ball and cry in shame after I glance at my naked body in the mirror after showering. I love that I won’t be sensitive to hugging and being close to people due to the fact that I don’t want to squish my fat up against them and suffocate them. I like to love myself. I like that I’m doing something to allow me to love myself. I like that I know I will love myself when I reach my definition of perfection.

Question: anorexia/bulimia? I work for a large company & I'm not a big eater...I'm been extreme dieting for a wedding I have coming up in a few months...I don't actually know whether or not i have an eating disorder or anorexia/bulimia...the problem being is a friend suspects i have one and I have been denying it as I don't actully know myself...i am quite fat and my friend past on her worries before to my college tutor and I brushed it off...now she's threatening to tell my production manager by writing her an email outlining all of this...i think i will be in trouble as they know I have been crash dieting and I don't eat in front of them, I'm ashamed to say that when questioned about dieting before, i said that I was anaemic which I'm not ( yea i don't want judgement i know it was wrong )...so what do i do Do I go and speak to Grace* my manager tomorrow and tell her what my friend is going to do, do i sit back and let it happen or what ??? She is threatening to tell her cos she knows we get on and maybe i will listen to her...personally i have no idea what to do...help!! i will be checking every few minutes for answers if you have any q's

Answer: Anorexia starts usually from someone who doesn't eat, they usually start this behavior because they have a hard time coping or have a lot of outside stresses or if they feel challenged, rarely does anorexia stem from a crash diet, although it can. If you are refusing to eat then yes, you have an eating disorder. Do you have a fear of eating? If so than this could also be an indication that you need to see a doctor right away for help. Why would you go to your boss? A boss has enough to deal with and I really think if you are bringing this kind of emotional stuff into your work life then you will not have a pleasant experience at either work or home. I would suggest talking to your friend and asking her to not spread your personal problems around work and look to her for support and guidance. Personally, I would be appalled if a 'friend' of mine assumed that I had and eating disorder than told me that they would e-mail my boss telling them if I didn't. So please, if you know that you need help get medical attention and branch out to your friend for help but keep work and personal life separated.

Question: Studying Anorexia/Bulimia - doing a paper on it, and i am stuck on one of my questions? Can anyone help? I am doing an article on anorexia/bulimia, i need help with this one though?? Q.) If a young Anorexic does not eat for two weeks, how much weight will she lose on average/maximum/minimum? Please may you help me, i need to finish my paper by tomorrow morning and i can't find any answerrs to this particular question? Thank you

Answer: I almost believed you... until I read one of your previous question about how much weight you personally could lose. Hunny, if you're still around the 8 stone mark at 5'4 that is actually close to your ideal weight (a little under).

Question: Anorexia & bulimia? I am researching both of these for My Health and I cant find anything about Symptoms that Family/Friends would see that the doctor wouldnt be able to see without the parents telling them. Or symptoms the Family/Friends would be able to see that the doctors wouldnt know about???? Please Help

Answer: Anorexia/Bulimia 1. Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time. 2. Wearing big or baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss. 3. Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if "average" weight or thin). 4. Obsession with calories and fat content of foods. 5. Obsession with continuous exercise. 6. Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately following meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting). 7. Visible food restriction and self-starvation. 8. Visible bingeing and/or purging. 9. Use or hiding use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death!) or enemas. 10. Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others. 11. Unusual Food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (using teeth to scrap food off the fork or spoon); chewing food and spitting it out, but not swallowing; dropping food into napkin on lap to later throw away. 12. Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to avoid eating (Anorexia) or to eat at a later time (Bulimia). 13. Flushing uneaten food down the toilet (can cause sewage problems). 14. Vague or secretive eating patterns. 15. Keeping a "food diary" or lists that consists of food and/or behaviors (ie., purging, restricting, calories consumed, exercise, etc.) 16. Pre-occupied thoughts of food, weight and cooking. 17. Visiting websites that promote unhealthy ways to lose weight. 18. Reading books about weight loss and eating disorders. 19. Self-defeating statements after food consumption. 20. Hair loss. Pale or "grey" appearance to the skin. 21. Dizziness and headaches. 22. Frequent soar throats and/or swollen glands. 23. Low self-esteem. Feeling worthless. Often putting themself down and complaining of being "too stupid" or "too fat" and saying they don't matter. Need for acceptance and approval from others. 24. Complaints of often feeling cold. 25. Low blood pressure. 26. Loss of menstrual cycle. 27. Constipation or incontinence. 28. Bruised or calluses knuckles; bloodshot or bleeding in the eyes; light bruising under the eyes and on the cheeks. 29. Perfectionistic personality. 30. Loss of sexual desire or promiscuous relations. 31. Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue. 32. Insomnia. Poor sleeping habits

Question: How did you conceal anorexia/bulimia? I'm doing an assignment in psychology about anorexia and bulimia, and I need to list methods in which people with the disease would conceal it, in these environments: social situations (out for lunch with friends, etc.) at home (hiding food, vomiting), at school. And no, I do not have anorexia or bulimia.

Answer: at home- hiding food definatley, i guess spreading it around so it looks like more has been eaten, if you have a dog, feeding him at the table, right after meals throwing up the food, doing exercise late at night when parents are sleeping, ect out to lunch- claim you had a big breakfast, going to bathroom during meals, ect in general- constantly drinking water to give the illusion of intake, wearing baggy clothing to hide any weight loss, running water while in the bathroom to cover up the sounds of vommiting

Question: Can someone help me with eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating? From a psychological standpoint, can someone explain some of the health problems associated with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder?

Answer: You can get more information here about eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. http://www.rebeccashouse.org/more_information.asp

Question: Anorexia/bulimia? Normally I am quite good at giving advice and helping people but this time I'm stuck. At a party my friend (who is constantly saying she's fat) got drunk and admitted to making herself throw up on a few occassions. She barely eats a thing, she tells her parents she will eat out, but doesn't. She recently came around my house for new years eve and repeatedly told us she was fat. I decided to convince her otherwise by getting my scales and a tape measure, calculating her bmi and proving to her that she was the skinniest girl in the room. She still did not seem convinced and later collapsed in my bathroom. Now she tells me it's because she was too hot and had a dizzy spell, but I found her toothbrush next to the toilet and know she had not eaten at my house. I quickly thought that she may have been using the toothbrush to make herself sick. What else can I do to help her? We've all told her a million times she is so slim and have even PROVED that she is skinnier than us. I have informed her parents of her "dizzy spell" and told them that she had not eaten - they made light of the situation and told me not to worry. I know you will probably say tell a school counsellor or whatever but she won't admit she has a problem and I really don't think she would be willing. I just want some suggestions from people who have suffered with an eating disorder or been in a similar situation.

Answer: you really can't do much... because a lot of the times with cases like this, the person has this thought so drilled into their head, of being fat and not wanting to eat and so on, that they don't really like taking advice about the topic... so far you've done what you can which is great! so now just make sure you stay by your friend's side, and let her know you'll always be there, because a lot of times these people just need to know they have a friend supporting them no matter what actions they take... (you don't have to support her anorexia/bulimia... just make sure you support HER,) a friend always makes things a bit better.

Question: What major nutrients are related to anorexia/bulimia and how? REALLY NEED SOME HELP BEFORE THURSDAY! ITS FOR MY ASSIGNMENT ON ANOREXIA/BULIMIA! HELPPPP

Answer: With bulimia it will be potassium because the vomiting will create a acid imbalance in the body. Anorexia is going to need protein because they are starving or exercising to death without taking in food. They will need every nutrient. I've never seen a anorexic take a daily multivitamin.

Question: Would you rather date somewith with: anorexia, bulimia or obesity? I am curious, would you rather date someone suffering: anorexia, bulimia or obesity, please also add if you are male or female.

Answer: I am female and suffered from anorexia for 11 years. I would not want to date anyone who is in the middle of an eating disorder. Eating disorders are illnesses, and it is not possible to engage properly in relationships while you have got it. During the time I was suffering I blocked every single social contact and isolated myself completely. So I do hope that you are not particularly looking for someone with an eating disorder as I can assure you that you would not be doing yourself a favour! Hope that helps!

Question: What are some symptoms or anorexia and bulimia? My friend is not eating lunch's at school and I don't think she eats breakfast, but once at my house I made her a nice diner and later I heard her in my bathroom trowing up. I also found some laxatives in her bag, what does she have bulimia, anorexia, EDNOS, or something else? I really want to help her, but I don't know what she has yet... Can someone help me? Thanks

Answer: of course. symptoms of anorexia nervosa: 1) Dieting despite being thin: Follows a severely restricted diet. Eats only certain low-calorie foods. Bans “bad” foods such as carbohydrates and fats. 2) Obsession with calories, fat grams, and nutrition: Reads food labels, measures and weighs portions, keeps a food diary, reads diet books. 3) Pretending to eat or lying about eating: Hides, plays with, or throws away food to avoid eating. Makes excuses to get out of meals (“I had a huge lunch” or “My stomach isn’t feeling good.”). 4) Preoccupation with food: Eats very little, but constantly thinks about food. May cook for others, collect recipes, read food magazines, or make meal plans 5) Strange or secretive food rituals: Often refuses to eat around others or in public places. May eat in rigid, ritualistic ways (e.g. cutting food “just so”, chewing food and spitting it out, using a specific plate). 6) Dramatic weight loss – Rapid, drastic weight loss with no medical cause. 7) Feeling fat, despite being underweight – May complain about being overweight in general or just “too fat” in certain places such as the stomach, hips, or thighs. 8)Fixation on body image – Obsessed with weight, body shape, or clothing size. Frequent weigh-ins and concern over tiny fluctuations in weight. 9)Harshly critical of appearance – Spends a lot of time in front of the mirror checking for flaws. There’s always something to criticize. They’re never thin enough. 10) Denies being too thin – Refuses to believe that his or her low body weight is a problem, but may try to conceal it (drinking a lot of water before being weighed, wearing baggy or oversized clothes). 11) Using diet pills, laxatives, or diuretics – Abuses water pills, herbal appetite suppressants, prescription stimulants, ipecac syrup, and other drugs for weight loss. 12)Throwing up after eating – Frequently disappears after meals or goes to the bathroom. May run the water to disguise sounds of vomiting or reappear smelling like mouthwash or mints. 13) Compulsive exercising – Follows a punishing exercise regimen aimed at burning calories. Will exercise through injuries, illness, and bad weather. Works out extra hard after bingeing or eating something “bad.” AND symptoms for bulimia: 1) Lack of control over eating. Inability to stop eating. Eating until the point of physical discomfort and pain. 2)Secrecy surrounding eating. Going to the kitchen after everyone else has gone to bed. Going out alone on unexpected food runs. Wanting to eat in privacy. 3)Eating unusually large amounts of food with no obvious change in weight. 4) Disappearance of food, numerous empty wrappers or food containers in the garbage, or hidden stashes of junk food. 5)Alternating between overeating and fasting. Rarely eats normal meals. It’s all-or-nothing when it comes to eating. 6) Going to the bathroom after meals – Frequently disappears after meals or takes a trip to the bathroom to throw up. May run the water to disguise sounds of vomiting. 7) Using laxatives, diuretics, or enemas after eating. May also take diet pills to curb appetite or use the sauna to “sweat out” water weight. Smell of vomit. The bathroom or the person may smell like vomit. They may try to cover up the smell with mouthwash, perfume, air freshener, gum, or mints. 8) Excessive exercising – Works out strenuously, especially after eating. Typical activities include high-intensity calorie burners such as running or aerobics. 9) Calluses or scars on the knuckles or hands from sticking fingers down the throat to induce vomiting. 10) Puffy “chipmunk” cheeks caused by repeated vomiting. Discolored teeth from exposure to stomach acid when throwing up. May look yellow, ragged, or clear. 11) Frequent fluctuations in weight - Weight may fluctuate by 10 pounds or more due to alternating episodes of bingeing and purging. don't give up on your friend, do whatever you can to make her healthy! hope this helps!

Question: Whats the difference between people with Bulimia & Anorexia? Calling all Consumer Studies Students! I'm writing a Consumer Studies exam soon and the one question the almost always ask is "List 3-5 differences between people suffering from Bulimia and Anorexia" Now none of our books clearly state this answer can any1 who knows what I'm talking about help me.

Answer: bulimia: purge purge purge. people with bulimia will go to the extent of eating, then throwing everything up. they don't look as thin as those sick with anorexia. (usually @ a healthy weight ) abuse laxatives (crap everything out) obsessed with exercising anorexia: extreme, and i mean extreme fear of gaining weight extremely sick, obsessive over food will not eat at all .. IE: feeling full after eating 1 kernel of popcorn LOL

Question: What exercise does someone with anorexia or bulimia do and for how long each day? I'm doing a project for health on anorexia and bulimia and i need to know what exercise they do.

Answer: I have an eating disorder and I think it just really differs from person to person but any excercise really. I used to run for an hour every morning before school and then I'd spin after school and run for another hour after school but I'm too weak now so I just do it when I can. I know a lot of girls jump rope because it's suppsoed to burn crazy calories.

Question: Can your body get down to anorexia and bulimia if you starve yourself? I think it's possible because I lost nearly 100 pounds from eating only one meal a day and I suffered both bulimia and anorexia. But I get some of my weight back by eating normally (3 meals a day) What have you exprienced from starving yourself?

Answer: 1.) Anorexia and Bulimia are mental diseases just like Alzheimer's and Dyslexia. Ignorance. 2.) A female is not physically starving until her body fat is 5% or lower.

Question: What are anorexia and bulimia? Who are most likely to suffer from these eating disorders? and Why do you think this is the case? so basically can someone give me a nice detailed answer to this: What are anorexia and bulimia? Who are most likely to suffer from these eating disorders? Why do you think this is the case? THANKS IN ADVANCE! MUCH APPRECIATED! 10 POINTS! xxxx

Answer: Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that affects the mind and the body. Most people don't know the harsh and long term side affects of it; they think its just getting too skinny. That's not true though; they include but not limited to: depression, suicide, yellowing skin, hair falling out, low blood pressure, slow heart beat, and much much more. It can affect almost every part of your body, but it's different for everyone. Experts don't know the actual reason why its caused; this is also different for everyone. It can be anything from media, job or sport (dance, model, gymnastics, ect), stress, and more. Anorexia affects less than 1 percent of the population and out of those only less then 10% are male. It mostly affects female teens. Research also shows that many people with Anorexia come from a white rich family; it can still happen and does happen to anyone though. It is a treatable disorder; the earlier it is diagnosed- the better. There are no meds that help cure it, but there is therapy which gradually transform one to their own and healthy state again. Bulimia nervosa is another eating disorder. It often starts with binge eating (overeating) and then vomiting it all out. It appears mostly among female teens as well. The person with it is aware of their eating habits and often feel guilty afterwords. The exact cause for this is also unknown. Genetic, trauma, media, and more can all play a factor. The side affects for Bulimia are also threatening. For one, the stomach acid going through the esophagus from vomiting can cause permanent damage by burning it. Other complication include: constipation, dental damage, pancreatitis, and more. If you need any more information then feel free to contact me! [email protected] or [email protected] (;