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The eating disorder known as EDNOS (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) is usually diagnosed to someone that is struggling from eating disorder behaviors but does not have the symptoms of bulimia or anorexia. Some symptoms of EDNOS include constant concern about food and weight, behaviors such as restricting eating or that compensate for eating (like exercising or purging).
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What type of disorder is this Unusual eating patterns that are not severe enough to be classified as a specific eating disorder?
ednos... its eating disorder not otherwise specified look it up and you will no everything you need to about this.. you can just type in "what is ednos" on google OK... i hope this helped!!1
What eating disorder is where a person is obsessed with losing weight?
Anorexia, bulimia, ednos +
Symptoms for this disorder include strict dieting following by eating bings and using excuses to go to the bathroom immediately after meals?
EDNOS, also known as Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Strict dieting and wish to lose weight are symptoms of anorexia, binge eating and possible throwing up to keep the weight off are the symptoms of bulimia.
Is there an eating disorder for people who don't think they're fat but have a hard time eating?
Yes. That would probably be BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder) or EDNOS (Eatin Disorder Not Otherwise Specified).
What are the common variants of eating disorder?
Eating disorders can take many forms and habits. Common EDs include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder (BED), orthorexia, anorexia athletica, compulisve-over-eating disorder (CO-ED), and many also fall into the category of eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS).
Symptoms of this eating disorder might include being overweight and feelings of poor self -control during excessive overeating?
With symptoms like that, a person may be suffering from a binge-eating disorder, a compulsive-over-eating disorder, or an emotional eating disorder.
Of 100 people how many develop eating disorders?
0.5 The common statistic is that 1 in every 200 will develop on eating disorder of some kind. (Anorexia, Bulimia, EDNOS, Binge-Eating, Compulsive Eating, Over-Eating, ect.)
When would they get a eating disorder from?
If your question is "WHERE would they get an eating disorder from?": An eating disorder isn't a cold or a bacteria so its not passed from person to person. Its also very hard to treat. Its a lifelong debilitating disease where you become your own worst enemy and nothing satisfies you. It could happen to anyone but it typically starts as a young teenager and typically woman but sometimes men. There are actually MORE THAN ONE eating disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder and EDNOS. Anorexia is where you fast and exercise until you are skin and bones but you still feel fat. Bulimia is where you binge (eat a huge amount of food) then you get it out of your body by some means, Binge Eating Disorder is where you eat and feel completely out of control unless your eating, And EDNOS is 'Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified' where you don't meet ANY criteria for one diagnose or you have pieces of two diagnoses.
What is the term for eating in response to arousal?
You may have an unhealthy relationship with your sexual arousal that brings you anxiety, which may lead to binge eating. There is no specific term for this, but it could be classified under Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, or EDNOS.
Is there really an eating disorder whereby one can only eat chocolates and sweets?
Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified / EDNOSis a general classification for a person who does not fit specifically into one of the medical diagnostic categories. One common element to all eating disorders including EDNOS is low self-esteem.Those with EDNOS characteristics may constantly shift between different eating disorders. This shifting or switching can complicate providing a specific professional medical diagnosis for the patient.Criteria for EDNOS includes the following symptoms*For females, all of the criteria for anorexia nervosa are met except that the individual has regular menses.*For males and females all of the criteria for anorexia nervosa are met except that, despite significant weight loss, the individual's current weight still maintains a normal range according to BMI classification.*For males and females all of the criteria for bulimia nervosa are met except that the binge eating or inappropriate compensation mechanisms occur at a frequency of less than twice a week or for a duration of less than 3 months.*For males and females the regular use of inappropriate compensatory behaviors by an individual of normal weight after eating small amounts of food. For example: self-induced vomiting after the consumption of two biscuits.*For males and females repeatedly chewing and spitting out, but not swallowing, most of ones potential daily consumption.EDNOS is still a Disorder!It is important to recognize that despite the lack of specific classification the presence of EDNOS symptoms is serious. The potential exists for these symptoms to develop into a categorical diagnostic eating disorder. Should a person NOT eventually exhibit such symptoms of a more specifically classified eating disorder the results can still be severe and most seriously, death. Any person exhibiting any symptoms above or additional symptoms listed on the pages herein should immediately consult a trained medical professional or pyshciatrist for treatment.
How many eating disorders are there?
There are three different types of eating disorders: Anorexia, bulimia and forced eating dicorder. In addition to this comes EDNOS (Eating disorder not otherwise specified), because it is possible to have problems with eating or training without having a specific disorder. There are also megarexi (need for buliding mussels) and ortorexi (need to eat healthy), but theese are not official.
What eating disorder is it when the symptoms might include being overweight and feelings of poor self-control during excessive over eating?
Binge-eating disorder is where you may feel shame or guilt about eating and those with this disorder tend to be on the heaver side.
