Anorexia Nervosa

I overcame anorexia about 1 years ago. At the time I saw many people including dietitions, phsycologists, doctors, and school counselors. We would never discuss calories. But I was basically supposed to eat what you see on the Food Pyramid. Fruits, vegtables, grains, dairy, and meat. I also had to take a woman's multivitamin every day along with extra calcium tablets. I was very low on phosphorus, a necessary nutrient for anyone's body, and had to take 4 prescribed phosphorus pills a day.

Woah, woah, woah. Firstly, anorexia nervosais a serious psychological disease. One justdoesn't "become anore[t]ic" on a whim,nor should one attempt todangerously restrict caloriesfor the purposes of losing weight. It's dangerous andfurther more, ineffective. A 125 pound 13 year old does not need to be dieting in the first place, unlessby "diet" we're talking about a "eat wholesome foods and avoid sweets" diet. A 13 year old's body is still developing, and caloric restriction would likely hinder her growth. If you're this young and this concerned with your weight, youprobably need to talk to someone. Eating disorders very commonly arise in younger persons and lead to lifelong complications. Talk to a school counselor, your pediatrician, a doctor, someone. I almost lost avery close friend who has been struggling with an eating disorder since she was around your age. I know these words will fall on manydeaf ears, but I hope a little discouragement will push someone away from the wrong direction.

You don't. If you have bulimia you need to get help. You need to tell your doctor. Bulimia can kill you. It can cause tooth loss, skin disorders, esophagus and stomach damage, it can damage your heart, your liver, your kidneys. Please get help before it is too late.

For hiding from a dentist, don't brush your teeth after throwing up, as it will cause more damage to the teeth. It's just like how you shouldn't brush teeth after drinking cola or something sour, only acids from the stomach make a lot more damage to the teeth. So clean mouth with water instead. Also, I've heard that baking soda should help.

Don't eat too much food before vomiting, it cause more damage. And if a dentist asks you about it, just say no. Don't try to explain too much.

Although it's better to get help.

Anorexics will generally eat foods with low amounts of calories and fats. Many will avoid dairy, eggs (specifically egg yolks in favor of the high-protein, no-fat egg whites), high-calorie sweets, and meat. Many will often watch carb intake, too. Food that are often considered "safe" or acceptable to eat are fruits, non-starchy vegetables, low-calories grains (cereals, breads, oatmeal, etc.), fat-free milk, and vegan versions of dairy (milk, ice cream, butter, etc. as they are often lower in calories and fat).

Anorexia, as defined by a dictionary as a noun, is an eating disorder in which a person resorts to refusal to eat, often accompanied by intense exercise, in order to lose weight; an inability to eat; loss of appetite as a result of disease.

Vomiting is the body's way of expelling dangerous material from the digestive tract. Sometimes, this can be a lifesaver. Prolonged vomit can of course cause some problems. Dehydration is top of this list, but the corrosive acids into the stomach can hurt the esophagus and even damage the teeth. After a long time, malnutrition can even come into play. So, while your body may be doing you a favor by vomiting once in a while, if this happens a lot, it can become part of the problem.

Are you talking about fasting for health? When done properly, fasting has numerous health benefits.

However, if you're not eating because you're trying to lose weight, your metabolism will slow down and you'll end up losing muscle mass.

That is a general characteristic of anorexia.

Actually yes, you can I have the same problem. Especially if I hadn't had breakfast and have to rush to school on an empty stomach. The motion of my car and the fact that I hadn't eaten makes me VERY nauseous and make me throw up. Even if I'm not in a car and stay stationary and i haven't eaten in a long time I'll throw up. It sucks I know :(

Over 1000 people in Australia

The Eating Disorders Association estimates that about 165000 people in the UK ... Around 5% of young girls in the UK are estimated to have anorexia nervosa.

About 1 in every 250 people suffer from anorexia or anorexia-like disorders.

Both anorexics and bulimics suffer from very dangerous, and potenetially deadly, easting disorders. In each case, the individual has a problem with food and how to deal / cope with food. Often, this stems from a problem with self-esteem, depression, and / or feelings they may have. Usually, both anorexics and bulimics will lose weight. Their bodies are also put in danger. Eating disorders can weaken the heart, liver, and kidneys to a dangerous level where they can experience organ failure. Muscles will begin to deteriorate, too.

Though never officially confirmed, it was rumored that Olsen may have suffered from anorexia in her late teens and early 20s.

Mary-Kate Olsen faced a lot of attention from the public in 2010 after she checked herself into a clinic. It is believed she is no longer anorexic.

no he did not die, hes actually going to appear in a movie this year called the hearts of men, and anotherone called red dawn, he was a guest star this year in the tv sieries victorius and fish hooks.

they were anorexic and bulimic. mary-kate's weight dropped to 82 pounds

While an eating disorder can affect either gender equally, more women tend to suffer from anorexia and bulimia while more men tend to suffer from muscle dysmorphia, protein abuse, and anorexia athletica.

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Before you consider yourself anorexic please get your thyroid checked out by your doctor.

Anorexics see themselves as always over-weight. They will have an aversion to food to the point where eating becomes a great problem and they simply grow thinner until they pass away.

If you have any of these symptoms please see your doctor and work together with him/her on this.

Anorexia is usually caused in people because eating is the only thing they can control in their lives. It is more common than you think.

If you are eating well and are still thin, take a look at the gene pool in your family. Not all people are the correct weight or on the stout side.

Anorexics eat but they eat such small portions its not even funny

If you have a negative self-image, always doubting yourself, that's psychological. If you are eating minimal calories a day for a substantial period of time. Another psychological aspect, and this is just from personal experience, is that your brain could start to hate food, think of it as a poison instead of a necessity.

There are other factors I am sure, that I have left out.

One thing though, if you have to question yourself something must be wrong somewhere, so either talk to someone, or keep yourself in check and keep yourself healthy.

If you start watching your weight more than normal and thinking that you look fat.

Also throwing up could be a very obvious sign. You should see a doctor if you are underweight because that is another sign.

If you do not want to eat or are afraid to eat because you fear you may gain weight. If you eat very little yet count calories when you do. If you go out of your way to avoid eating. If you excercise excessively although you do not have the energy for it because of lack of nutrients.

Those are just some of the warning signs of anorexia. Anorexia is more so a disease of the mind than the body. It puts avoiding food at the forefront of your daily activities. It becomes an obsession the sufferers can only overcome through counseling and/or hospitalization in severe cases.

Bulimia is very similar to anorexia however it is characteristic of "binging and purging". This means that the person will go long hours/days with no food and suddenly eat an enormous amount of food at once which is called binging. And then they will force themselves to throw up the food they have just eaten which is called purging. Not all bulimics binge and purge, however, some eat fairly regular meals but force themselves to throw up immediately after.

Contrary to common belief, anorexics and bulimics are not all stick-thin. A lot of those suffering from either disease are of average/above average build. Anorexia and bulimia are both very dangerous. Both can kill if not treated soon enough. Both also cause long term health problems. If you believe you are anorexic or bulimic it is best advised that you get help for this ASAP. This will not be easy but if you do not do so, the concequences could be dire.

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Anorexia brings up many ethical issues tied into the physical problems or issues that may arise, too.

1. A main one is that anorexia is very much a conscious "disease" or "disorder". Unlike bacterial or viral disease, or conditions such as cancer, or mental disorders like bipolar disorder, anorexia is very much so controlled by the individual. They make concious decisions about how to eat, what to do, how to exercise, and so on. The only difference is that they often cannot tell them selves to make the effort or decisions to stop.

2. This brings up the problem, though, of how do you treat someone who is chosing to inflict themselves with these problems. Doing so by force would be unethical and inhumane, yet it cannot often be done by choice.

3. There is also the ethical issue of when to treat and when not to treat. What really defines someone as "bad" or "severe"? When should treatment take place? What kind of treatment should happen? (though there are medical objective criteria as to when someone is malnourished and should be hospitalized e.g. low temperature, low HR, low BP, very very low weight, electrolyte abnormalities)

There are so many different grades of the disorder that there is no one real method of treatment or care, and this can bring up problems of who is deciding on treatment plans, if they have the best interest of the patient in mind, and what qualifies them to suggest or enact these specific methods of treatment over other methods.

because lots of women are so conscious about their weight and starve themselves because they want to be accepted by men and by other people. which normally leads to anorexia.