Anorexia Nervosa

Have you ever felt hungry and felt crabby? Yeah.

Anorexia and Bulimia are diagnosed mainly by the weight of the sufferer. If a Bulimic person becomes underweight, they will then be diagnosed with Anorexia the Binge and Purge subtype. There are two main subtypes of anorexia nervosa:

Restricting: Where low weight is maintained by low food intake, exercise and/or laxative abuse

Binge/Purge: While restricting; engaging in regular binge and/or purge sessions

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Anorexia can essentially starve the cells. This can make them die off or just become smaller or affect how well they function. Malnutrition (as a result of eating disorders) can also slow cell production and re-growth rates, too.

If your anorexic you should build up your food intake gradually. if your wondering how to be anorexic the easiest diet that's filling is bread(buttered) and water(pints) x

It is just a shorter version of the full name. Anorexia is short for Anorexia Nervosa. Therefore, Anorexia Nervosa is commonly referred to as Anorexia. (As is Bulimia. Bulimia is short for Bulimia Nervosa.)

Most of the time, the person will deny the fact that they have an eating disorder. You usually have to find the help for them, whether it be a parent, good friend, or a counselor of some sort. From there, the person you sought will seek professional help if they as well believe that said person has an eating disorder.

Anorexia can essentially starve the cells that make up the nervous system. A lack of nutrients can make the cells not be able to function properly, and the cells can also die off. Malnutrition (as a result of eating disorders) can also slow cell production and re-growth rates, too.

bulimia / anorexia - eating disroders, women are more affected than men by a 9 : 1 ratio.

chronic dieting - women tend to diet significantly mroe than men do.

muscle dysmorphia - can affect both men and women equally.

Actually, not too many peopledie directly from binge eating disorders. Instead, some die from side effects like weight gain, gastric distress, and occasionaly ruptured stomachs. Only a few thousand a year world wide.

Only about 20% of all anorexics will ever fully recover and maintain a healthy weight. About 50%, post-treatment, will maintain a healthy lifestyle for at least a few months before relapsing.

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It may not be right after eating, but it has to be soon enough that the food is still in your stomach and hasn't really begun to be digested and stuff yet. Generally is it within 30 mins. to 1hour 30 mins after eating that bulimics will throw up.

A person with an eating disorder is usually referred to by their disorder. For example, a person with anorexia is called an anorexic. A person with bulimia is called a bulimic. A person who suffers from binge-eating or compulsive-over-eating disorder are called binge or emotional eaters.

You don't have to be really skinny to be a model, you should be skinny but toned as well. My advice is to have a healthy diet which includes some daily exercise like sit-ups or Jackknives.Just promise me you wont go on a crash diet :S its just sooo unhealthy (:

Sometimes in this society it is used as a synonym for being thin, nd in that sense it can do, but when spoken of as the actual psychological illness, i wouldn't say it does.

Whether or not Kelly Ripa is in fact anorexic, yes she would be "aware". You know what you are, and you know that what you are doing is wrong, but you are too consumed in the feeling that you can't stop. So obviously, she would know if she was. But it's her secret to keep.

Anyone can potentially become anorexic. Those who are more likely are....

*Women

*Between the ages of 12 and 26

*Those who live in the Western Hemisphere of the world

*Alcoholic / Drug Addict

*Those who suffer from low self-esteem, depression, BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder), low self body image, ect.

*Family history

*Friends who suffer from similar eating disorder

*White / Caucasian

*From an upper- or middle-class family

Yes, anorexia can recur. It usually ends up being a life-long struggle because the person learned how to deal with their problems by exerting control over their own bodies and it is a vicious cycle that is hard to break.

In order to work properly, the heart requires adequate amounts of potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and other electrolytes in a certain balance. If these components are not present in the required amounts the electrical activity of the heart is interrupted. This is what happened to the 70's singer, Karen Carpenter. She had anorexia and did not take in enough food to supply her heart with what it needed and she died from a cardiac arrest. Her heart just stopped beating because it had no more fuel on which to run. Anorexia also destroys the other organs in the body and the muscles as well because the body thinks it is being starved to death, which it actually is, and begins to feed off of itself. Other people have gone into kidney failure and required dialysis for what time they lived after that; some people have messed up their intestines to the point where they will never work the same again. Anorexia is very dangerous. It is a compulsion and requires professional intervention. If you are the anorexic, please get help for yourself! You are worth so much more than just starving yourself to death for what you think is an attractive body image.

Both anorexics and bulimics are cautious about how much they eat around other people and what kinds of foods they ingest. They do not like to eat around other people (secrecy is the name of the game). They both starve themselves for long periods of time (bulimics just make up for it by stuffing it all down later). They might appear bloated, but that is mostly bulimics due to water retention so I suppose it depends on how much the anorexic is vomiting.

Every person is different, but I can tell you that starving yourself will not help you lose weight. Your body will actually start to hold onto weight after about 3 days of starving yourself and anything with fat that you put into your body will go straight for the fat reserves. Your body will think it is headed for hard times and that it will need all the fat it can take. So you would hurting your body more than anything, probably even gaining weight once you do decide to eat. Also, you could cause yourself a heart or brain problems from starving yourself. That is what happened to Terri Schiavo, her extreme dieting methods caused her brain damage. Be smart about weight loss, the simple method that works is to cut your calorie intake and start exercising. There is no easy way around it and especially if you want to lose weight and keep it off.

Anorexia nervosa can produce a serious strain on many organs., particularly on the structure and function of the heart and cardiovascular system. In early stages there occurs bradycardia (slow heart rate) and elongation of the QT interval. People with anorexia typically have a disturbed electrolyte balance, particularly low levels of phosphate. Phosphate is linked to heart failure, muscle weakness, immune dysfunction, and ultimately death. If anorexia develop before adulthood they may suffer with stunted growth and subsequent low levels of essential hormones (including sex hormones) and chronically increased cortisol levels. Anorexia also leads to osteoporosis (38-50% of cases), because poor nutrition leads to the retarded growth of essential bone structure and low bone mineral density. Anorexia does not harm everyone in the same way. For example, evidence suggests that the results of the disease in adolescents may differ from those in adults.