Anorexia Nervosa

Though dangerous, starvation (no food or caloric intake at all) can result in weight lossin a few days. Severe calorie reduction (below 1,000 calories a day) will technically "starve" the body, and result in weight loss after about 10 or so days.

Anorexics eat slowly for several reasons. They include.....

* Finish meals at the same time as others (who eat at a normal pace), but will have eaten less due to their slow speed

* Pick at what they eat (in elaborate or multi-part meals) better

* Feel full after eating less food

Anorexia causes malnutrition and all of the symptoms that it brings, including hair loss, fatigue, skin discoloration, and nerve damage.

You can't.

Starving yourself could trigger a binge. After binging some people want to throw up. So, starving COULD be a ticket to Bulimia

Throwing up your food purposely, whether it be once a week, or after every meal, is definitely an eating disorder, no matter which way you look at it. Although it may seem to be helping you lose weight or tone your figure, it is damaging your body even though it is not truly visible. Every time you vomit, it streigns your stomach, and you create unhealthy acids that come up. So not only are you burning a hole through you stomach, you are rotting your teeth. This will mean, if you keep doing this once a week, within ten years at least, you will have lost a fair amount of teeth, and there is a high chance of death. So although you may look hot right now, think of a teethless, woman/man looking 60 in her/his thirties, in her/his death bed wishing you had only learned to love your body, instead of wasting it because tabloids say you have to. Everyone has flaws, but has a special unique beauty, that is inimitable. Be proud of your body, and if you can't, I would suggest seeking help. Unfortunately, that's how it starts. It's a good idea to get some help before it goes too far.

Anorexia and bulimia are mental illnesses which result from an excessive fear of getting fat.

never had one

There is no such medical name for it that I could find however everyone is calling it Scab Picking Disorder.

it feels like any other disorder. except they probably gets teased even more because anorexia is thought of as a "girls disease". which is not true! it's hard to over come an eating disorder, and people who deal with them are often depressed, anxious, stressed, or any other feelings. please think about the constant struggle people who have an eating disorder-anorexia, bulimia, etc.- have to go through, before asking a question like this again!

First off you have to decide if your friend deserves to get fired. If they do, then stay out of it. Usually employers will give warnings before firing, so if your friend didn't heed these warnings then they are at fault. There are some employers who are plain poops and would fire you if they didn't like the color of your eyes on a Monday morning. Your friend should be able to go to "Labor Relations" and form a complaint against the company. This is a road your friend must take alone and if you help (other than encouraging them in the right direction) you could be fired as well and considered a trouble-maker. I certainly respect you for wanting to help you friend if you feel they are unfairly getting fired, but beware ... you could both be out on the street looking for work. Are you ready for that? Good luck Marcy In my opinion (and coming from someone who has been fired), it doesn't matter whether the friend deserved to be fired or not! A true friend will let his fired friend know that he/she is there for him, especially now when he needs a friend the most. Some people who get fired are so low that they could possibly harm themselves or others (that was not my case), but that person definitely needs encouragement. You do not have to get in the middle of any squabble, but let that friend know that better days are ahead and that sometimes, getting fired is a blessing from God!

An undernourished body stops producing sex hormones, so you lose your sex drive.

You cannot "catch" anorexia. It is not an infection like a virus that can be passed on from one person to another.

As is true for anyone, there is no special time. It is different from person to person. People suffering with Anorexia may choose times and places where their compensating behaviors will not be observed or noticed by others.

Anorexia in when you think you are fat but your not. Its very dangerous and you might end up in hospital on the drip. when your Anorexic you loose lots of weight and you loose it fast

About 3.5% of women and 2% of men over the course of a lifetime around the world will suffer from binge eating disorder. An estimated up to 1 in 5 will have at least one episode of binge eating in their life, though.

They don't eat *nothing* normally.They allow themselves some things, but not much. I don't want to give anyone reading this any ideas because I wouldn't wish this disorder on my worst enemy, but when I was anorexic I would eat low-calorie, low-fat, small sized meals. On a typical day I'd allow myself 200 calories. If I was feeling particularly angry with myself or something bad happened, I'd eat less. Other days I'd eat a little more but would hate myself so much afterwards I'd go back to eating nothing. It's a horrible cycle and it's hard to break, but I finally did it.

It could be any number of things. It could be that she doesn't like the way she looks or it could e that she finds this method to be a way to deal with stress. Or It could be that she is addicted to the high.

Average body functions (breathing, general movements, heart beats, brain activity, nerve responses, ect.) take energy. Though the amount is significantly smaller than then energy required to do activities like work or sports, it still takes energy. Humans (and all animals, for that matter) obtain energy through food. This energy is called calories. In anorexics, they are starving their bodies and are not getting enough food or energy through food. The body naturally stores excess or extra energy in the liver and in fat cells. When it needs more energy, the metabolism uses this stored energy. In anorexics who have little fat or excess energy left, the body begins to slow down it's natural processes. By doing so, it conserves energy and needs less energy to survive.

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Box 7, Highland Park, IL 60035. (708) 831-3438.

The problem with bulemia is that you take in (normal cases of bingeing and purging) about 20,000 calories and when you throw up you are only expelling half of those calories which would be about 10,000 calories which is about 7-8,000 more than you need. If you are looking to lose weight I suggest a vegan/vegetarian diet you will feel healthier as well as look healthy(on the skinny side of healthy). I have been a vegan for over a year now (i am 17 and plan on being a nutritionist/dietician) and I lost about 10 pounds in 4 months, which, considering I only weighed roughly 120 pounds is quite a bit of weight to lose that quickly while still eating normal meals. If you are throwing up because you are in pain (mentally/emotionally) you should find someone to talk to (if you would like to talk to me or ask me some questions my E-mail is feruslovessophie@hotmail.com) I went through something like that my sophmore year of high school and I was later diagnosed with Bi-Polar depression after being hospitilized twice. I went a type of bulimic/anorexic episodes and cut myself so if this is the reason for you vomiting I just want you to know that you are better off talking to your docter to see if he/she will put you on medication and seeing a counsler. If seeing a counsler is out of the question for you then E-mail me; I have read many psychology books and put what I've learned into practice. If not then I hope you will do well to clear up this problem (by the way if you want to E-mail for whatever reason that is fine too)

your body will start digesting calories as soon as you swallow. you're also retaining water, which could explain the weight gain. if you're not getting everything out of your body then you're not doing any justice

In people who suffer from anorexia nervosa, there is often a loss of overall bone mass and bone density. Osterporosis is common due to a lack of certain minerals and nutrients, especially calcium. Anorexia can cause anemia and poor blood flow / circulation, resulting in poor gum health. Teeth can suffer from acid damage if the anorexic has purging (bulimic) tendencies as well.

Because people think anorexia is a false disease in which the sufferer is a person (usually a young, teen, girl) who cares only about looking good, dieting and being thin. However, they fail to see that it is the opposite, and the sufferer has serious self esteem issues- otherwise they would not be doing this to themselves.

When no food comes up anymore, or you see blood. But pruging is VERY dangerous and should never be done in the first place.