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

Anorexics tend to avoid foods that are high in caloires and fats. This often involves most desserts and dairy products, along with some carbs.

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.

Unexplained weight loss or gain

Obsessive calorie counting

Avoidance of eating in public, or with other people

A large amount of food wrappers in their rubbish (not explained by a party or something)

Money troubles, excessive grocery/fast food bills

Shoplifting of food

Hoarding food

Trips to the bathroom or shower after eating, or overexercising after (or before) eating

Buying excessive amounts of laxatives or diuretics

Marks on knuckles (from teeth)

Putting hair up before going to the toilet

Showering directly after meals

Swollen salivary glands (chipmunk cheeks)

Problems with the front, bottom teeth

Appearing dehydrated

Otherwise young, healthy person experiencing blackouts and/or chest pain

These are just some examples, and it changes from person to person.

Often depressive symptoms appear as well. Bulimia has a high co-morbidity with depression and substance abuse.

You pass out lying on your back or with your head back. When your body reacts to something (usually drugs or alcohol) you puke but dont wake up because you're passed out. Therefore you choke and probably die... I think

Bulimia can cause a ton of things.

* Anemia

* Ruptured esophigas

* Ulcers

* Constipation

* Brittle, dry skin

*Bruised knuckles

* Organ Failure---including liver

* Stomach pain

* DEATH Bulimia is a very serious disorder. There was one woman who died from multiple organ failures from this. If you or someone you know is suffering from this, seriously, see a doctor.

Though ketchup is called "tomato ketchup" tomato is only thethird greatest thing in the sauce The first is aqua or water. The second is salt, otherwise known as rock minerals. Ketchup is good for you in small quantities, like most junk foods, but in large quantities can result in a salt overload- ...or WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Your daily salt recommendation is an average 6 grams) :)

Depending on how bad the case normally after every meal or when the individual is feeling "fat"

Yes, there are unfortunately very many celebrities with anorexia and bulimia.

i think its bulimia because then there throwing up all the food they eat so they have none leftin them but anorexics just eat a bit of food and don't throw up also both kinds do a lot of exersise so bulimics lose more weight cos they don't get hungry either they eat lots then purge i know because i am bulimic. i was since i was 9 years old i think im fat people think im mental because they think im to thin i don't believe them i am 12 now i weigh 4 stone i am 5ft 4 u may think im thin i don't

So you don't go too much. Going too much is bad for you, im not saying twice a day is bad, but 4 times might be, because your body may not be absorbing nutrients from the food you eat because its being "rushed" out by the laxative. The use of laxatives as a way to lose or control weight is not only dangerous, but irrational. Continued laxative use can cause bloating, cramping, dehydration, electrolyte disturbances and imbalances, cardiac arrhythmias, irregular heart beat and heart attack, renal problems, and death.

Hospitals and treatment centers (both in-patient and out-patient) and therapy session, usually.

The binge-and-purge cycle (commoly referred to by the notation "b/p") is often seen in eating disroders like bulimia. It begins with a person "bingeing". This is where they consume large amounts of caloires (thousands, literally) in a short amount of time. To them rid their bodies of these calories so as not to gain weight, the person will then "purge". This is usually either forcefully throwing up or by use of harsh laxatives. This process repeats daily or weekly and become known as a cycle.

turns your skin yellow, it doesn't give you enough nutrients so your muscles break down, the acid in the vomit rots your esaphogus and teeth (and makes your teeth fall out), turns your fingernails yellow, etc... basically it is a slow death.

"Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the two main eating disorders. People with anorexia have extreme weight loss as a result of very strict dieting. Some people may also make themselves sick, abuse laxatives or do excessive exercise to try and lose weight. In spite of this extreme weight loss, people with anorexia believe they are fat and are terrified of becoming what is in fact a normal weight or shape. About four out of ten people with fully established anorexia make a full recovery, and others improve. Only about three in ten continue to have major long-term illness. Untreated, about 15 per cent of all sufferers will die from the disorder within 20 years of its onset."

yea but no. Please don't do it's like smoking and then dying but much quicker. If your feeling unconfident just turn to the lord and just ask god to help you and just keep on praying who cares about what other people say just be yourself. Life is short so just live it , the way that's right for you not for someone else like a bully, boyfriend, or someone random

You cannot buy laxatives upfront if you are a minor or if you are below 18.

If you are asking this question because you want to induce vomiting, please talk to your parents, a teacher that you trust, or your family doctor. The desire to induce vomiting can either be from ingesting poison, or the belief that food is a poison. In either case, medical supervision is the best option. The term for this condition is bulimia. Please talk to someone before it gets out of hand and too late to safe your life.

There are substances that someone can drink to make themselves sick. Drinking them can be dangerous to your health so we won't mention them here. Consuming anything to induce vomiting can could lead to short time issues, long term disabilities or even death. I would not advise anyone to drink any substance to make yourself ill without direct supervision by a doctor.

Your family doctor will know what you should drink to induce vomiting in case you are poisoned, which is the only reason you should do so, so ask your doctor for advice.

As is progresses, bulimia can affect virtually all of the systems in the body.

The person needs to be taking in a rather obscene amount of calories in one setting (20,000 to 40,000 calories) and then purging them from their system by means of inducing reverse peristalsis or laxatives.

That one is called anorexia nervosa. Bulimia involves the use of vomiting and/or laxatives to purge the food, though it is possible to be both anorexic and bulimic. Note that most bulimics appear to have normal weights, as they do not usually restrict the food to the extent that anorexics will.

Look at yourself after you self induce vomiting/ take laxatives or purge in any other way. Look. Focus on your face and note down all the good things and don't even spare one thought to your flaws (if you have any) then work your way down to the rest of your body. Have a positive look on your body in all aspects. Take a long time concentrating on what is good about your body. Then watch things like Fat Families, or The Biggest Loser, or another trashy TV show where they have obese, or overweight people and allow yourself to be grateful that you don't look like that. Allow yourself to be horrible and comment on their unfortunate state. It sounds cruel but this will skyrocket your self esteem. When you do find yourself in a situation where you will compare yourself to overs, don't. Just concentrate on something else. If you do compare yourself think about that TV show. You don't look like that do you? Be grateful for that. Now it is time to eat. To start off with you don't want to starve at all, just eat fruit and vegetables and drink a lot of water. This is not a diet. You want to be eating so you don't binge and actually gain weight where you feel you have to purge. Everyday add a bit more fruit or vegetables, then the next week have a slice of bread every day etc etc, so you gradually build up to a normal diet. When you want to purge contact someone immediately.

I hope you get over this. I did, so can you I hope. Remember this is gradual change. Try not to purge. This requires effort. If it doesn't work contact medical help, and this is not medical advice

I'm sorry, but WikiAnswers is meant to be a place where questions are answered that are there to help or educate or assist a person. Suggesting a medication that throwing up, which is a sign of bulimia (a potentially fatal and life-endangering disease) would not be helping, but would be promoting this dangerous life style.

TO WHOEVER POSTED THE ABOVE ANSWER....there are PLENTY of people who honest to God want a medication that makes you throw up so that you feel better if you are nauteous ...and I nor anyone else who's looking for a medicine because they feel came looking to be told that they are bulimic or have any other eating disorder.

Way to think outside the box, ever consider people might want a drug to feel better (hense why most people take medication) and not to loose weight?

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