Eating Disorders

If you do not eat a balanced diet, your body can suffer. You might not get enough fo the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that you need to be healthy. Also, starches provide carbohydrates. These are a source of good, fast energy for the body. Without them, a person will lack that energy needed.

yes, an 11 year old would hurt herslef if she did that. Let me tell you a short story. When I was younger I was overweight, at 12 I weighed 160 and was 5'4". Well, I hated my size, I hated myself. When I first started losing weight it was through exercise, however, I wasn't losing as fast as I wanted so I started starving myself. Sometimes I would starve myself so much that I would get so hungry that I would eat and eat and eat. Then I would feel bad so I would make myself throw up. I lost a lot of weight. I was down to 130 lbs in a few months. 110 a couple of months later. My weight went up and down over the next couple of years. Depending on wether I was anorexic (not eating) or bulimic(eating and throwing up). During this time, my high school years, I couldn't get to close to other people because they might find out something was wrong with me. I hardly had boyfriends or regular friends, I was very lonely. I went to start college at a really good college when I was 17, but I had to drop out because I kept missing classes that I was throwing up during. YOu see, bulimia had began to control my life a year before. I would eat and throw up all day. Sometimes as many as three times a day. This is a lot. You see, when you are bulimic you eat alot, it would take me up to an hour to eat and drink enough so that I would be ready, another hour to throw it all up, another hour to clean it up (nasty stuff happens with your body when you puke that much). If I did this three times a day that could be as much as nine hours per day throwing up. It took up all my time, school could no compete. So I dropped out. Eventually my family found out, I got caught during a vacation I took with my brother. I started doing speed so I could quit being bulimic. It worked, but I was plunged into a four year drug binge you don't even want to hear about. Anyway, please be careful, even if you feel bad about yourself now, if your not careful you'll feel worse. If you want to lose weight, eat healthy (but eat) and exercise. It will take time, remember, it took time to gain, it'll take time to lose. Good luck. what do you think? any anorexia is extremely bad for you! dont do it! you didnt really need to put this on here, you should know that you were seriously going to hurt yourself. im just glad you put it on so we could stop it before it happens. if you are seriously worried about your weight, go on a sensible diet,look on the internet for diets like weight watchers or slimming world. that is the best option. good luck, and remember, keep eating!

The term "eating disorder" usually applies to a psychological condition that does not allow the user to consume the necessary amount of food in a proper manner. This may include food avoidance (anorexia), or vomiting (regurgitation, or binging and purging), or eating non-foods (pica).

Many cases go unreported, but here are some statistics for teen girls with anorexia... * Anorexia is the 3rd most common chronic illness among teen girls. * 95% of cases happen between the ages of 12 and 25. * 80% of girls in that age range (see above) have or will try to lose weight.

Around the world and in most every nation or country where the general population is in the middle-class range or higher, like Australia, roughly 1 in every 250 or so people is anorexic. About 20% of all anorexics will die as a result of the disease.

The term anorexia actually refers to the decreased sensation of apetite. If by "anorexia" you mean anorexia nervosa(the eating disorder)... Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. It is most common in teenage girls but can occur in men and women of all ages. While in order to technically be considered anorexic you must be at least 15% below normal body weight according to your BMI, not everyone suffering from anorexia nervosa is even underweight. Anorexics typically restrict the calories they ingest to dangerously low levels in order to lose weight. No matter how skinny, the sufferer will see him/herself as fat and insist on losing "just a few more pounds." They tend to set extremely low 'ideal body weights' and work tirelessy towards achieving them. Anorexia can cause many problems to manifest in the sufferer, such as depression, tacycardia, stunted growth, malnutrition, reduced immune system function, headaches, dizzyness, fainting, hallucinations, fatigue, mood swings, and thoughts of suicide and much more. There is no general cause of anorexia, though the specific causes tend to range among sufferers. It's a dangerous illness and doesn't just affect teenage ballerina's who are terrified of being fat when they weigh 90 lbs. Anorexia can affect anyone and is a mental illness, not a life choice. One thing I can say is never judge someone because of this and never treat them differently, because being anorexic doesn't make someone crazy. It usually signifies a need for the perfection and control that a person's life is lacking. Understanding is key.

Anorexia and other eating disorders or health disorders that affect nutrition are extremely damaging to a developing foetus, and can cause serious problems. When the mother's body is deprived of nutrition (no matter how many "vitamins" they take, anorexics are universally nutrition deficient), the foetus is as well.

However... the body is designed to protect a baby at all costs. This is why populations experiencing famine continue to have high birth rates. The mother's body burns up all its resources, however limited they may be, to sustain the life of the foetus.

Being anorexic, in and of itself, will probably not cause you to miscarry, but it could be doing SERIOUS harm to the baby. Developmental and physical problems are very real possibilities for a malnourished baby, as well as pre-term labour and subsequent premature delivery, which also carry risks to the child for dev. problems and physical ailments. It also poses an increased risk to an already extremely unhealthy mother, if she is anorexic.

If you're struggling with pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, or anorexia, PLEASE get help before you do any more damage to the foetus or to yourself.

You shouldn't eat for a while, because the laxatives will be trying to rid your body of whatever food and substance it has in the stomach. Eating soon after taking the laxatives would only complicate the process, and possibly make it more painful.

Anybody can develop an eating disorder at any age, but it tends to be young adult women.

It depends on what kind of eating disorder you have really. The most recognisable one is however Anorexia. Anorexics you will find look painfully thin, don't eat, expecially not in public and have a strict exericse or diet.

Bulimia is harder to spot as usually they are not to too extremely underwight however quiet thin. Usually you can spot it by, after a person eats they generally disappear or go to a bathroom or something to purge (vomit) or if they binge eat.

Most eating disorders are hard to spot in most people these days as there are so many new 'tricks' to hide it by.

A regular virus or stomach bug (flu, common cold, strep, etc.) could cause a person to throw up because they are sick. Food poisoning or an allergic reaction to what someone had eaten could also cause them to vomit. Some people try to make themselves throw up, and this is an eating disorder called bulimia, which is dangerous and can be fatal. If someone has eaten and done something unsettling (run, jump, spun around, etc.), they might throw up, too.

They generally eat some food, just not nearly enough.

There's no definite answer as to what it is called. Unless, of course, you are causing yourself to do it. That of course is called Bulimia Nervosa. If you have other symptoms such as fever, coughing, etc. It could be food poisoning or the common cold.

Bulimia is an eating disorder. The sufferer often binges food, and then may discard it through purging or calorie burning extreme exersize. It is, howerver far more complex than simply bingeing and purging. It helps to think of bingeing and purging as simply symptoms of a much deeper issue. It is an issue that can manifest itself in a multitude of ways, usually when the sufferer is at their most debilitated. They feel misunderstood, confused and then this unimaginable behavior manifests. Worse, the treatment they are often offered casts them as addicts and assumes their behavior is by choice. If addiction actually exists, it is assumed that this is further evidence of dysfunction. In reality the addiction is often another behavior triggered by anxiety; again, not a choice. See http://www.bulimiagirls.com for a full expansion of this.

The only treatment that is going to benefit the person suffering, is one that deals directly with the underlying causes. For this reason, many treatments simply suppress a few symptoms. They do not effect cure. Measures of success have nothing to do with weight. Locking someone away and preventing them from purging is not a solution. If anything, it contributes to anxiety.

Often we see addiction in the family. This may be alcohol or narcotics, but is often present in either parents or grandparents. There is something of a myth that has grown up to suggest many bulimics have been sexually abused. There is no statistical evidence to suggest that instances of sexual abuse in bulimics is any higher than in the general population. This sort of misinformation is dangerous, as it can prevent some sufferers seeking help. They were never abused and wouldn't want anyone to suspect their parents of abusing them.

Because of the higher likelihood of addiction in the family, sometimes the bulimic individual doe s not have the benefit if a family that is supportive. However, because they are generally intelligent and creative individuals, they can sometimes find another support network.

Many bulimics experience shame and guilt around their behavior. This is particularly sad as their situation is not one of their choosing. It is an illness just like diabetes. However, sufferer often blames themselves for their condition.

Bulimic, or 'Group B', people have little control or moderation over some aspects of their life. Food tends to be focused on, however spending, drinking, exercise and sex are all areas in which this lack of moderation can be experienced. This is not by choice. It's simply deeply coded into the nature of the person. Only with careful management will they get things under control.

There is a direct relationship between satisfaction and anxiety. As their anxiety increases and their satisfaction reduces they become more likely to engage in bulimic activity. If for instance they have exams, or a difficult episode with friends, or even a nasty shock, they become radically more likely to binge/purge. Of course, narcotics and alcohol both increase stress and anxiety in the body. Excessive use of either is likely to trigger a return to bulimic behavior.

Many people forget that the poor moderation control also can have it's positive aspects. Bulimics are great employees, as they tend to take on additional work - unable to moderate their workload. There is a danger of 'burnout' here, however with a good manager this employee can be much more productive than her counterparts. Equally, at school they often do very well, because they give 110%. They work best in a project based environment, where work takes place in short bursts of intense activity, with periods for recuperation in between.

As the bulimic individual masters her situation she often thrives and moves into a new more creative stage of her life. She understands herself better, and learns to accept the benefits of her nature, while limiting the riskier aspects of it. Mastering anxiety often completely removes the binge/purge aspect of bulimia.

Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are two of the most common and widely recognized eating disorders. Anorexia is characterized by severe restirctions of food and calorie intake coupled with excessive exercise in an attempt to lose an unhealthy amount of weight. Bulimia is characterized by periods of binges (eating large amounts of food in a relatively short amount of time, often unhealthy or "junk" foods) followed by periods of purges (forceful vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting, or exercising) in an attempt to rid the body of food so as not to gain weight.

Most likely, no. Most people gain in the first week and start losing after that. If you did lose in the first week, it wouldn't be more than a few pounds. Maybe 3 or 4.

There is technically no exact term or definition to "nervosa" in the English language. For the context is is commonly used in, nervosa generally applies to the fact that something affects either the nervous system, mind / thoughts / mental capacity or reasoning, or influences the body through the mind. Thus, anorexia and bulima have "nervosa" at the end of their official names because they are an eating diorder that is commonly sourced from the mind.

I have had anorexia. It isn't fun. I was thinking that I was too fat because a couple girls on my swim team told me I was too fat and that I was too fat for my suit. So that night, I started my anorexic journey. A week later, I went into a 2-day coma. It was scary.

Often but not always, but if it becomes a daily habit it could become an eating disorder.

There are many characteristics of eating disorders. Some common ones are...

*Weight loss

*Yo-yo dieting, constant weight gains / losses

*Odd food habits

*OCD

*BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder)

*Depression

*Isolation

*Obsession over food, weight, looks, ect.

*Low self-esteem / low body image

Anorexia -

*Excessive exercise

*Wearing baggy clothing to hide weight loss

*Low food intake

*Excessive drinking (water, tea, coffee, ect.)

*Eating / drinking low-cal or no-cal foods

*Defensive over weight, looks, ood habits, ect.

Bulimia -

*Commonly binges

*Goes to the bathroom after eating meals

*Purges

She has admitted to suffering with bulima, which, contrary to popular belief, is very similar to the b/p subtype of anorexia and usually a diagnosis is determined by weight/absence of amenorrhea.

It depends on the individual. For people with a high-body-fat percentage to begin with, it could take longer. Also, it depends on other factors such as how much exercise and how many calories are being eaten, which affect the weight lossof the person.

Purge-- To rid the body of food and calories, commonly by vomiting or using laxatives.

It is uncertain exactly where or how eating disorders got started. Most began to be diagnosed and accepted by the medical society in the late 1800s and early 1900s, all the way up to present day. Many religious texts describe fasting, which can be considered a form of anorexia, as it promotes self-starvation. Catherine of Sienna was believed to have died from an eating disorder, as notes of church officials near to her reported that she ate only fruits and berries and would often skip meals. Some writings and texts dating abck to the ancient Greek and Roman empires describe self-induced vomiting, starvation, and extreme diet measures, all very similar to what would now be considered eating disorders.