Anorexia nervosa
People with anorexia nervosa are often depressed. They choose not to eat despite their hunger and their very thin appearance. They often 'feel fat' even though they may actually be underweight. They may be thinking of food most of the time but they will not eat because for them eating normally would lead to terrifying weight gain.
The fear of becoming fat can override any sense of hunger so they don't know when they are hungry, or they deny their hunger pain. They limit their food intake, are very choosy and may not eat many foods. Many also over exercise to lose weight, or work towards keeping a very low body weight. Not all those with anorexia nervosa are thin all the time. Their weight may vary but the anorexic thinking pattern may stay the same.
Sometimes anorexia nervosa begins with a weight loss after a physical illness or from dieting.
Bulimia nervosa
People with bulimia nervosa often have normal body weight or may be slightly overweight. This is another serious eating disorder where the sufferer has a similar fear of being overweight. The person gets caught up in a binge, purge, fast cycle.
Binge eating is uncontrolled eating of vast amounts of food, usually in a short space of time and is usually done in secret.
Purging is a way of getting rid of the food eaten in a binge. The most common way to purge is to make yourself vomit. Other ways of purging include laxatives, diet pills, over exercising and going without food.
The binge, purge, fast cycle is a hard pattern to break. People often binge to get rid of feelings they cannot manage, but this usually leads to more difficult feelings of guilt and gaining weight. They may then purge to get rid of these feelings at first and they may experience some relief from purging, but the guilt and self-hatred returns along with a feeling of being out of control. In an attempt to gain control and to feel better, they fast or don't eat much but then the hunger leaves them more likely to start the.. Read More..
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People with anorexia nervosa are often depressed. They choose not to eat despite their hunger and their very thin appearance. They often 'feel fat' even though they may actually be underweight. They may be thinking of food most of the time but they will not eat because for them eating normally would lead to terrifying weight gain.
The fear of becoming fat can override any sense of hunger so they don't know when they are hungry, or they deny their hunger pain. They limit their food intake, are very choosy and may not eat many foods. Many also over exercise to lose weight, or work towards keeping a very low body weight. Not all those with anorexia nervosa are thin all the time. Their weight may vary but the anorexic thinking pattern may stay the same.
Sometimes anorexia nervosa begins with a weight loss after a physical illness or from dieting.
Bulimia nervosa
People with bulimia nervosa often have normal body weight or may be slightly overweight. This is another serious eating disorder where the sufferer has a similar fear of being overweight. The person gets caught up in a binge, purge, fast cycle.
Binge eating is uncontrolled eating of vast amounts of food, usually in a short space of time and is usually done in secret.
Purging is a way of getting rid of the food eaten in a binge. The most common way to purge is to make yourself vomit. Other ways of purging include laxatives, diet pills, over exercising and going without food.
The binge, purge, fast cycle is a hard pattern to break. People often binge to get rid of feelings they cannot manage, but this usually leads to more difficult feelings of guilt and gaining weight. They may then purge to get rid of these feelings at first and they may experience some relief from purging, but the guilt and self-hatred returns along with a feeling of being out of control. In an attempt to gain control and to feel better, they fast or don't eat much but then the hunger leaves them more likely to start the.. Read More..
http://www.quicktip.com click on Family and then Eating Disorders.