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Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, and an obsessive fear of gaining weight due to a distorted self image[1][2] which may be maintained by various cognitive biases that alter how the affected individual evaluates and thinks about their body, food and eating.
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviors.[1] The most common form is defensive vomiting, sometimes called purging; fasting, the use of laxatives, enemas, diuretics, and over exercising are also common.
Behaviors and Symptoms of Anorexics (is your child displaying any of these symptoms?):
Self Starvation
Restricting and dieting
Obsession with body weight, physical appearance, and body image
Refusal to eat
Fear of Food
Excessive facial and body hair (growing hair in weird places ie: on the lower back, knuckles etc)
Compulsive exercise
Abnormal weight loss
Gaunt-like features (example: cheeks sinking in due to weight loss)
Sensitivity to the cold
Absent or irregular menstruation
Loss of consciousness (fainting)
Hair loss
Behaviors and symptoms of Bulimics (is your child displaying any of these symptoms?):
Preoccupation with food
Obsession with body weight, physical appearance, and body image
Binge eating- consuming sometimes 3000 calories or more in one sitting (usually in secret)
Frequent trips to the bathroom after meals
Vomiting after bingeing
Abuse of laxatives, diuretics, diet pills
Ingesting drugs to induce vomiting (ex: using Ipecac)
Absent or irregular menstruation
Compulsive exercise
Vomit smell on breath
Swollen salivary glands
Swollen Cheeks
Broken blood vessels in the eyes
These are few basic info on anorexia and bulimia.
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