Belimia and anerexia?
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The most common eating disorders are bulimia and anorexia \n\nAnorexia is characterised by extreme weight loss and intentional starvation \n\nBulimia involves binge eating followed by purging with vomiting or laxatives \n\n90 percent of people with eating disorders are young women or adolescents \n\nThe condition is aggravated by low self esteem and a fear of getting fat \n\nPeople with eating disorders usually think they are bigger than they really are \n\nTreatment may involve a combination of drug therapy and counselling \n\nAbout of half of sufferers will continue to experience eating disorders \n\nHospital care may be necessary for cases of severe starvation. \n\nWhat is it?\n\nEating disorders are a common and serious problem that mainly affect women.\n\nThe main disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.\n\nAnorexia is characterised by extreme weight loss from starvation and bulimia involves overeating followed by vomiting or use of laxatives to stop food from being absorbed.\n\nAbout 90 percent of people with eating disorders are adolescent and young women. About one percent of adolescent girls become anorexic and two to three percent will experience bulimia.\n\nWomen are believed to be more vulnerable to the disorders because of their quest to obtain a so-called ideal thin figure. Both conditions also do occur in men however.\n\nEating disorders can be fatal. One in 10 cases of anorexia leads to cardiac arrest, death from starvation, suicide or other serious medical problems.\n\nMany people who suffer from eating disorders suffer from low self-esteem and a fear of weight gain. The disorders may manifest as a way of dealing with stress and emotional problems.\n\nIt's believed they may develop eating disorders to take control of one area of the their life when they have little control over other events.\n\nWomen with eating disorders may have strange eating habits or rituals, and are often weighing themselves.\n\nEating disorders can run in families. It's believed daughters of mothers who are worried about their child's weight are more at risk, and so are girls who have fathers or brothers who criticise their weight.\n\nThe full reasons why some people develop the condition is not known - it may be a combination of the brain's own chemical balance with environmental factors playing a role.\n\nOften sufferers come from happy well-to-do homes with no apparent reason for the conditions to develop.\n\nWhat are the symptoms?\n\nThe signs of both bulimia and anorexia involve a distorted body image. People who suffer from either disorder will believe they are fatter than they really are. This is particularly true of bulimics. One study found they are likely to believe they are more overweight than anorexics of the same size.\n\nSymptms of anorexia nervosa involve the following signs:\n\nIntentional starvation and extreme weight loss from strict dieting. \nGirls and women with the disorder will look painfully thin to others, but they are likely to believe themselves to be overweight. \nThe problem normally begins at puberty. \nGirls with anorexia are often perfectionists, well behaved, good students and good at sports. \nAnorexia should be considered in vegetarians who have stopped eating meat to avoid fat. Vegetarian diets in conjunction with excessive weight loss may be an indication of anorexia. \nWomen with anorexia may stop regular menstruation, have orthopaedic problems, and dry skin covered with fine hair. \nTheir stomachs can become bloated after eating. \nSevere anorexia can lead to confusion and problems concentrating. \nOther complications include depression, blotchy skin, constipation, no menstruation, and severe malnutrition. \n\nSymptoms of bulimia involve the following signs:\n\nBinge eating of large amounts of food, followed by making themselves vomit, taking laxatives, diet pills, enemas or excessive exercise. \nWomen with bulimia may eat a lot of junk food to sooth emotional stresses a
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Anorexia Nervosa\n\nSymptoms:\n1. Person refuses to maintain normal body weight for age and height.  \n\n2. Weighs 85% or less than what is developmentally expected for age and height. \n\n3. Young girls do not begin to menstruate at the appropriate age. Puberty is delayed in both sexes. \n\n4. In women, menstrual periods stop. In men, levels of sex hormones fall. Sex drive disappears or is much diminished. \n\n5. Person denies the dangers of low weight. \n\n6. Is terrified of becoming fat. Is terrified of gaining weight even though s/he is alarmingly underweight. Reports feeling fat even when emaciated. \n\nIn addition, anorexia nervosa often includes depression, irritability, withdrawal, and peculiar behaviors such as compulsive rituals, strange eating habits, and division of foods into "good/safe" and "bad/dangerous" categories. Person may have low tolerance for change and new situations; may fear growing up and assuming adult responsibilities and an adult lifestyle. May be overly engaged with or dependent on parents or family. Dieting may represent avoidance of, or attempts to cope with, the demands of a new life stage such as adolescence.\n\nBulimia Nervosa\n\nSymptoms:\n1. Person diets, becomes hungry, and then binge eats in response to powerful cravings and feelings of deprivation.  \n\n2. Feels out of control while eating. \n\n3. Fears gaining weight and frantically tries to "undo" the binge. Vomits, misuses laxatives, exercises, or fasts to get rid of the calories. \n\n4. Swears to "be good," to never binge eat again, but then continues to restrict food intake which starts yet another repeat of the deprivation-hunger-binge-purge cycle. \n\n5. Believes self-worth requires being thin.\n\n6. May shoplift, be promiscuous, and abuse alcohol, drugs and credit cards. May engage in risk-taking behavior and have other problems with impulse control. Person acts with little thought of consequences. \n\n7. Weight may be normal or near normal unless combined with Anorexia Nervosa.\n\nLike Anorexia, Bulimia can kill. Even though bulimics put up a brave front, they are often depressed, lonely, ashamed, and empty inside. Friends may describe them as competent, glamorous, adventurous and fun to be with, but underneath, where they hide their guilty secrets, they are hurting. Feeling unworthy, they have great difficulty talking about their feelings, which almost always include anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and deeply buried anger.
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The first part of your question is "how do I get help". And that's where you should be for now, an institution. \n\nAt least the anorexic part is life threatening, - and that should not be trifled with. Between nutrient deficiencies, and self-destruction tendencies, you could be another "Terri Schiavo" and wake up dead.\n\nIt also sounds like you've moved on to step 2, - and that's to negotiate yourself out of the lime light by promising anything.
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I work with a Medical Assistant whose daughter had bells palsy about ten years ago. Specialists had told her stress had a lot to do with it; the daughter (20) was very frightened too, her speech was slurred and it was almost as though she had a stroke. I'm happy to tell you that her daughter (an RN) is in perfect health, and she never had the condition return. It took about three months for it to go away completely, but never returned. God bless you.
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I get migraines and have actually had a hemmorage in my pituitiary and that kind of headache and a migraine are totally different.  As for having an episode where she lost abilities it sounds like she had some sort of loss that caused a lack of oxygen to the brain which would explain the "visions" of seeing relatives that are already passed.  Lack of oxygen can cause damage to the brain where the affected are can be speech and motor skills that would have to be relearned.  Your mother is in my prayers.  I have son with Cerebral Palsy so motor disorders and delays are well understood by me.  I know the strain it can have on the family members.  God bless!!  \nMegan
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You should take care of this right away. I'm 44 years old and I was a bulimic... Do you know that bulimia can hurt your heart?? I had this problem on and off during almost 20 years because of that I lost a baby because I didn't want to get fat during my first pregnancy. I always use to carry a rubber band on my  wrist to pull my hair back when I was vomiting. Right now I'm not a bulimic anymore but my heart is so weak that I cant do a lot of the things healthy people do like running. One my friends at college die because her stomach rupture. Just tell your mom and get help ASAP. Take care of your self!!!!!read the Consequences of bulimia nervosa\nMalnutrition \nDehydration \nElectrolyte imbalance \nHyponatremia \nVitamin and mineral deficiencies \nTeeth erosion and cavities, gum disease \nSialadenosis (salivary gland swelling) \nPotential for gastric rupture during periods of bingeing \nEsophageal reflux \nIrritation, inflammation, and possible rupture of the esophagus \nLaxative dependence \nPeptic ulcers and pancreatitis \nEmetic toxicity due to ipecac abuse \nSwelling of the face and cheeks \nCallused or bruised fingers \nDry or brittle skin, hair, and nails, or hair loss \nLanugo \nEdema \nMuscle atrophy \nDecreased/increased bowel activity
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Your friend is dangerously underweight.\n\nThis could be because of some chronic illness or cancer but most likely ANOREXIA NERVOSA.\n\nAnorexia Nervosa is when you are extremely underweight\nI would be worried if my body mass index (BMI) is below 18.5.\nFor her height, her Body Mass Index should be between 61kg and 76 kg. She needs to find 11 kg from somewhere quickly. \nYou can check that here. Click on the 'body mass index' link.\nhttp://www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/conditions/13350.html\n\nAnorexia Nervosa is caused by a fear to eat or fear of gaining weight so it is more a mental than a physical thing. It is very difficult to treat but the earlier you start the better.She needs medical help and this may include psychologists, psychiatrists and dietitians/nutritionists.\nhttp://familydoctor.org/063.xml\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa\n\nYour friend needs a lot of support and help. Please stay with her if she continues to trust you and encourage her. This is a difficult battle to fight but she can get through it. Many others have. Her condition is bordering on being life threatening.\nhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10219756/site/newsweek/\n\nThere are many more links on the pages above. Please make sure your friend gets help very very soon. Don't leave her to die.
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ANYONE can be affected by anorexia. According to this website it is more often seen in white, upper class people. http://www.mamashealth.com/anorexia.asp
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it may be something other than anorexia. if you were anorexic you would be obssessed with being thin, and not eating on purpose. maybe you should talk to a doctor about it.
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What is anorexia? \n\nAnorexia nervosa is one type of eating disorder. More importantly, it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time, the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control. The drive to become thinner is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one's body. The individual continues the endless cycle of restrictive eating often to a point close to starvation in order to feel a sense of control over the body. This cycle becomes an obsession, and is similar to any type of drug or substance addiction. \n\nWho is at risk for anorexia?\n\nApproximately 95% of those affected by anorexia are female, but males can develop the disorder as well. While anorexia typically begins to manifest itself during early adolescence, it is also seen in young children and adults. In the U.S. and other countries with high economic status, it is estimated that about one out of every hundred adolescent girls has the disorder. Caucasians are more often affected than people of other racial backgrounds, and anorexia is more common in middle and upper socioeconomic groups. According to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), an estimated 0.5 to 3.7% of women will suffer from this disorder at some point in their lives. \n\nMany experts consider people for whom thinness is especially desirable, or a professional requirement (such as athletes, models, dancers, and actors) to be at risk for eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. \n\nWhat causes anorexia? \n\nAt this time, no definite cause of anorexia nervosa has been determined. However, research within the medical and psychological fields continues to explore possible causes. \n\nSome experts feel that demands from society and families could possibly be underlying causes for anorexia. For many individuals with anorexia, the destructive cycle begins with the pressure to be thin and attractive. A poor self-image compounds the problem. \n\nOther researchers feel that this disorder can stem from a particular dysfunction often seen in families of anorexia patients. In this particular type of dysfunction, family members become so interdependent that each cannot achieve their identity as an individual. Thus, family members are unable to function as healthy individuals and are dependent on other family members for their identity. In children, part of this dysfunction includes a fear of growing up (especially girls). Restrictive dieting may prevent their bodies from developing in a normal manner, and, in their thinking, restricts the maturational process and maintains the parent-child relationship that the family has come to rely on. \n\nSome studies also suggest that a genetic (inherited) component may play a role in determining a person’s susceptibility to anorexia. Researchers are currently attempting to identify the particular gene or genes that might affect a person’s tendency to develop this disorder. \n\nAlthough no organic cause for anorexia has been identified, some evidence points to a dysfunction in the part of the brain (hypothalamus) which regulates certain metabolic processes. Other studies have suggested that imbalances in neurotransmitter levels in the brain may occur in people suffering from anorexia. \n\n------\nDefinition of Anorexia\n\nAnorexia: An eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced appetite or total aversion to food. Anorexia is a serious psychological disorder. It is a condition that goes well beyond out-of-control dieting. The person with anorexia, most often a girl or young woman, initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time, the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control. The drive to become thinner is thought to be secondary to concerns about control and fears relating to one's body. The individual continues the endless cycle of restrictive eating, often to a point
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i'm not sure but try this link: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alternatinghemiplegia/alternatinghemiplegia.htm
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she could be anorexic
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There are lots of reasons why you could have these problems. I urge you to seek counseling and medical attention immediately, because you need to fix your heart, your mind, and your body. I am in no way saying that you're a bad person. I'm saying that you have a problem, you know you do, and you should fix it. Anorexia is horrible, one of my friends had it, and it was a long road. Realizing you have it is half the journey. Good luck to you.
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Hmm, interesting answers. Norah, the only correlation that I have seen, recently, is that when there is a child in the family who is on the Autism Spectrum, other children, within that family, have an increased risk of Autism, dyslexia, or other developmental/learning delays.  The reason for this is not yet known, and being researched at this time.  If you want to email me, I can give you some info as to where I found that.  Don't have it in front of me at the moment.  By the way...Julie, do you think there was a less harsh way of putting your rather judgemental answer?
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it's bad to be anorexic because your turning yourself off literally.\n\nDangers\nAnorexia has the highest death rate of any psychiatric illness. Starvation can cause major organs to shut down. A heart attack is one of the most common causes of death in those suffering with an eating disorder. People can die from eating disorders at any body weight.\n\nOsteoporosis is another danger of anorexia. Low calcium intake is only part of the problem. Even in those who take in adequate calcium through food or supplements, amenorrhea prevents the body from absorbing it fully.\n\nSince depression accompanies anorexia, suicide is also a risk factor. Approximately 25% of all anorexics attempt suicide, and about 50% of anorexic deaths result from suicide.
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It sounds like your friend had anorexia.  I would suggest that you contact either her parents or a school counselor.  This is a very serious problem that can cause loss of all of her teeth and eventually even shut down all of her organs.  She may be angry with you at first, but you could be the one that can save her life.  Please take my advice and get her some help ASAP.  Good luck and I will keep her in my prayers.  If you need to talk, feel free to e-mail me.
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There are four common types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive overeating, and binge-eating disorder. If your sister has any it is most likely not the last two, because they involve eating a lot. But it is possible your sister may have anorexia nervosa (commonly referred to as anorexic) or bulimia nervosa (commonly referred to as bulimic)\n\nAnorexia typically involves irrational fear of becoming obese, and results in severe weight loss due to self-starvation; may include bingeing and purging behavior.\n\nBulimia typically involves extremely restrictive dieting and regular and repeated binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting, purging through abuse of laxatives, diuretics or enemas, or excessive physical activity.\n\nSome signs are:\n\n\nANOREXIA\n\n- Has lost a great deal of weight in a relatively short time period\n- Continues to diet although bone-thin\n- Remains dissatisfied with appearance, claiming to feel fat, even after reaching weight-loss\n- Loses monthly menstrual periods\n- Develops strange eating rituals and eats small amounts of food (i.e., cutting foods into tiny pieces, moves around on plate)\n- Becomes obsessive about exercising\n- Appears depressed much of the time\n- Denial of hunger\n\n\nBULIMIA\n\n- Binge regularly\n- Purges regularly\n- Diets and exercises often\n- Disappears into bathroom often (for a long period of time to induce vomiting)\n- Appears depressed much of the time\n- Has swollen neck glands\n- Has bad breath\n- Has scars on the back of hands from forced vomiting\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nI believe, from the information you gave us, that your sister may very well have either anorexia or bulimia. It is most common in females in their teenage years and is caused by low self-esteem, fear of becoming fat, fear of growing up and becoming independent, peer pressure, and media influences. I would definitely talk to a guidance counselor, health teacher, your parents, or someone else that will be able to help her. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO HANDLE THIS YOURSELF!!! You need to get your sister professional help, because people with one of these disorders can take anything you say and think of it as another reason to keep losing weight.\nThese diseases can cause serious health problems and can even become fatal. The bottom line is your sister needs help. Please do not hesitate to get her help. Good luck and I hope everything turns out well!