GirlsLife.com - A Quick Guide to Eating Disorders

Here’s what you need to know about the most common eating disorders:

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Anorexia nervosa is a potentially deadly eating disorder. The sufferer intentionally starves herself, and is unwilling or unable to keep a healthy weight for her size, height, body type and activity level. She has an intense need for control and is scared of gaining weight even when extremely underweight.

BULIMIA NERVOSA

The bulimic consumes large amounts of food in short periods of time- – sometimes, thousands of calories at one sitting – and then forces herself to purge by throwing up, exercising or using laxatives. After bingeing and purging, a bulimic feels depressed or guilty. Like the anorexic, she is intensely fearful of being fat. Binge-and-purge cycles damage the digestive system and affect major internal organs, like the heart, which can cause death.

COMPULSIVE OVEREATING

The compulsive overeater, usually overweight, eats to excess even when not hungry, but doesn't purge food. The overeater eats throughout the day, not just during binges. Health concerns, similar to people with clinical obesity, include diabetes.

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i need advise. and help :[. i have bulimia...and i effin hate it. ive had an eating disorder for roughly a year now...and i cant stand it. im stuck. my mother found out in october and i started getting treatment...but god it doesnt help. not atall. ive tried to let them help me but its like...they dont understand. i cant stop. i want to. so badly. its not even about my weight, i dont really care about that anymore..or as much but ugh...i cant live without purging. i used to not want to get better just to be stubborn and "win" my own stupid game...but now i see how much i need to get better. this disease wasted a year of my life...and i want it gone. my mother finally pulled me outa this treatment when sshe saw how badly the doctors were treating me...but idk what to do next. do i just get into another treatment program with moree doctors i wont trust and who wont understand me or do i do somethhing else? and if i do want to do something else...how do i tell my mom? she hates me for this...and i know she wants me better but she doesnt understand...if she ever hears me purging she freaks out at me and makes me feel even worse.... i just want my life back, im only 14 i dont want to have to purge up every food i eat or harm my self with every overwhelming emotion i feel. what do i do? im at a loss...

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my friend is bullimic. she's only 13 and she wont listen to me. I am trying to tell her its wrong but she thinks its normal what do i do??

I think she needs to talk to someone about that. Maybe this will help: http://www.girlslife.com/post/2008/08/04/HELP!2.aspx

Kayla C.

by glamcandy23 on 5/14/2010 6:05:10 PM

i actually feel fat i don't weigh more then any of my friends but they all have flat stomach abut i don't!!!!and i have HUGE thighs lk over the past few months i had to go up a pant size just because of my thighs!!!!!!!!!!!!Then when i try on pants i bought last year when i was in new york i could hardly but them on!!!!

by graceygirl77 on 4/27/2010 8:43:23 PM

MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG OMG MY FRIEND JUST DECIDED TO THROW UP ALL HER FOOD AND SAID YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN DIE BUT ATLEAST I WONT DIE FAT!! HELP ME HELP HER!!!!!! I DONT WANT TO LOSE HER!!!

Hey girly, that is NOT ok. You need to talk to one of your parents, or one of hers, and let them know what's going on. Don't worry about your friend being mad at you. Her health is more important than that. And someday, she'll be grateful and realize what a good friend you are. Trust me on this one. My mom died of bulimnia. She does not want to mess around with this. Please talk to someone for her.

xxx

Becca G.

by peace4ever97 on 4/23/2010 7:47:33 PM

Last year I had an eating disorder...only my closet friends knew, I lost roughly 8pds in four-five days. And now I am 5'2-'3 and only weigh 90-93 pounds and lately my friends have been joking calling me fat and I'm starting to feel fat again...I don't wanna turn anorexic again, I only was for a week but its taken me about a year to gain that weight back, and girls I know you feel like you have to do it....but you don't I still don't feel awesome in my skin but I feel better then I did before. need to talk just leave a comment on my profile.
-With tons of love ßrittany

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