Significant medical problems
Depression and anxiety
Suicidal thoughts or behavior
Problems with growth and development
Social and relationship problems
Substance use disorders
Work and school issues
Death
Fatigue
Dizziness or fainting
Brittle nails
Hair that thins, breaks or falls out
Menstrual irregularities or loss of menstruation (amenorrhea)
Baby fine hair covering face and other areas of the body (lanugo)
Abnormal bowel functioning
Damaged teeth and gums
Sores in the throat and mouth
Scarring on the back of the hand/fingers used to induce purging
Swollen salivary glands (creating “chipmunk cheeks”)
Menstrual irregularities or loss of menstruation (amenorrhea)
Irritation and inflammation of the esophagus (heartburn)
Eating nothing at meals or binge eating. Frequent trips to the bathroom, weight loss, bad breathe. Tooth decay, sores in the mouth, hair loss and brittle nails.
You perceive yourself to be larger than what you are. In fact, most are very skinny and have malnutrition. You also count any end every calorie you consume then workout enough to burn 3 to 4x what we take in. Only 5% are male. This is primarily a women’s issue
There is alot that contributes to an eating disorder. For me the circumstances were that i had super bad anxiety when i was younger causing me to eat alot then throw it up after. theres some mental abuse aspect to it to..in my eighth year of schoolin...
will do this soon. But I go back and forth between anorexia and bulimia. Worst side effect is starting last March 2015 I started having seizures and still suffer from them.
In the summer 2013 I got really obsessed with my body because my mom almost died, and I know the cause is she was extremely overweight, so I would never be that.
Over the fall I started exercising and quickly found out I had the ability to purge, ...