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i need to know what is anorexia and bulimia?

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Eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are both eating disorders. Anorexics severely restrict food, and bulimics may both binge on food and then vomit many times a day. This can cause many physical problems such as esophageal and stomach injury, tooth decay, dehydration, electrolyte depletion, cardiac arrhythmia, and even death.  Sometimes laxatives are used also, which worsens things in both conditions.

Question 2

what is anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa difference?

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Anoexia/Bulimia: Both are eating disorders and more common in females. Anorexia primarily involves restriction of food intake in order not to gain weight therefore are usually underweight even though they perceive they are fat and bulimia primarily involves frequent binge eating and they are usually normal weight. Anorexia is the more severe disorder and can be lethal. These are the main differences.

Question 3

what is bulimia vs anorexia?

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Similar, Different: Both of these terms have to do with unhealthy ways of dealing with food, body weight, and body composition. Bulimia refers to people who go through cycles of overeating and then using abnormal ways of getting rid of what they've eaten (vomiting, laxative abuse). Anorexia has to do with unhealthy ways of trying to stay underweight (starvation, vomiting, laxatives) without the overeating episodes.

Question 4

is bulimia or anorexia more dangerous?

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Both can be fatal: Anorexia is harder to miss, because of the severe weight loss; the effective starvation impairs functions of a lot of body organs.  Many with bulimia look fine weight-wise but are abusing their bodies with purging and vomiting, both of which can cause body chemistry problems, sometimes bad enough to be fatal; vomiting can destroy teeth and cause other stomach problems.

Question 5

difference between anorexia and bulimia?

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Eating DO: Anorexia is mostly restricting food intake. Bulimia is binging/purging. They can coexist (bulimarexia).

Question 6

what is anorexia/bulimia do to your body?

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Eating do: Anorexia & bulimia lead to complications as noted in the diagram.

Question 7

how to know if i have bulimia or anorexia?

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5 signs to watch for: You may have an eating disorder if you answer yes to two or more of the following: 1) do you force yourself to vomit because you're uncomfortably full?  2) do you worry that you've lost control over how much you eat?  3) have you lost &gt;14 lbs in a 3 month period?  4) do you believe you're fat when others think you are too thin?  5) does thinking about food dominate your life?  (from aarp magazine).

Question 8

what's more dangerous anorexia or bulimia?

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Eating disorders: Both, especially if coexist in same person.

Question 9

is anorexia or bulimia worse in long term?

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You don't want: Either one!  both do horrendous this to your body!

Question 10

how does anorexia/bulimia affect your body?

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Destroys the body: Because bulimia/anorexia becomes a nutritional "nightmare" the body suffers from self destruction. The extra stomach acid eats away at the esophagus, teeth and mouth lining(buccal mucosa). The body starts to use vital muscles for energy after the fat and glucose have been dissipated. Emaciation occurs with electrolyte abnormalities which can result in cardiac arrest and death.

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