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Anorexia is not eating, bulimic is eating, but making your self throw it up afterwards. You can be both. I've been both. Not fun.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
What is the difference between being anorexic and being bulimic?
Question by SoccerRules: What is the difference between being anorexic and being bulimic?
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They're both eating disorders that mess up your life, but they're quite different in the way the symptoms are presented:
ReplyDeleteAnorexia is restricting calories, over exercising, and always makes the person stick thin if not treated. (Think celebrities and models).
Bulimia is consuming too many calories (binge eating) and then feeling guilty about it, so you throw it back up. This disorder goes both ways: some people gain weight because their body digests some of the food before they throw it back up, or they can't get rid of all the food they try to throw up. Others do loose weight, but not like anorexia sufferers do.
Usually people develop esophagus damage and yellowing teeth that are worn away because of the acid in their stomach.
Some people with eating disorders are a combination of both: they starve themselves, exercise, and then when they decide to eat something or they're forced to eat something, they feel bad and throw up whatever they've eaten, and then start the cycle all over again.
The bottom line is, all eating disorders are the same in that they develop from feelings of not being good enough, the media, an attempt to regain control in one's life, and some people use eating disorders as coping mechinisms to deal with tramua.
I hope I helped clear up the difference, and I hope there isn't anything bad going on in your life to ask this question!