Eating Disorder???

how do u know if some has an eating disorder like anerexcia ? Does that person have to be skinny/underweight? how many calories whould they have to take in to be considered?

I went through a period of anorexia.  Thankfully, my friends and family were there to support me before it became a deadly problem.  I would skip meal time almost disappearing from the scene entirely.  People with eating disorders do not want attention.  They most likely don't want people to know they have an eating disorder.  I hid my problem from my family and friends for a long time.  I wasn't "really skinny" until I hadn't been eating for about 4 or 5 months.  

If you are afraid that a loved one may have an eating disorder then let them know that you love them and you are worried about their health and ask if there is anything you can do.  You can't make a person be healthy.  You can only be there for them when they need help.

It is an extreme stigma that anorexics have to be underweight. You can be overweight and anorexic or restricting. As for calorie intake there is no set intake either - if it is too little for your needs to a point it starves you it can be considered restrictive.

If you fear a loved one or you have an eating disorder, I suggest you either reach out to them or reach out for help. And not on a forum, either.

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how do u know if someone is in starvation mood?

there are many signs of eating disorders (and they vary depending on type of eating disorder symptoms etc)

some of the signs can be:

isolation/depression

preoccupation with food, diet or exercise

significant weight gain or loss

spending hours exercising

leaves for the bathroom immediately after eating

however, ed's can be verrrry tricky and these signs are only a starting point, and honestly, not even a great one at that.

someone with an eating disorder can be emaciated, normal weight, overweight but they will all have feelings of low self esteem and sadness

you probably won't know if someone is in starvation mode. that's really for doctors to figure out.

to be diagnosed with anorexia someone needs to have lost 15% of their weight or not acquired 85% of their weight. if there are symptoms of anorexia but the weight criterion is not met the diagnosis is EDNOS. likewise, if there are symptoms of anorexia and bulimia but not enough of one or the other the diagnosis is EDNOS. that said, the actual label doesnt matter so much as the general idea that there is a problem and it needs to be fixed.

The 'scoff' questionnaire used by many UK doctors as a first-level screening tool for eating disorders asks the following

• Do you make yourself Sick because you feel uncomfortably full?
• Do you worry you have lost Control over how much you eat?
• Have you recently lost more than One stone (14lbs) in a 3 month period?
• Do you believe yourself to be Fat when others say you are too thin?
• Would you say that Food dominates your life?

If someone can answer 'yes' to two or more of those questions then they should talk to a doctor and ask for advice.

what if someone has almost all the syndrome? I had it until 2 weeks ago till i decided not to care...

thanxz for that info when ur talkin about losing 15% of there weight are u talkin about all together and they can still be at a healthy weight? how much is 15%?

I think it means 15% of your original body weight. So the formula would go:

.15 x (Original Body Weight number) =

If the answer to that formula is the same - or more - then the amount of weight the person lost, then that person has lost 15% or more of their body weight.

Why do you ask, Deana? Are you worried about someone?

EDIT: I looked at the OPs profile. Deana, no one here is going to support you if you are trying to develop an eating disorder to lose weight.  Please listen to your school councilor.

Original Post by lalabanana:

It is an extreme stigma that anorexics have to be underweight. You can be overweight and anorexic or restricting. As for calorie intake there is no set intake either - if it is too little for your needs to a point it starves you it can be considered restrictive.

If you fear a loved one or you have an eating disorder, I suggest you either reach out to them or reach out for help. And not on a forum, either.

Actually, the DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa is:

1. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (eg, weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected or failure to make expected weight gain during period of growth, leading to body weight less than 85% of that expected).
2. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.
3. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
4. In postmenarchal females, amenorrhea ie, the absence of at least three consecutive cycles. (A woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods occur only following hormone, eg, estrogen administration.)

So, technically, anorexics do have to be under a healthy weight. I think you're thinking ED-NOS. ED-NOS means that pretty much all but one or two of the DSM criteria are met. Therefore a person who is a at a healthy weight, but has an intense fear of gaining weight and disordered thinking would not have anorexia but ED-NOS, which is by no means any less serious. Weather you weigh 72 lbs or 300 lbs, if you're having these disordered thoughts you need to seek help. 

Original Post by mudcakebakery:

Actually, the DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa is:

Ive seen these technicalities tossed up here more than once on CC -- cui bono?

When someone is on here asking for help, why bring semantics into it? All I see here is an excuse for someone who is hurting themselves to say "whoops, nope not underweight yet, so it's ok for me to keep eating 500 cals every other day because i don't meet the dsm-4 criteria for anorexia"

deana, I've seen your other posts. it doesn't matter what name someone would give it, anorexia or eating disorder or whatever, you are hurting yourself. please take the advice of the people who care about you and see a doctor or a counselor or whoever they are offering to help you. at least listen to what they have to say.