Compare And Contrast Anorexia And Bulimia
Anorexia and bulimia are both eating disorders that come with many different symptoms. Even though they come from the same group of disorders anorexia is more dangerous because of the malnutrition and how it breaks the body down. Bulimia is a disorder but it is not near as dangerous and is easily recoverable.
The physical symptoms of anorexia can show to the naked eye just how dangerous it is. Anorexia results in being extremely underweight and having an unhealthy figure. People with anorexia hide their body and actions so that their symptoms will not show to the people around them. They wear baggy clothes to hide their frail bodies. They will spit out food at meals instead of swallowing. They will cook elaborate meals for other people but …show more content…
It is an eating disorder characterized by being underweight, the fear of gaining weight, and obsessing over being thin, which results in food restrictions. Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight even though they are in fact underweight. If asked they usually deny they have a problem with low weight. They will weigh themselves frequently. They will eat only small amounts, only eat certain foods, or not eat at all. Some will exercise excessively to produce weight loss. Complications may include osteoporosis, infertility and heart damage, among others. Women will often stop having menstrual periods. Anorexia is a complicated disorder because of the phobia of food. It requires lots of treatment and most of the time hospitalizations to treat it. Bulimia is an eating disorder where a person will binge eating followed by purging. Binge eating is eating a large amount of food in a short amount of time. Purging is the attempts to get rid of the food consumed. This may be done by vomiting or taking laxatives. Most people with bulimia are at a normal weight. The forcing of vomiting may result in thickened skin on the knuckles and breakdown of the teeth. Bulimia is easier to treat because of the absence of a phobia. Someone with bulimia can normally be treated with out the requirement of a
The physical symptoms of anorexia can show to the naked eye just how dangerous it is. Anorexia results in being extremely underweight and having an unhealthy figure. People with anorexia hide their body and actions so that their symptoms will not show to the people around them. They wear baggy clothes to hide their frail bodies. They will spit out food at meals instead of swallowing. They will cook elaborate meals for other people but …show more content…
It is an eating disorder characterized by being underweight, the fear of gaining weight, and obsessing over being thin, which results in food restrictions. Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight even though they are in fact underweight. If asked they usually deny they have a problem with low weight. They will weigh themselves frequently. They will eat only small amounts, only eat certain foods, or not eat at all. Some will exercise excessively to produce weight loss. Complications may include osteoporosis, infertility and heart damage, among others. Women will often stop having menstrual periods. Anorexia is a complicated disorder because of the phobia of food. It requires lots of treatment and most of the time hospitalizations to treat it. Bulimia is an eating disorder where a person will binge eating followed by purging. Binge eating is eating a large amount of food in a short amount of time. Purging is the attempts to get rid of the food consumed. This may be done by vomiting or taking laxatives. Most people with bulimia are at a normal weight. The forcing of vomiting may result in thickened skin on the knuckles and breakdown of the teeth. Bulimia is easier to treat because of the absence of a phobia. Someone with bulimia can normally be treated with out the requirement of a