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Eating Disorder List of Symptoms

List of Symptoms for Anorexia - Bulimia

Having a dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time.
Wearing of big or baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss.
Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if one is "average" weight or thin).
An Obsession with calories and fat content of foods.
Obsession with continuous exercise.
Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately after meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting).
Visible food restriction and self-starvation.
Visible bingeing and-or purging.
Use or hiding the use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death!) or enemas.
Isolation. Having fear of eating around and with others.
Unusual Food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (using teeth to scrape food off the fork or spoon); chewing food and spitting it out, but not swallowing; dropping food into napkin on lap to later throw away.
Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to avoid eating (Anorexia) it or to eat at a later time (Bulimia).
Flushing uneaten food down the toilet (which can cause sewage problems).
Vague or secretive eating patterns.
Keeping a "food diary" or lists that consist of food and/or certain behaviors (ie., purging, restricting, calories consumed, exercise, etc.)
Pre-occupied thoughts of food, weight and cooking.
Visiting of websites that promote unhealthy ways to lose weight.
Reading books about weight loss and eating disorders.
Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
Hair loss. Pale or "grey" appearance of the skin.
Dizziness and headaches.
Frequent sore throats and/or swollen glands.
Low self-esteem. Feeling worthless. Often putting themselves down and complaining of being "too stupid" or "too fat" and saying they don't matter. A need for acceptance and approval from others.
Complaints of often feeling cold.
Low blood pressure.
Loss of menstrual cycle.
Constipation or incontinence.
Bruised or calloused knuckles; bloodshot or bleeding in the eyes; light bruising under the eyes and on the cheeks.
Perfectionistic personality.
Loss of sexual desire or the opposite - promiscuous relations.
Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
Insomnia. Poor sleeping habits  

List of Symptoms for Compulsive Overeating and Binge Eating Disorder


Fear of not being able to control one's eating, and while eating, not being able to stop.
Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others.
Chronic dieting on several popular diet plans.
Holding the belief that life will be better if they can lose weight.
Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to eat at a later time.
Vague or secretive eating patterns.
Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
Blames failure in social and professional community on weight.
Holding the belief that food is only friend.
Frequently out of breath after relatively light activities.
Excessive sweating and shortness of breath.
High blood pressure and/or cholesterol.
Leg and joint pain.
Weight gain.
Decreased mobility due to weight gain.
Loss of sexual desire or the opposite - promiscuous relations.
Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
Insomnia. Poor Sleeping Habits.

An eating disorder patient doesn't need to appear underweight or even 'average' to suffer any of the following signs and symptoms. Many men and women with eating disorders don't appear to be underweight.

 

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