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Symptoms

Symptoms of eating disorders

Anorexia

Bulimia

Binge eating

Excessive weight loss in a short period of time    
Continuing the diet although excessively thin body    
Dissatisfaction with appearance, idea that body is fat, even when well below normal weight    
Missing a monthly period ✓   
Unusual interest in food and development of strange eating rituals  ✓  
Covert eating  ✓  ✓
Obsession with exercise  ✓  
Severe depression  ✓  ✓
Eating a large amount of food    ✓  ✓
Vomiting, use of drugs to induce vomiting, bowel movements and enuresis    ✓  
Binge eating but no visible weight gain    ✓  
Disappearing in the bathroom for a long time    ✓  
Drug or alcohol abuse    ✓  ✓

Anorexia

Concequenses

Heart : Starvation can result in slow heartbeats, arrhythmia and shrinking of the heart muscle.

Amenorrhoea : Menstrual cessation occurs in anorexic individuals

Hair growth : Thin hair can grow on the body and face in people with anorexia.

Kidneys : Anorexia can lead to dehydration, kidney stones, and kidney failure.

Muscle Atrophy : Significant weight loss leads to a change in the shape of the muscular system

Osteoporosis : It can develop during the anorexia stage or later even after the diet has stabilized.

Boulimia

Concequenses

Electrolyte Imbalance : Vomiting, constipation pills and diuretic pills can cause Sodium and Potassium to become non-existent in the body resulting in cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure and death.

Oral Hygiene : Acids from the stomach affect the surface of the tooth and lead to serious damage.

Throat, Esophagus, Stomach:  Self-induced vomiting can result in irritation of the throat, esophagus and stomach.

Dependence on Laxative Pills:  Abuse of laxatives can result in the inability of normal bowel function.

Emetic Products:  Abuse of emetics can lead to toxicity, heart failure and death.

Overeating

Concequenses

High Blood Pressure:  Being overweight seems to cause high blood pressure in many people.

High cholesterol:  Binge eating, especially foods high in sugar and fat, increase cholesterol and harden the arteries.

Heart Disease:  Being overweight puts stress on the heart muscle which causes high pressure, hardening of the arteries, high cholesterol and triglyceride levels which are associated with heart disease and heart attacks.

Diabetes:  Being overweight is associated with a high chance of diabetes.