What is this eating disorder?!


Question:

What is this eating disorder?

Someone who limits their calories to under 400, when she does eat too much, she often purges. She exercises for about 40 minutes a night, and feels the need to ourge after everything she eats, although she doesn't do it EVERY time. She's extremly anxious, and feels very guilty after eating...she also thinsk she's fat although her bmi is 19.....What's this eating disorder?...my friend needs help.

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2 weeks ago
she badly wants to lose weight....about 10 pounds from what she said.


Answers:

This is called anorexia nervosa. She might have a combined anorexia nervosa/bulemia nervosa, but either way she needs immediate medical intervention. These are very serious, life-threatening disorders.




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