| The most bewildering symptom of eating disorders is | | | | mouth; teeth develop cavities, diseased gums and |
| the distorted body image. People usually associate | | | | irreversible erosion from excessive acid. |
| distorted body image with severe anorexia. It is | | | | Other symptoms which may appear are: rashes and |
| indicated that this distortion may be more prevalent in | | | | pimples, small cuts and calluses across the tops of |
| people with bulimia. There is also disparity between | | | | finger joints. The symptoms specific to anorexia are: |
| anorexia which tends to have an accurate perception | | | | weight loss provided excessive and continuos dieting, |
| of the upper body and bulimia. | | | | menstruation may be infrequent or absent, orthopedic |
| People with bulimia were more likely than those with | | | | problems particularly in dancers and athletes, refusal to |
| anorexia. The anorexia overestimates its size: | | | | eat in front of others, hypersensitivity to cold, yellowish |
| abdominal and pelvic area. The bulimia is generally | | | | skin especially on the palms of the hands and soles of |
| practiced in secret. The symptoms may be the | | | | the feet, hair may be thin and after eating the stomach |
| following: evidence of discarded packaging for | | | | can be distressed and bloated. A poor memory and |
| laxatives, diet pills, emetics (drugs that induce vomiting) | | | | lack judgment can be present to an anorexic patient |
| or diuretics (medications that reduce fluids), eating large | | | | who can be confused or slowed. |
| amounts of food or buying large quantities that | | | | People should be afraid about bulimia and anorexia |
| disappear right away, compulsive exercising, broken | | | | effects and they must regularly consult the doctor. |
| blood vessels in the eyes, swollen salivary glands, dry | | | | |