What is the difference between anirexia and bulemia?

Question

I want to know the difference between these to eating disorders.

Answer 1

Anorexia is when you starve yourself, and bulimia is when you eat a lot and then purge in one way or another (vomiting, taking laxatives, over exercising are the most common examples).

Answer 2

They're both eating disorders where body image is poor, but anorexia is when the person does not eat at all, and basically starves themselves. In the case of bulimia, however, the person does not try to starve themselves, but starts on a "binge and purge" cycle, where they eat large amounts of food (binging), then forces his/herself to vomit all the food out (purging). Most anorexics show obvious weight loss due to direct starving, but bulimics may seem normal on the surface while they throw up in private, so their symptoms do not surface as quickly as anorexics. Both result in severe and unhealthy weight loss and should seek immediate psychiatric help.

Answer 3

anirexia is an eating diorder (usually limiting the amount of food eaten) Bulemia in binging and purging. Eating and then throwing up.

Answer 4

both of this can lead to death, i just want to let you know that. anorexia is when the person has a distorted vision of themself, they look in the the mirror and always sees themself as fat, even when they`re stick thin, they starve or eat very little until they achieve their goal weight, then they keep thinking 'oh i can lose more', and so they keep starving, which eventually leads to death. bulimia is basically purging and throwing up. they usually eat alot, then they feel guilty, they throw up. if you have these, you need help, overcoming this on your own would be very hard. so there you go !

Answer 5

anorexia is a disorder now matter how skinny they are they always see themselves as fat so they work out more and stop eating. Bulimia is when skinny or even sometimes overweight people eat alot and then throw it all up to stay at there own weight.

Answer 6

anorexia is a disorder in which you dont eat hardly anything at all and you get so skinny you will die if you dont eat. bulemia is when u binge eat everything you can get your hands on then throw it up after so you dont feel guilty for eating. both can kill you if you dont get help.

Answer 7

anorexics eat nothing, bulimics have binges were they eat everythign in site then throw it up. anorexics are usually very thin once the disease has taken hold, bulimics can look normal to everyone else for many years as their weight isnt altered by their disease

Answer 8

bulimia is when you throw up your food and anorexia is when you starve yourself and you get really skinny like bones. with bulimia your not skinny like bones. like Nicole Richie is anorexic but she might not be bulimic. bulimics also don't starve themselves they just throw up their food.

if you don't eat you could die and if you throw up your food you will lose nutrients and you will pass out and be taken to the hospital.

Answer 9

Anorexia is when you think youre fat so you dont eat anything.
Bulliemia is when you think youre fat so you eat and then throw it up.
Trust me, Im an expert at these things.
Why do you wanna know?

Answer 10

anorexia-starving oneself
bulimia-eating a lot then throwing it up