anorexia or bulimia?

Question

if you are going to say neither... dont bother to reply
this is serious and i just wanted to know what people thin is worse.. bulimia or anorexia. thankyou

also anyone know anyone in the uk
who could provide help with eating disorders confidentially.. and not a psychologist or anything
thanks
xxx

Answer 1

The lesser of two evils would have to be anorexia, IMO. I've had both conditions, and the binge/purge/vomit cyle of bulimia was physically more harmful.

Answer 2

Hi

www.b-eat.co.uk leading uk charity for eating disorders which offers help through online and helplines etc

I was bulimic for 3 years, currently keeping it in control although i have and do, go through anoxeric tendancies (not the full blown condition) and my eating is odd.

I don't know if there is a worse, People say anoerxia because for the body it is not getting any food or any chance at least and i think more people die from it than bulimia..however

bulimia gets surpassed as a stupid thing to do and is not taken as serious as anorexia which i think is so ignorant. making yourself sick, taking laxitives or over exercising (which are form of bulimia) are just as dangerous! constant purging can affect the heart, the electrolights in your body and cause your asophagus to rupture, leading to death...


one common mistake made do to ignorance is that eating disorders in general are all about food and weight, yes it presents itself that way and yes, it does revolve around that a lot but it's also about a mental illness, a need to have control, a coping mechanism when you feel your life is getting out of your hands and sometimes a way to self harm also.

All eating disorders are more complex than we think, even ones like obesity, obsessive or complusive eating, overeating and all the eating disorders that go unnamed, they are all serious and we all need to look beyound what we see going on, on the outside and help the person inside get help!

best of luck to you
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Answer 3

they are both terrible dangerous mental illnesses. Out of the two, anorexia has the highest fatality rate. Alot of answers on here, says that bulimia is worse because of....etc, well what about anorexia binge/purge subtype? this is the most dangerous eating disorder. There are two subtypes of anorexia nervosa; resetrictive subtype and binge/purge subtype. The binge purge subtype is similar to bulimia and anorexia. The sufferer is underweight, wants to stay underweight, sees him/herself as fat when underweight, but have lost control and given in into the need for food which reuslts in a binge, and the guilt makes the sufferer purge. With anorexia, 1 in 5 will loose their life, but both can be very fatal and consume and temporarily ruin someones life

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I think I'd say that bulimia is more dangerous, because all the vomiting messes with your heart and body's electrolytes. But anorexia (especially very severe cases of it) can also be very deadly, leading to permanent body damage.

Some ED's though are a mixture of bulimic and anorexic behavior and almost all of them are dangerous.

Answer 6

They can both kill you.
Anorexia is supposed to be harder to cure than bulimia - partly due to the type of personality (perfectionist, competitive, intelligent) that makes a dedicated sufferer.
As a student, I lived with 4 girls that had eating disorders. The bulimic ones grew out of it, and the Anorexic one died.
you really do need to seek help - your doctor (ask for a female doctor) should be able to help and she will have to keep it confidential - she is not allowed to tell your parents.
It is such a common condition and it is nothing to be ashamed of. I hope you get help soon.

Answer 7

They are both horrible. I guess anorexia would be a little worse. since some people live (disgusting lives but live) with bulimia for decades. I have two friends that were bulimic as teenagers (before I knew them) but have recovered. They knew it was stupid at the time that they did it. It seems like bulimics are at least somewhat connected to reality.

The only anorexic I know most likely can not get better now. She is in her twenties and looks like she is in her fifties. Her family tries to be nice and sympathetic when she is around, but behind her back they are angry, fed up and disgusted. Her body just wants to shut down. Her bones are weak and she is stooped over like an old woman. People are embraced to be seen with her. I think a person with bulimia gets more understanding, because it is more similar to a horrible addiction than to being outright crazy.

Answer 8

Both are really horrible for the sufferer, but with the right treatment, and psychological as well as clinical help can be treated well. I have studied eating disorders slightly in my AS Level Psychology - weighing out the problems both are just as bad as each other really, I hope you are not suffering with either of these, and if you are - I am more than prepared to talk to you through mail :) It's always best to have someone to trust and talk to :) Hope this helped!

Answer 9

I think that bulliema is worse. Anorexia involves the body shutting itself down through not having energy for basic functions (e.g mensturation, joint movement, etc). That is bad enough. But, bulliema means the body not only shuts down normal functioning, but it also reprogrammes itself. Rather than eat sensibly and use the food as energy, the sufferer binges, then vomits or takes laxitives.... meaning that it takes longer to recover. The habit is harder to break and, perhaps even worse, the damage that is done is awful.

If you want advice, speak to your doctor. Sounds cliche, but the NHS is duty-bound to help anyone who has even a general query about these things and they will put you in touch with councilors who specialise and which won't cost you a penny.

Answer 10

Both anorexia and bulemia are life threating illnesses. Which is worse? They are equally as fatal. Both lead to very painful
ailments and both have very nasty side affects for the sufferer along the way. They also, are both as equally devastating to the family of the victim and the people who love them. There
are better ways of losing weight and keeping it off. Ways which actually allow you to live long enough to enjoy your new shape.