How can you tell if someone has anerexia?

Answer 1

A person who is anorexic usually; refuses to eat, losing weight, has dark circles under their eyes, excess body hair, mood swings, obsesses about food, wears baggy clothes, etc.
you have to look at how they eat if they dont actually eat but just poke at it or if they r cold all the time or talk about how theyre fat when theyre really skinny

Answer 2

Some signs of anorexia are... * Weight loss * Dry / flaky skin * Hair loss, discoloration, thinning, and / or loss of "shine" * Growth of thin, "peach fuzz" hair called Lanugo * Fainting / Dizziness * Sensitivity to the cold (more than a normal person should be) * Refusal to eat * Constant / Intense exercising * Having odd food rituals * Eating only small portions of low-cal, "safe" foods / eating only in the presence of others. Note - These are some general signs. A person who has anorexia may show some or all of these symptoms. A few can come and go, while some may never show up at all. Also, just because a person has one or more of these signs, it does not mean that they specifically have anorexia.

Answer 3

Anorexia/Bulimia

1. Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time.
2. Wearing big or baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss.
3. Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if "average" weight or thin).
4. Obsession with calories and fat content of foods.
5. Obsession with continuous exercise.
6. Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately following meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting).
7. Visible food restriction and self-starvation.
8. Visible bingeing and/or purging.
9. Use or hiding use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death!) or enemas.
10. Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others.
11. Unusual Food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (using teeth to scrap food off the fork or spoon); chewing food and spitting it out, but not swallowing; dropping food into napkin on lap to later throw away.
12. Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to avoid eating (Anorexia) or to eat at a later time (Bulimia).
13. Flushing uneaten food down the toilet (can cause sewage problems).
14. Vague or secretive eating patterns.
15. Keeping a "food diary" or lists that consists of food and/or behaviors (ie., purging, restricting, calories consumed, exercise, etc.)
16. Pre-occupied thoughts of food, weight and cooking.
17. Visiting websites that promote unhealthy ways to lose weight.
18. Reading books about weight loss and eating disorders.
19. Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
20. Hair loss. Pale or "grey" appearance to the skin.
21. Dizziness and headaches.
22. Frequent soar throats and/or swollen glands.
23. Low self-esteem. Feeling worthless. Often putting themselves down and complaining of being "too stupid" or "too fat" and saying they don't matter. Need for acceptance and approval from others.
24. Complaints of often feeling cold.
25. Low blood pressure.
26. Loss of menstrual cycle.
27. Constipation or incontinence.
28. Bruised or calluses knuckles; bloodshot or bleeding in the eyes; light bruising under the eyes and on the cheeks.
29. Perfectionistic personality.
30. Loss of sexual desire or promiscuous relations.
31. Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
32. Insomnia. Poor sleeping habits

Answer 4

There are many signs / symptoms of anorexia. Some common ones are....

*Lack of eating, restricted eating

*Excessive exercise

*Hair loss

*Dry, flaky skin

*Brittle nails, discolored nails / nailbeds

*Weight loss, protruding bones

*Depression

*OCD

*BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder)

*Isolation

*Defensive over looks, weight, eating habits, ect.

*Heart failure, heart murmur

*Feeling cold (often when others are not)

*Low body fat percentage

*Preferring to eat alone

*Growth of lanugo (thin "peach fuzz" hair over the body)

*Mood swings

*Organ malfunction, organ failure

*Loss of menstrual cycle (in women)

*Low sex drive (in men)

*Odd food habits (cutting food into small piece, eating in a certain order, chewing a certain number of times, not likeing food to touch,eating only certain color foods, ect.)

Answer 5

If the person is loosing a lot of weight suddenly, has low self esteem, has a bad body image, thinks he/she is fat when he/she isn't.... I speak as someone who suffers from Anorexia for the past 2 years. I've gone though several specialists and just started a 12 step program that I think is actually going to help. It's called OA Anonymous. Hope this helps!