I took an online self test……and okay…i know it. i have anorexia. i have known it for a while now. But I would like to know how the following will affect my health:
-Cutting down to 400 or fewer calories a day
-throwing up after meals
-abusing laxatives
thanks

Well first, you have EDNOS, which is "eating disorder not other specified" because you have a mix of anorexia and bulimia. Anorexics cut down on calories, and burn then all off. while Bulimics may cut down, but also have binge [ eat hundres of calories ] and purges [ throw the food up. ] this while affect your health drastically. first you will start to loose weight, probably fast at first, then slowly. Then, you will loose your period. If your throwing up, you risk throat rupture, where your throat will actually rip open. this happens because of all the stomach acid that builds up in your throat. Eventually, if your anorexic/bulimic for long enough, your kidneys may start to fail because they aren't really doing anything anymore. you will also suffer from heart palpitations, which is when your heart skips beats. you could even have a heart attack. I'm not trying to scare you, but this is a very serious disease and i would recommend help. I know you probably think that this won't happen to you, but it could. That's what i thought, and luckily, i got help.
Good luck and try to tell someone who cares!

There's lots of ways that it effects your health and it can eventually cause heart attacks and death. Some of the effects are: your hair gets dry, brittle and limp looking; your skin turns pale; your eyes look droopy; muscle starts to waste away and causes pain; you are constantly tired and have no energy; you are more prone to illnesses; your fingernails become brittle and break easily. Throwing up: burns your esophagus and stomach; can cause ulcers; untreated ulcers can turn to cancer; damages your teeth; burns your throat. Abusing laxatives: screws up your intestines so they can no longer work well alone; no nutrition is absorbed by your body; burns your anus; dehydrates you.

I think you should talk to someone. a parent, friend, counselor, doctor. I've struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 8 years and I wish sooo badly I could go back in time and admit to my hs nurse that I did have an eating disorder.

I get awful stomach aches anytime I do try to keep food down. Even if it's half a sandwich. I have terrible insomnia, I can't concentrate, I have calluses on my throat, I'm anemic… those are just to add some to what's already been mentioned. Not to mention the mental drain it places on you. Laxative abuse is the worse [in my opinion of what you mentioned]. because your body becomes dependent on them so you mess your insides up. and you could overdose and really hurt yourself. and, by the time they work you've already digested all the calories! so you're hurting your body for no reason with those.

You should go to somethingfishy.org and read up there. be careful

there are sites that show the effects of anorexia. anyway: anemia. hair loss. kidney and liver damage. stunted growth if you,re young. hormonal imbalances. tooth loss. muscle wasting. constipation. the horrible mental anguish your family and friends go thru. trips to the ER. death. the disgust you generate when unsympathetic people see you. sorry, but many people find anorexic people revolting in appearance. nothing good comes from this. the only advantage is a twisted mental image of ones self that is fleeting and ultimately, unachievable.

The female anorexia is almost always fatal in twenty years. England is one place that announces cured anorexics