Whats the difference between anorexia and bulimia?

Anorexia is when you don’t eat period Bulimic is when you eat but force yourself to throw it up after.

Anorexia Nervosa

Definition

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by unrealistic fear of weight gain, self-starvation, and conspicuous distortion of body image.

bulimia (bu-le’me-?, -lim’e-?, byu-) n.

1. An eating disorder, common especially among young women of normal or nearly normal weight, that is characterized by episodic binge eating and followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. It is often associated with measures taken to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, dieting, or fasting. Also called bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa.

2. Excessive or insatiable appetite.

well I dont really know but omg

I was readin the definitions for anorexic and bulimic and its sounds similar to me… fear of weight gain..check conspicuous distortion of body image…check binge eating and followed by feelings of guilt, depression…check dieting…check damn I hope I havent got an eating disorder =’[

bulimia is making yourself eat and eat and eat (binge) and then throw it all up or take laxatives or pills to get it all out ana is when you just don’t eat and exercise a lot xx