I had a friend who was a food enthusiast. She loved to visit all kinds of exotic restaurants and try new flavors. She always used to stay slim though and I was really amazed how she managed to maintain her figure. Over the years, she became too thin and looked tired and withdrawn. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that she was a bulimic.
It is too lengthy to go into the specifics of each eating disorder but I would like to point out some salient features on how to recognize the common signs of eating disorders: excessive and sudden preoccupation with body image and thinness, excessive exercising, fine hair on arms and face with loss of scalp hair, irregular or lack of periods in girls, dry skin with desquamation etc. Bulimics have some dental signs like caries, and gum disorders. Russell's sign is bleeding, scarred, or callused knuckles (due to repeated contact with the front teeth). The person may lie about food intake, conceal food or buy laxatives diuretics etc.
Of course, in some cases, there may be very subtle signs that even an observant parent or friend cannot pick up, and oh, don't forget that eating disorders are not uncommon in males too.
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