What is eating disorder?
Eating disorders are a group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in eating behavior, appetite or food intake.
How do members experience eating disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with eating disorder*
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Stress
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Poor body image
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Difficulty eating
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Fatigue
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Depressed mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for eating disorder*
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Who has eating disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 48 | |
| 20s | 167 | |
| 30s | 778 | |
| 40s | 765 | |
| 50s | 646 | |
| 60s | 466 | |
| 70+ | 205 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 417 | |
| Female | 2,629 |
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