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*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for eating disorder*

Who has eating disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 54
20s 166
30s 769
40s 767
50s 645
60s 470
70+ 216

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 419
Female 2,638

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What is eating disorder?

Eating disorders are a group of disorders characterized by physiological and psychological disturbances in eating behavior, appetite or food intake.



Common symptoms reported by people with eating disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for eating disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with eating disorder

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Got a question about living with eating disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has eating disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 6 new patients joined this month
  • 321 say eating disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 54
20s 166
30s 769
40s 767
50s 645
60s 470
70+ 216
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 724
20-29 years 159
30-39 years 67
40-49 years 29
50-59 years 10
60-69 years 5
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 419
Female 2,638

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,101
Not Diagnosed 1,865

These charts show data from eating disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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