Eating Disorder Test

By: Denis Priesnov

Updated: 4 months ago

Eating disorders often bring irrevocable consequences for your body and mind. This is a serious illness that often gets neglected and treated as less dangerous than it is. Unfortunately, the reality of people with an eating disorder is a grievous one. Such people require support and love from their families and society.

What Eating Disorder Do I Have?

When speaking of ED, we often think of people with anorexia. Yes, this is a common representation of an eating disorder, but it's also just a part of a whole specter of conditions. Often, people don't even suspect having an eating disorder as the media paints a one-sided picture. Can only an underweight person have an ED? No. Can only an extremely obese person have an ED? No. EVerything in-between also counts. We all need to take at least one eating disorder quiz in our lives to take a look at our eating habits from the side. So many things we consider normal are not healthy indeed.

Eating Disorder Test Coverage

Though I cannot diagnose which type of ED you have (as I'm not a doctor and cannot include a specific diagnosis), I can tell whether you show the possible signs of unhealthy eating habits or not. For a clearer picture of what habits constitute an eating disorder, I can suggest the following lists of eating disoder types.

Anorexia nervosa

This is the most well-known type that is covered plenty by the media. Thus, you already know about this type accompanies by

starvation
fear of gaining weight
excessive exercise
distorted body image
purging

Bulimia nervosa

This is yet another type of eating disorder generally known to the public. It has many symptoms overlapping with anorexia but is characterized by frequent purging. Among the symptoms that can be traced during Bulimia nervosa are

fear of gaining weight
distorted body image
heavy binge eating and purging cycles (may involve vomiting, laxatives, enemas, excessive exercise)

Binge eating disorder

This is an eating disorder so common that people don't even think of it as a disorder. In the U.S. alone, this is the leading type of ED. The binges are characterized by the rapid consumption of large (unusually large) amounts of food in a short time. The person loses control over their cravings. The symptoms

frequent binge eating
no purging techniques
feeling shame when thinking of binge eating

Pica

This is a stranger one - cravings for non-food products. Something like the love of pregnant women for chalk! Among such substances are more dangerous ones like paper, detergent, soil, soap, and so on. Aside from the temporary preggo's cravings, pica is often found in children and mentally disabled people.

Rumination disorder

Last but not least is Rumination disorder. Now, if you have a poor stomach, I suggest you stop on the word "regurgitate" and read no more! If you are still with me, you can handle the description. Such an eating disorder involves people regurgitating food and rechewing it again. Then, it may be spit out and swallowed again. Do not confuse it with reflux, which is involuntary in its nature. When you are done with this quiz, I recommend taking a Trypophobia test!

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Eating Disorder Test Questions

Is your hair thinning, nails breaking, and concentration failing?

yes
no
it's just seasonal

Are you lately withdrawn from meeting your friends?

yes
no
it's been going on for a long time

Do you have any food rituals? Like keeping your foods separate or chewing a certain amount of time?

yes, I have some
I'm particular about food but it's not as serious as a ritual
nothing like that

Does binge eating sound familiar?

extremely familiar
rarely, only after a long diet
generally, no

Can you go a full day without eating?

yes, I can manage
only if I have no other choice
not by my volition
easily

Do you measure yourself every day?

Do you prefer eating alone?

yes
no, I prefer company
it doesn't really matter

Does your weight fluctuates more than 8 pounds (around 4 kg) every month?

constantly
not every month, but often
no

Does the feeling of shame come to you after eating?

yes, always
only when I eat lots of food
no, food generally makes me happy

How often do you diet?

if you mean eating healthy food, then often
I generaly have a balanced diet
a couple of times a year (maybe up to 4?)
I constantly try and fail

Would you like to change your body shape?

Do you eat when you are not hunry?

only in social sitations (at dinner, part, etc)
sometimes
no
all the time

Do you often have menstrual irregularities?

sometimes
all the time
no

How often do you faint?

never
only a couple of times in my life
at least once a year
a couple of times a year usually
more often than that

Are you familiar with purging food and bulimia?

I've only heard about them
yes, I've thrown up several times
it's in the past
yes, closely

You suffer from cavities and discoloration of teeth.

true
false

How often do you do weight training?

I'm lazy, rarely train at all
about one a week
I don't do weights, don't want to bulk up
several times a wekk

What is your BMI index?

I really have no idea
a bit under the norm, but I don't see how it can be
it's average
too much for me

How many times a week do you exercise overall?

almost every day
4-5 times a week
1-2 times a week
1-2 times a month

Are you a food hoarder?

Does your body image greatly affects your self-esteem?

yes, that is my whole self-esteem
to a certain degree
no

Do you tend to avoid certain foods in fear of choking or vomiting?

What portion of the day do you think about food?

the bigger portion, almost constantly
quite a chunk of it
only when I'm hungry
I have no idea

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