it's called "bad food"

Do you have source on that? Because I'm pretty sure the severity of the mental illnesses differ from person to person, there isn't really a way to tell which and which isn't the most 'deadliest' they're all very hazardous to a person's well-being in their own way.

Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. That is a fact.

Well that's not entirely true. Because the majority of anorectics dying from it is by suicide, not of underweight, which is due the fact that anorexia and depression often come togheter. Please don't mind my english, I tried my best to make it understandable, but I'm not sure if it's correct.

Even excluding suicide, the mortality rate for anorexia is still higher than it is for any other disorder.

Thank you, letitbe56, for speaking about my original claim with greater authority. My point is that anorexia is a very serious disorder and not some silly oddity among spoiled teenage girls. It's serious, so don't go around telling jokes like, "If Mama Cass had given the ham sandwich to Karen Carpenter, they both would have lived."

plexico- Agreed about the jokes and disparaging comments. Fortunately, there aren't too many here, and those who do make them are being shot down. I was also really worried that people would try to make pro-ana comments here, which would also be really harmful and inappropriate, but I don't see any (yet...) which is a relief.

I have a young daughter and live in constant fear that she might get an eating disorder. Fortunately, she is currently of a healthy weight and eats a good, reasonable diet. We are always vigilant. By the way, the only filter she has on her computer is that she cannot go to fmylife.com. Dad is making some funny that is not age-appropriate for her.

Good for you for being a responsible parent! If you're interested, there's a lot of research on how enmeshed family dynamics are a huge risk factor for the development of eating disorders. Basically, just having reasonable expectations for her in terms of achievement, allowing her to develop a sense of autonomy and self apart from the family, and being receptive to her expressions of emotion should go a long way towards giving her the kind of confidence she needs to be safe.

you ARE a **** (see response to M13LO in post about Bruno, if you think I'm just being rude)

I think I sat in the booth you used yesterday. You ruined the pants I was wearing with the pool of love juice you and your partner left. The good news is I cut out a square of fabric and sent it to the guy who made the wet-spot blanket for his girlfriend. I hope he can use it for his next project.

in response to plexico u r my idol!!!! (not n a creep way)lol

i know!!! scary huh? i have read quite a bit on that type of stuff and even a tiny but of food would kill them because their bodies could not take it... or they couldnt stop drinking water and ended up basicly drowning themselves..

After recovering from anorexia, it often takes years before your body can handle certain foods again. It's pretty unclear as to whether or not the OP just couldn't handle the food, or if she got food poisoning. Either way, it's probably linked to the eating disorder, as one of the things anorexia does is destroy your immune system. OP: Good for you for recovering! Recovery from anorexia can take people decades. You don't know how lucky you are that you've managed it.

Actually, yeah i agree with 28...She's obviously spent a lot of time recovering which includes stepping up your food amount gradually. My cousin went through this and, long before she was even fully recovered (or as fully recovered as you can get), she had to eat more than most people eat regularly because she wasn't gaining weight fast enough. By the time she actually WAS pretty much over it, she had absolutely no problem when she wanted to eat a lot. It was probably just what she ate that made the OP sick, not how much. But congrats on recovering! I know how hard this was for my cousin (and all of us, too) so I hope everything works out for you!