Can you be thin and have a binge eating disorder?

Absolutely. Eating disorders arent defined by body type. Everyone has different metabolisms that make their weight go up down or stay steady no matter how their diet is at any given time. Binge eating disorders can affect a thin person because they might be early on in their disorder or they might just have an incredibly fast metabolism that doesnt allow them to gain weight. Binge eatin also might be hard to notice or if someone is thin then binge eating could be hard to define as not much food might have been eaten originally. Eating disorders dont discriminate against anyone

Yes, this is one of the things that I currently have. I'm able to eat so much food in one sitting to the point where I can eat non-stop for 2 hours at an all you can eat place and not stop until I'm pretty much kicked out. Otherwise, I eat very little. I don't starve myself but the amount of food I eat if monitored by someone close to me would cause some minor to major concern if they were close to me. Meal balancing and planning and enforcing rules on yourself as to what you should and shouldn't eat could be something that can become extremely helpful to you in your process to not binge as much!

The sad thing about eating disorders is that it is SO hard to see who has it because sometimes it might not come up in their physical side. So yes, answering your question, yes, you could be thin and have a binge eating disorder. This is why you can't assume if people do have an eating disorder or not, because it is so hard to tell! At this point, weight doesn't matter in an eating disorder. Maybe you binge eat but you have really high metabolism or you have certain genetics that wont make you gain weight. Either way, if you do have an eating disorder, get help immediately.

Yes 100% eating disorders don’t have anything to do with your weight/ size. Anybody can have an earring disorder especially a binge eating disorder. It has nothing to do with size weight etc. binge eating is a common thing that is probably to Do with trauma etc I think that it’s perfectly normal to question if you actually have an eating disorder. Society and social media play a big part of displaying that only “thin” people have eating disorder when that is so far from the truth. Eating disorders are so complex and can be very tricky

An eating disorder is not described by how you look like. Anyone can be struggling with an eating disorder, even if it doesn't "look like" they are. You can be thin AND have a binge eating disorder. You can be overweight and still have Anorexia. Everything is not set, and a disorder can't happen to only one kind of people. An eating disorder affects people all of race, cultures, ethnicity, and lifestyles. If you have symptoms of an eating disorder (excluding your weight), please reach out for help. You matter, and your health and well-being matters. You do not have to look a certain way to have an eating disorder.

Yes. Binge eating is about eating a abnormally large amount of food in one sitting. The fact someone does this does not mean that over the course of a whole day they overeat. They, in fact, may under eat due to the feelings of discomfort the binge inspires.

yes - however it is unhealthy, dangerous even, to try and lose weight that way. There are websites in which you can find more information on the subject, if you suspect a loved one has such disorder - or if you do yourself.

Yes, body types are different. Some will gain weight after one meal, and some will gain barely any, for example. You can binge and still be skinny.

As already answered by others, yes you can. Eating disorders are a mental illness and a lot of it stems from your way of thinking and eventually can effect your body. In some cases, if binge eating disorder is not treated and managed it can result in weight gain. All eating disorders are serious so if you believe you're struggling with one, please seek help.

Your size is not in relation to an eating disorder. Your change in size can be a result of an eating disorder, but you do not have to be a certain size to be considered for having one. You could be a heavy girl and be bulimic or anorexic. You could also be very thin and have a binge eating disorder. Size doesn't determine if you have an eating disorder, the results of your size can though.