please tamzinrose, you are not being an idiot at all....like your post said, just confused....& that is very ok.....you are ok.

Hopefully to put your mind at ease, a check up & tests for possible reasons for your lack of appitite would be a good thing for you. There are many things that can cause a lack of appitite.....& care should be taken.....my lack of appitite & nausea did turn into a major weight loss (which is defined as anorexia) just not the mental illness....a reaction.

It can be just as serious because any weight loss can cause death if it gets bad enough. The pdoc that my GP had taking care of my in the medical hospital made a report after my PICC line blew out & the nutrition had to be stopped. He reported that if I didn't agree to having a central line or a feeding tube, there was a good chance that I would die in a couple of days & threatened to put me on a 72 hour hold to force me into taking action. I couldn't miss my Mothers funeral, so went AMA (against medical advice).....but promised my GP I would be back after the funeral & agree to the central line.

Not eating is bad if it goes too far to the point of malnutrition....so please don't let your lack of appitite go that far no matter what the cause.....even knowing it isn't the eating disorder.

Take care of yourself.....hopefully this will ease your confusion & put it into perspective so that you can take the appropriate action, I care about how you are doing.
Debbie