Izimpawu ze-anorexia zizozungeza ukwenqaba ukugcina isisindo esivamile, ukwesaba ukuzuza isisindo, umbono ohlanekezelwe ukuthi kumuntu ongenayo i-anorexia wokubukeka kwakhe ngokomzimba kanye nokunganakwa kobunzima bobuncane. 

• Ukuvinjelwa kokudla 
• Ukwesaba ngokweqile ukukhuluphala
• Ukwehla kwesisindo okubalulekile
• Isisindo esivamile
• Thatha ama-diuretics, ama-laxatives noma i-enemas
• Izikhathi ezingekho noma i-amenorrhea
• Ukuzijwayeza kwezemidlalo okujulile
• Ukuba Wedwa
• Ukuphalaza ngemva kokudla 
• Bhekisisa esibukweni izingxenye zomzimba wakhe ezibhekwa “njengamafutha”
• Ukuntula ulwazi ngemiphumela yezokwelapha yokulahlekelwa isisindo

Ezincwadini, sivame ukuthola izinhlobo ezimbili ze-anorexia nervosa:

Uhlobo oluvimbelayo lwe-anorexia:

Lolu hlobo lwe-anorexia lushiwo lapho umuntu one-anorexia engaphendukeli ezindleleni zokuhlanza (ukuhlanza, ukuphuza ama-laxative, njll.) kodwa ekudleni okuqinile kakhulu okuvivinya umzimba okujulile. 

I-Anorexia ngokudla ngokweqile:

Abanye abantu banazo zombili izimpawu ze-anorexia nervosa kanye ne-bulimia, okuhlanganisa nokuziphatha okunxeshezelwayo (ukuthatha izihlanza, ukuhlanza). Kulokhu, asikhulumi nge-bulimia kodwa i-anorexia ehambisana nokudla ngokweqile.