A simple definition of Bulimia:
Bulimia is an illness defined by feelings of intense hunger characterized by periods of intense compulsively eating, followed by others of guilt and discomfort, with provoked vomiting.
A person who suffers from bulimia will eat large quantities of food in one sitting to satisfy his or her hunger. Then he will almost immediately get rid of food by provoking vomiting or taking laxatives.
Some people with bulimia will sharply reduce the food intake or exercise strongly after the binge so that they will not increase their weight.
People with bulimia feel out of control during these periods of excess food, and will almost always be alone and feel ashamed of their behavior.
Those who suffer from bulimia are trapped in a cycle of binging and purging by either inducing vomiting or using laxatives. This is accompanied by feelings of shame and self promises not to repeat this behavior.
This is followed by a period of avoiding food, which ends again in binging. And the cycle will be repeated again.
As with anorexia and other eating disorders, the symptoms are expressed through the person’s relationship to food, but the causes are both psychological and emotional.
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Tags: bulimia, Bulimia Nervosa
Tags: bulimia, Bulimia Nervosa
