Eating Disorders

-Bulimia Nervosa can be characterized by periods of excessive over eating followed by purging.

Much like Anorexia Nervosa, people with Bulimia Nervosa have an extreme fear of gaining weight. Although regularly assumed, not all who are bulimic are underweight. Some are actually overweight and even obese.

-Purging does not only include induced vomiting, excessive exercise, laxative abuse, fasting and sometimes an incorporation of several of these methods are used to shed calories. Repeated binging and purging episodes can be very detrimental to the body. Repeated binging can lead to ripping in the lining of the stomach and vomiting erodes tooth enamel and can also lead to throat cancer.

-Many people develop Chronic Acid Reflux as a result of induced vomiting as well. The heart cannot handle laxative abuse and daily vomiting, these may result in heart palpitations and even a heart attack. For women, Bulimia usually leads to infertility.  Even if a person recovers from Bulimia Nervosa, it does not mean that their body will. The individual can not realize the amount of damage they are causing to their body and often times do not care. ​