| Bulimia is an eating disorder. People
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| | or planned. It could begin suddenly,
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| with bulimia usually have a normal
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| | cascading just from a bite of food. Some
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| weight, but perceive themselves to be
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| | people binge once a day; others may binge
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| fat. Or they may feel intense guilt or
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| | several times a day. After eating, a
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| self-disgust when they eat. These
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| | person with bulimia will often go to the
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| feelings are so strong that people with
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| | bathroom for several minutes to vomit up
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| bulimia throw up much of the food they
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| | the food. He or she might abuse laxatives
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| eat. Though men and women both can
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| | or diuretics, or exercise constantly. A
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| develop bulimia, 90 percent of people
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| | person with bulimia is overly concerned
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| with bulimia are women. For most, bulimia
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| | about weight and appearance.Constant
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| begins in the teens, a few years after
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| | vomiting burns the esophagus, mouth, and
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| puberty begins. Many people with bulimia
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| | teeth with stomach acid. Many people with
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| are perfectionists or
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| | bulimia have symptoms like gum
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| overachievers.Bulimia is identified by
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| | infections, heartburn, or swollen
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| two characteristic behaviors: bingeing
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| | salivary glands from the stomach acid.
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| and purging. In a binge, a person eats
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| | Their teeth lose some of their enamel or
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| more than 1,000 calories, which is close
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| | get cavities. People with bulimia may
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| to half the number of calories a typical
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| | also be constipated.Bingeing and purging
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| person needs in a day. But to a person
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| | is not healthy, and, as a result, many
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| with bulimia, a binge may be eating a
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| | people with bulimia are malnourished.
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| piece of cake. People with bulimia often
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| | They may be dehydrated and have low
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| binge on comfort foods like potato chips,
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| | electrolytes. Many people with bulimia
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| cake, or cookies. But after eating the
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| | have dry skin and brittle nails. Most
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| food, the person is filled with guilt and
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| | seriously, when blood potassium levels
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| shame. The person with bulimia then
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| | drop severely, can prove fatal.
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| purges him or herself by inducing
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| | Bulimia may also be tied to self-esteem
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| vomiting, excessively exercising, or by
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| | problems, stress, or depression. Bulimia
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| using laxatives.A person in a
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| | is completely treatable, but requires
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| binge-and-purge cycle will eat lots of
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| | professional help and support to break
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| food at one time. A binge may be secret
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| | the bingeing-and-purging cycles.
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