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Bulimia
symptoms
Usually a normal or above average body weight.
Excessive exercise.
Excessive fasting.
Peculiar eating habits or rituals.
Self-induced vomiting (usually secretive).
What are five risk factors/risk groups for the bulimia?
such illnesses, such as substance use disorder, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders are common in people with bulimia.
Psychological and emotional issues.
People with first-degree relatives (siblings, parents or children) with an eating disorder may be more likely to develop an eating disorder, suggesting a possible genetic link.
Having a close relative with a mental health condition.
What are the diagnostic criteria for the disorder?
Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications, fasting, or excessive exercise.
The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least once a week for three months.
Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications, fasting, or excessive exercise.
Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications, fasting, or excessive exercise.
How common is bulimia?
1.5% of women and 0.5% of men, making it five times more common to develop in women
The prevalence of bulimia in the United States was 0.28%
What is the recommended treatment for the bulimiar?
Antidepressants may help reduce the symptoms of bulimia when used along with psychotherapy.
Although most people with bulimia do recover, some find that symptoms don't go away entirely. Periods of bingeing and purging may come and go through the years, depending on your life circumstances, such as recurrence during times of high stress.
Bulimia can usually be treated outside of the hospital. But if symptoms are severe, with serious health complications, you may need treatment in a hospital. Some eating disorder programs may offer day treatment rather than inpatient hospitalization.
sources
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bulimia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353621#:~:text=Antidepressants%20may%20help%20reduce%20the,if%20you're%20not%20depressed
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https://www.waldeneatingdisorders.com/what-we-treat/bulimia/bulimia-diagnosis/#:~:text=Recurrent%20inappropriate%20compensatory%20behavior%20to,a%20week%20for%20three%20months
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