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Bulimia Nervosa - Coggle Diagram
Bulimia Nervosa
Symptoms
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Worn tooth enamel and increasingly sensitive and decaying teeth as a result of exposure to stomach acid.
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Electrolyte imbalance, Too much or too little.
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Diagnostic criteria
- Eating, within any 2-hour period, an amount of food that is definitively larger than what most individuals would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances.
- Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors in order 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 occur, on average, at least twice a week for 3 months.
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Five risk factors
Biology. 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.
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