What Is Bulimia?
Bulimia, also known as bulimia nervosa, is a psychological eating disorder involving overeating (binge-eating) and self-induced vomiting (purging). Bulimia is not only when someone vomits, its also when someone uses inappropriate methods of weight control. This includes fasting, enemas, excessive use of laxatives and diuretics, or compulsive exercising.
Bulimia is a serious eating disorder which mainly affects females, although males may also become sufferers.Statistics vary, but among teenage girls, anorexia is thought to affect between 1% and 2%. The commonness of buli…
