Eating Disorder
Eating Disorder Eating disorder, what it does to you and how it affects your family. These are the types of eating disorders: Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. ... Bulimia- is characterized by a secretive cycle of binge eating followed by purging. Bulimia includes eating large amounts of food more than most people would eat in a short period of time then getting rid the food and calories through vomiting, laxative abuse, or over exercising. The symptoms are: „· Repeated episodes of bingeing and purging „· Feeling out of control during a binge and eating beyond the point of comfortable fullness „· Purging after a binge, (typically by self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives, diet pills and/or diuretics, excessive exercise, or fasting) „· Frequent dieting „· Extreme concern with body weight and shape.