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Bulimia Nervosa

The word bulimia comes from the Latin (bulimia) from the Greek (boulimia), ravenous hunger. Bulimia nervosa, also called bulimia, is a psychological eating disorder. Sometimes a person with anorexia or bulimia starts out just trying to lose some weight or hoping to get in shape. But the urge to eat less or to purge spirals out of control. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of binge-eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control known as "purging". Purging can take the form of vomiting, fasting, the use of laxatives, enemas, diuretics or other medications, or compulsive exercising.
* Purging Type: during the current episode of Bulimia Nervosa, the person has regularly engaged in self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas
* Nonpurging Type: during the current episode of Bulimia Nervosa, the person has used other inappropriate compensatory behaviors, such as fasting or excessive exercise, but has not regularly......

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