what is binge eating and purging
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Binge eating Binge eating. Binge eating is a pattern of disordered eating which consists of episodes of uncontrollable eating. It is sometimes a symptom of binge eating disorder or compulsive overeating disorder. During such binges, a person rapidly consumes an excessive quantity of food.
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Bulimia Nervosa But if you have the eating disorder bulimia, overeating is more like a compulsion. And afterwards, instead of eating sensibly to make up for it, you punish yourself by purging, fasting, or exercising to get rid of the calories.
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- Bulimia nervosa is characterized by episodes of binge-eating, and feelings of guilt, humiliation, and self-deprecation, followed by extreme fasting and/or purging.
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- That means they will binge (that is, eat a huge amount of food, like a tub of ice cream, then a big bag of chips, then a box of cookies in 2 hours or so), then purge (try to get rid of it by vomiting or taking laxatives and exercising a lot to burn the calories, usually in secret).
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Understanding Eating Disorders There are three main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. People with anorexia nervosa see themselves as overweight even though they are dangerously thin from starving themselves. People with bulimia nervosa eat unusually large amounts of food (binge eat) and then compensate by purging (vomiting, taking laxatives or diuretics), fasting or excessive exercise. People with binge-eating disorder binge but do not purge, and they often become overweight or obese. Eating disorders may occur along with depression, substance abuse, or anxiety disorders, and can cause heart and kidney problems, even death.
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Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Understanding Eating Disorders An eating disorder is an illness that leads people to overeat, starve themselves, or adopt other unhealthy behaviors surrounding food and body weight. These disorders -- binge eating, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia -- are not simply bad habits.pisodes of extreme overeating are the hallmark of this illness, which is the most common eating disorder. People who struggle with it are usually overweight or obese -- male or female. In contrast with bulimia, this illness does not lead people to purge (vomit), fast, or over-exercise.
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Diagnosis: Binge Eating Disorder Binge eating disorder is characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating, defined as the uncontrolled consumption of abnormally large amounts of food in a discrete period of time. During these episodes, individuals with binge eating disorder often eat more quickly than usual, eat beyond fullness, eat when not physically hungry, eat alone out of embarrassment, and feel disgusted, depressed, guilty, and distressed.
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casestudies 1 Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:  Eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most people would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances.
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Compulsive Eating & Binge Eating Disorder “Expert” Definitions of Binge or Compulsive Overeating include some or all of the following features which occur with regularity at least 3 times per week: 1  Eating faster than usual. 2  Eating past the point of fullness. 3  Eating when not physically hungry.
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- 1 The purging of bulimia presents a serious threat to the patient's physical health, including dehydration, hormonal imbalance, the depletion of important minerals, and damage to vital organs. 2  Binge eating can also occur on its own without the purging of bulimia and can lead to eventual purging.
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Eating disorder Bulimia nervosa (BN), characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging (self-induced vomiting, eating to the point of vomiting, excessive use of laxatives/diuretics, or excessive exercise). Fasting and over-exercising may also be used as a method of purging following a binge.
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Bulimia Nervosa Health Center Bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder that involves bingeing on food followed by purging, can cause gum disease, osteoporosis, kidney disease, heart disease, and death. Bulimia affects mostly women and teens.
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Binge eating disorder Binge eating disorder is a serious mental illness. People with binge eating disorder will regularly (at least once a week) eat large quantities of food rapidly in a short period of time and feel out of control and unable to stop themselves from eating. This is often linked with high levels of distress.
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Eating Disorders Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food and feeling a lack of control over the eating. This binge-eating is followed by purging (vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or diuretics), fasting, or excessive exercise. People with bulimia usually weigh within a normal range, but like those who have anorexia, they fear gaining weight, wish to lose weight, and feel intensely dissatisfied with their bodies.
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Compulsive Eating & Binge Eating Disorder Many people believe that compulsive or binge eating is a sign of deeper psychological difficulties. There is little evidence that this is the case, although severely overweight binge eaters have a greater lifetime risk of depression, alcohol abuse and anxiety disorders.
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Bulimia Nervosa Symptoms of bulimia include repeated episodes of bingeing and purging. Binges are defined as uncontrolled episodes of eating food amounts in a short period of time that are clearly more than most people would consume in a similar time period.People with bulimia have trouble controlling their eating during the binges.hysical signs and symptoms that can be associated with bulimia include sore throat, discolored, deteriorating teeth, and abdominal pain /cramping and bloating associated with repeated vomiting.
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Which condition is characterized by binge eating? Binge eating disorder is usually common in bulimics, who binge eat and then get rid of it from their system, whether it be from using laxatives, making themselves throw up, or exercising excessively. It's also common in compulsive/binge eaters. They binge just like bulimics do, except they don't try to get rid of the food.
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- Women between the ages of 31 and 50 need slightly less, requiring 2,200 calories and 247.5 and 357.5 grams of carbohydrates each day. After the age of 50, active women should eat between 2,000 and 2,200 calories and 225 to 357.5 grams of carbohydrates each day.
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- Frequent bingeing and purging of food can have severe medical consequences. Purging can result in the loss of minerals the body needs to function properly, resulting in an electrolyte imbalance.This imbalance can result in irregular heartbeats, increasing the potential for heart failure and death.ulimia Nervosa Facts, Symptoms and Causes. Bulimia is a condition where sufferers typically binge and purge. Bingeing is consuming large quantities of food in a short time, during which individuals feel they have no control over their eating.
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Understanding Bingeing and Purging Bingeing and purging involves eating much larger amounts than normal (bingeing), then attempting to compensate by removing the food consumed from the body (purging). Types of Bingeing.
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Eating Disorders Anorexia, Bulimia, & Binge Eating Disorder. Eating Disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder include extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. They are serious emotional and physical problems that can have life-threatening consequences for females and males. Anorexia Nervosa.
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- Introduction. Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder in which a person binges and purges. The person may eat a lot of food at once and then try to get rid of it by vomiting, using laxatives, or sometimes over-exercising.
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Physical Wellbeing What is the chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing? What are the symptoms of binge eating disorders? A binge is eating an extremely large amount of food during a two-hour period, but it is possible to binge without having a binge eating disorder. People with binge eating diso…rders have frequent uncontrollable episodes of binging, eating even after they are full.
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Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia nervosa is a serious eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating followed by extreme efforts to avoid gaining weight, often by vomiting or exercising to excess. This repetitious binge-and-purge cycle can cause damage to your digestive system and create chemical imbalances in the body that harm the functioning of major organs, including the heart.
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- Learn more. Binge Eating Disorder. 1  Frequent episodes of consuming very large amounts of food but without behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting. 2  A feeling of being out of control during the binge eating episodes.  Feelings of strong shame or guilt regarding the binge eating.