BULIMIA

                                             What is Bulimia?

People with bulimia usually have problems with anxiety , depression and impulsivity. They are usually very dependent on their families but otherwise profane . Many have trouble trusting others and have few satisfactory relationships. Bulimia , like anorexia can kill.
 Eating disorder caused by anxiety and excessive preoccupation with body weight and physical appearance . It is characterized by episodes of overeating followed by self-induced vomiting , use of laxatives, diet exaggerated and / or abuse of exercise for weight control.
 Sometimes the bulimic behavior is observed in patients with anorexia nervosa or people holding exaggerated dieting , bulimia but by itself does not produce significant weight loss . What it occurs sometimes due to induced vomiting , are gastrointestinal problems and severe hypokalemia ( low potassium levels in the blood) , as well as damage to teeth due to the acidity of vomiting . Bulimia occurs mainly in adolescents, especially in women, due to different psychological mechanisms , the most obvious is the answer to the social pressure that values ​​thinness as physical attractiveness , but also because of the difficulties in taking a sexed body. For treating the disease various group therapies and conditioning therapies used . Antidepressants may also be effective , as many bulimics also suffer from depression.
 The diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa are :• Recurrent episodes of binge eating ( rapid consumption of a large amount of food in a normal period of time for anyone ) .• Feeling unable to control their eating patterns during binges .• The person usually practiced some way to get rid of what you ate : self-induced vomiting , use of laxatives or diuretics , strict dieting or fasting , vigorous exercise.• Concern about weight and shape .• Like the anorexic believes his value as a person depends on staying thin .• Your weight may be normal or slightly below or above normal .