Bulimia

Obsession with calories could be a symptom of bulimia, but not necessarily obsession with cooking.

There has been genetic research over the last 5-10 years that points to there being a strong genetic component to eating disorders. Some would estimate 40-70% of the variance is attributable to genetics. There is some support for similar genes at work in obsessive compulsive disorder and some eating disorders.

Other current thought adds to this base and states that there are a few "trigger events" that a person may experience that could potentially "set off" the genetic predisposition. These events may include pressure to diet for the purpose of achieving a specific figure or pressure to exercise (for similar reasons). Of course there are other reasons why eating disorders may occur as well including various family dynamics/ pressures, history of sexual abuse can contribute, and many other things that could increase stress.

If you suffer from an eating disorder, you should certainly seek help from a qualified professional. Genetic or environmental basis - many who have suffered from eating disorders state they are now fully recovered.

Anorexia nervosa is a disorder in which a person starves in order to stay thin. Bulimia nervosa is where the person throws up after eating a lot of food to stay thin.

i would say depression....its sorta the same thing as anarexia so umm in society I've seen people have signs saying please im starving and its horrible. people have hardly any jobs and it causes depression and people to starve by not having money to buy a single cracker with.

I know that a little while ago it was 40 mg for Bulimia, but if you are on Prozac and are thinking about changing the dosage or feel like your doctor hasn't given you the right dosage, go back to talk to him/her, or get a second opinion from a different doctor. Don't change dosage without advice from your doctor x

Without sounding like im trying to inforce a negative steriotype alot of emo's suffer from low self esteem and depression this makes them feel unattracted so in an attemp to lose weight they take on an eating disorder but they are no more likely to get an eating disorder than a none emo with love self esteem. Max

Bulimia nervosa is a serious eating disorder. A person suffering from bulimia is said to be bulimic. Some of the signs and symptoms are: Significant weight loss, Lying about eating, Frequent trips to the bathroom after eating, Over-exercising. There are many more symptoms to looks out for. A more comprehensive list can be found here: http://www.something-fishy.org/isf/signssymptoms.php

Magnesium and potassium.

to avoid dealing with diffcult emotions

Generally no because they do have a surge of sugar and therefore glucose and carbs, however in the long term they will, the difference being is that buliemics generally tend to be within their BMI or just over and therefore the fat stores that aneorexics do not have mean that buliemics will have slightly more energy. However both are as bad for the body as each other; bad for the heart, the teeth, the skin, they age the skin and complexion is duller and spottier and ofcourse can be fatal.

It is both a disease and a psychological disorder. If a person has anorexia, it doesn't necessary mean that the person needs to be horribly skinny. the person could be overweight also but has eating disorders and bulimia is were you eat up to and sometimes over 10,000 calories at once and then throw up purposely. Sometimes, bulimic people take pills to throw up. This is life-threatening, so do not attempt it to lose weight.

Usually they are just called a therapist or a psychologist, with a specialty in eating disorders. Sometimes they may also be a certfied nutritionist.

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* Irregular heartbeat, cardiac arrest, death

* Kidney damage, renal failure, death

* Liver damage (made worse by substance abuse), death

* Loss of muscle mass.

* Permanent loss of bone mass; fractures and lifelong problems caused by fragile bones and joints. Osteopenia, osteoporosis, and dowager's hump

* Destruction of teeth, rupture of esophagus, damage to lining of stomach; gastritis, gastric distress including bloat and distension

* Disruption of menstrual cycle, infertility

* Delayed growth and permanently stunted growth due to under-nutrition. Even after recovery and weight restoration, person may not catch up to expected normal height.

* Weakened immune system

* Icy hands and feet

* Swollen glands in neck; stones in salivary duct, "chipmunk cheeks."

* Excess hair on face, arms, and body. Long, downy lanugo hair. May be emaciated body's attempt to be warm.

* Dry, blotchy skin that has an unhealthy gray or yellow cast

* Anemia, malnutrition. Disruption of body's fluid/mineral balance (electrolyte imbalance, loss of potassium; can be fatal)

* Fainting spells, seizures, sleep disruption, bad dreams, mental fuzziness

* Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), including shakiness, anxiety, and restlessness.

It varies for each person, but the general pattern is starting the day off planning to "eat right", which is usually an extreme diet, losing control at some point and binge eating thousands of calories for several minutes, then vomiting or using laxatives to rid the body of calories consumed during the binge.

This sounds like symptoms of Unpolar or Manic depressive disorder.

Bulimia is an eating disorder resulting from a mental illness - typically the fear of becoming obese, combined with poor impulse control and periods of binge eating followed by efforts to purge the body of the food eaten, whether by forced vomiting, laxative or enema abuse, or excessive exercise. Being a mental illness, it is not contagious, but there are some suggestions that it may be heritable, with twin studies showing up to 80% concordance for bulimia.

• This is an ineffective way to lose weight, because you will not lose much fat, and you will put on fat more quickly when you restart your regular eating habits. If you want to lose fat, stop eating carbohydrate dense, processed foods. If it's in a box, carton or packet it's often bad. Stick to lean proteins, fruits and veggies and exercise often. You simply cannot lose weight and maintain your weight loss in the long run without changing your eating habits altogether.
• When your body stops getting food it goes into a starvation mode and saves fat. The weight you will lose (not much) will be mostly water and muscle tissue. This is bad because not only will you have to start eating again, but since you now have less muscle, and therefore a slower metabolism than when you began fasting, you will gain even more fat on top of the fat that your body stored while you fasted. The only time your body will start burning noticeable amounts of fat is when it can no longer burn muscle proteins as a fuel source. However, this will only happen you're close to death.
• Rather than starve yourself, you will do far better to strictly limit or eliminate (apart from the occasional treat) refined (processed) carbohydrates. If you are unsure what refined (processed) carbohydrates are, see the related link for a list. If you couple this will frequent, cardio exercise, you should lose weight.
• I tried it. I must say I do not have an addictive personality or focus much on my body or looks. I did it in an attempt to try to understand what a friend of mine was going through. I started at 176lbs and the initial weight loss was quick, probably due to emptying my body of the waste over the first couple of days. I drank only water and tea with milk and one sugar. I did my normal work involving moderate exercise and lost 11lbs. Unexpected symptoms nearing the 7th day were: flickering vision and problems focusing my eyes, giddiness, and fatigue. Please note: Half the weight was back on within a couple of days. Losing weight fast is not a viable method for people who need to lose weight, and is definitely very dangerous to people who want to lose only a bit of weight.
• You may lose a little bit of weight by starving yourself for a week because you body will become so hungry that it will start to eat fat and muscle tissue. You will likely also feel weak, tired, irritable, and sick because you are not consuming necessary calories or vitamins. This will also make your metabolism slow down, which will hinder current and future weight loss plans. After your fasting period, you are likely to gain much of the weight you may have lost back.
• Actually, if you starve yourself for long enough your metabolism will go into "starvation mode" and slow down. This is why many recovering anorexics gain more weight back than they originally had before the eating disorder.
• If you're really going to do the drastic, scary weight loss strategy, eat a small amount every day, divided into four or five small snacks. An intake of a small portion of food every few hours throughout the day will speed up your metabolism, and you should still lose weight in a very small amount of time because of the substantial decrease in calories.
• The real reason why people gain weight after fasting (starving) is because they go straight to heavy foods that requires a lot of chemical reactions to take place at once to break it down and your stomach just isn't used to that after starving it for prolonged periods of time. When you do start to eat its best to start of with small foods like soup and smoothies. Don't eat big meals. You have to let your body get used to eating again and exercise, but not extreme amounts, is recommended to keep the weight off.
• From personal experience, I would not recommend not eating anything. I went from 235 - 205 in the last month by sticking to the following meal plan: I don't eat breakfast. I eat a small cup of chunk light tuna (3 oz or so) for lunch and drink plenty of water throughout the day. I hit the gym and do plenty of cardio exercise (cardio exercise the key to major weight loss because it burns lots of fat). For dinner I have perhaps a cup of soup, a small piece of chicken, or nothing. No, its not healthy at all, but not eating anything is not very smart and is incredibly difficult to do. I have not felt fatigued, nor have I had any health problems of which I am aware.
• I would like to add that I drastically cut down on calories for around 2 weeks for my birthday party. I lost a stone (14 pounds) in 2 weeks and I actually still ate, just very little. I started eating again (not quite normally, but around 1500 calories a day) and I haven't gained any of it back at all. I'm really happy with my weight now, and eat three healthy meals a day, just small amounts each meal.
• If you're going to give up food for a week, try going on the Lemonade Diet; by going on the Lemonade Diet, your body won't be starved and you'll cleans your system. You can lose up to 20 pounds if you stay on the diet for 10 days.

the cure rate is 3% of those diagnosed with anorexia .this is the rate for 2009.but sadly 20% will die even though they received help or not.86%of these who die were diagnosed before the age of 20.I know this id sad but this is real life

In very severe cases, yes. Purging can often cause this.

The term Bulimia Nervosa is used to describe someone who will go on a binge and eat a lot of food, as many as 20,000 calories, and then purges it from their system by vomiting or using a laxative or ipacac syrup.

The behavior often serves to reduce stress and relieve anxiety.

Bulimian is an insidious disease that heightens the shame that many people with disorder already feel. They are forced to be secretive, and the stress of covering up their behaviors can consume their lives.