Bulimia
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Bulimia
Bulimia (oxlike hunger) can be more difficult to detect than anorexia because many girls
and women with this disorder maintain a normal body weight. They consume large
amounts of food, sometimes up to 5,000 calories worth, then purge themselves of the
excess calories. Some do so by inducing vomiting, abusing laxatives or diuretics, taking
enemas, fasting or exercising obsessively. The condition tends to become most serious in
late adolescence, but can develop at any age from early adolescence to age 40.
Bulimia is believed to be much more common than anorexia; as many as 10% of women
may suffer from bulimia at some time in their...
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