Bulimia
By: Amine Berriche
Definition of Bulimia
Bulimia can cause people to feel depressed, have low self-esteem, and/or feel moody. (Source: https://memyselfandallofyou.wordpress.com/the-effects-on-our-body-emotions-and-social-life/)
Effects of Bulimia on the Body
(Source: http://www.healthline.com/health/bulimia/effects-on-body)
Being Diagnosed
To be diagnosed with bulimia you must meet these 5 criteria. And I quote, “
· You repeatedly binge, eating an abnormally large amount of food, and feel that you can't control your eating.
· You get rid of the extra calories from bingeing by vomiting, excessive exercise, fasting, or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas or other medications.
· You binge and purge at least twice a week for at least three months.
· Your body shape and weight influence your feelings of self-worth too much.
· You don't have anorexia, an eating disorder with extremely restrictive eating behaviors.”
(Source: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bulimia/basics/tests-diagnosis/con-20033050)
Getting Treatment and Getting Help
The ways you can be treated are: psychotherapy, medication, nutrition education and achieving a healthy weight, and hospitalization.
(Source: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bulimia/basics/treatment/con-20033050)
If someone has bulimia they can talk to a healthcare professional to get help.(Source: https://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/bulimia-nervosa.html)
Facts on Bulimia
About two percent of all adolescents and young women are bulimic.
5 to 15 percent of all adult women have some symptoms of the disorder. 84 percent of all bulimics have some college education.
64 percent of all bulimics have a near-normal body weight.
70 percent of all bulimics also suffer from moderate to severe depression.
Statistics on bulimia tell us that people with bulimia binge, on average, 11 times per week.
Males on a wrestling team are 7 to 10 times more likely to develop bulimia than those who do not participate on a wrestling team.
Homosexual males are more likely to develop bulimia than heterosexual males.
People who frequently change diets are 18 times more likely to become anorexic or bulimic than their counterparts.
Children of mothers that diet are more likely to develop eating disorders like bulimia.
Half of all anorexics also develop bulimic tendencies.
(Source: http://www.mirror-mirror.org/bulimia/statistics-on-bulimia.htm#sthash.3TRtCOOk.dpuf)