Bulimia
Maggie Clark
What is bulimia?
- people purge after eating only a small snack
- life threatening eating
- People eat large amounts of foods
- you purge and trying to get rid
What are the causes of the bulimia?
- living the fear of gaining weight
- Forcing yourself to vomit
- exercise too much to keep from gaining weight after bingeing
- Eating until the point of discomfort or pain
Prognosis
- complete physical exam
- blood and urine tests
- teens girls and women are more likely to have bulimia then boys and men are
- psychological evaluation
Treatment
- Need professional treatment
- Most people with bulimia do recover
- You can't treat bulimia on your own
- Healthy relationship can help prevent a reapse
Personal Statement
- If you have bulimia then you can tell other people about it
- You can be aware of warning signs
- You can choose to eat healthy
- You can teach others to eat healthy
Summarized
- It's a eating disorder
- Girls mostly have then guys
- Poeple may skip meals
- They may eat to much
- They may vomit with small amount of foods