Bulimia treatment
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Bulimia nervosa is getting rid of food by purging, taking laxatives and even excessive exercise.
Bulimia Nervosa: is this you?
Emotions and behaviour
- You feel out of control of food; you are desperate to control your weight but eat compulsively at times.
- Bulimia feels like an addiction. Eating rules your life.
- You are fearful of weight gain and feel very bad about your body and shape. You act as if you were confident but your self-esteem is low.
- You may promise to stop your bulimia, but it somehow doesn’t happen and you are ashamed in case people discover what is going on.
- Food feels like a friend and a foe, wish you could just take it or leave it.
- You have mood swings, often for no reason; you feel depressed, alone and low.
- You have started purging as a desperate way to control your weight, but it isn’t working well and your weight may start increasing.
Physical outcomes
The right help for bulimia will help to heal the side effects, which can include surface problems, with teeth ...
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