Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia is a psychiatric illness where one engages in repetitive binge eating episodes, followed by the need to over-exercise to get rid of what was consumed. People who suffer from bulimia usually maintain average body weight, therefore, it can often go undetected.
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Consequences
Bulimia nervosa causes many effects on a person, since it negatively impacts both physical and social health.
First of all, bulimia causes a vast array of physical consequences, some of which are quite similar to those of anorexia nervosa. One of these physical effects is tooth decay, which happens due to self-induced vomiting. Other effects of this vomiting include swelling around the cheeks, calluses on knuckles and bad breath. To conclude, bulimia nervosa has a profound impact on the body.
Bulimia also effects a person's social health, since people want to binge and compensate for the binging, by self-induced vomiting, in private. This means that they tend to avoid socialising and live in isolation. They sometimes lose contact with friends and family, since they are concerned on the impact that their mental illness has on them. Also, they have a secret life, through hiding the food they eat and any laxatives they use to get rid of the food they consumed. Due to the stress and anxiety that the secret tendencies cause, people who live with bulimia nervosa become moody and irritable. This causes strained relationships with friends and family members. Therefore, a person's social health is badly affected by bulimia nervosa.
First of all, bulimia causes a vast array of physical consequences, some of which are quite similar to those of anorexia nervosa. One of these physical effects is tooth decay, which happens due to self-induced vomiting. Other effects of this vomiting include swelling around the cheeks, calluses on knuckles and bad breath. To conclude, bulimia nervosa has a profound impact on the body.
Bulimia also effects a person's social health, since people want to binge and compensate for the binging, by self-induced vomiting, in private. This means that they tend to avoid socialising and live in isolation. They sometimes lose contact with friends and family, since they are concerned on the impact that their mental illness has on them. Also, they have a secret life, through hiding the food they eat and any laxatives they use to get rid of the food they consumed. Due to the stress and anxiety that the secret tendencies cause, people who live with bulimia nervosa become moody and irritable. This causes strained relationships with friends and family members. Therefore, a person's social health is badly affected by bulimia nervosa.