That Eating Disorder is called Bulimia Nervosa and only a doctor can diagnose you. If I were you I'd stay as far away from any ED as you can!!! They are lifelong and can kill you.
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bulimia nervosa
Anorexia is characterized by extremely restircting food / calorie intake and an excess of exercise. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of bingeing and purging.
It's not an eating disorder 'caused by', but rather 'classified by' and it is known as Bulimia Nervosa. Google it.
Yes, if you are purging, you have an eating disorder. Period.
Bulimia is a dangerous and potentially eating disorder that is characterized by a person eating large amounts of food (bingeing) and then forcefully throwing up or abusing laxatives (purging).
At least 3 times a week.
The eating disorder that involves binge eating and purging is bulimia nervosa. People with bulimia often eat large amounts of food in a short period of time (binge) and then try to get rid of the food through vomiting, laxatives, or excessive exercise (purge).
Binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa are both associated with periods of excessive eating/compulsive overeating. The difference comes in withcompensatorybehaviour.Bulimics compensate for their binging by either purging (inducing vomiting, using laxatives ordiureticsor enemas) or by fasting (not eating) or by exercising excessively. Thus, bulimics are generally not overweight.People with binge-eating disorder do not compensate for their excessive eating by purging, fasting or exercise. For this reason, people with binge-eating disorder are almost always overweight.
Anorexia is defined by Restricting food intake Fear of food or gaining weight Underweight (by BMI) it can include binging and purging behaviors as well
Bulimia is an eating disorder, common especially among young women of normal weight who look in the mirror and see themselves as being fat. They have episodes of episodic binge eating (purging) followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. After they are done eating as much as they can, they find a quick way to get the food out of their system. Either by forceing themselves to vomit, or take laxetives.