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This eating disorder is called anorexia.

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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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Binge eating disorder ^_^

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Q: What eating disorder is characterized by episodes of overeating and purging?
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What eating disorder is characterized by of overeating and purging?

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.


What is a word for overeating then purging?

bulimia


What eating disorder is characterized by eating large amounts of food at one sitting and then purging?

bulimia nervosa


How is anorexia and bulimia different?

Anorexia is characterized by extremely restircting food / calorie intake and an excess of exercise. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of bingeing and purging.


What disorder is characterized by binging and purging?

It's not an eating disorder 'caused by', but rather 'classified by' and it is known as Bulimia Nervosa. Google it.


If you are not underweight but still purge almost everyday do you have a eating disorder?

Yes, if you are purging, you have an eating disorder. Period.


What is belimia?

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).


Binge Eating Disorder is diagnosed by experiencing binge eating episodes without purging more than time's per week for?

At least 3 times a week.


Which eating disorder involves binge eating and purging?

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).


What is the difference between bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder?

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.


Does anorexia involve purging and overeating?

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


What does being bulimic mean?

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.