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To: ELS
>>That would be bulimia, not anorexia.<<

Oh mah gosh....like like, I feel so like uh like uh, sophomoric.

Possible Signs of Anorexia Nervosa

Scarring of the knuckles from placing fingers down the throat to induce vomiting.

Purging: uses laxatives, diet pills, ipecac syrup, or water pills; may engage in self-induced vomiting; may run to the bathroom after eating in order to vomit and quickly get rid of the calories.

57 posted on 07/14/2010 12:30:14 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: servantboy777
Possible Signs of Anorexia Nervosa

Not sure where you got your "citation". Let's try these:

Bulimia overview

Bulimia is an eating disorder. Someone with bulimia might binge on food and then vomit (also called purge) in a cycle of binging and purging. Binge eating refers to quickly eating large amounts of food over short periods of time. Purging involves forced vomiting, laxative use, excessive exercise, or fasting in an attempt to lose weight that might be gained from eating food or binging.

The strict medical definition used by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) requires 2 binge-eating episodes a week for at least 3 months to make the diagnosis, but it's likely that some people with symptoms of bulimia may not fit these exact criteria.

A person with bulimia often feels a loss of control over their eating as well as guilt over their behavior. They are usually aware that their behavior is abnormal. Bulimia is most common in adolescent and young adult women. People with bulimia are often of normal or near-normal weight, which makes them different from people with anorexia (another eating disorder in which the person does not eat).

What is anorexia nervosa?

Anorexia nervosa (say "an-uh-RECK-see-uh nur-VOH-suh") is a type of eating disorder. People who have anorexia have an intense fear of gaining weight. They severely limit the amount of food they eat and can become dangerously thin.

96 posted on 07/16/2010 10:55:44 AM PDT by ELS (Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
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