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Must a person have vomiting in order to be classified as bulimia nervosa?
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No: Some form of purging is required to diagnose bulimia nervosa, but it may potentially be laxative abuse in lieu of vomiting. In actual practice, vomiting is present in the vast majority of patients diagnosed with bulimia nervosa.
Answered 9/28/2016
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