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Do people with purging disorder lose weight or stay same?
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Stay same in general: The purging is often associated with binging as well, and not associated with weight loss like in anorexia. The danger is that they lose electrolytes (important salts necessary for nerve and muscle function) with their purging.
Answered 7/25/2012
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