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What do i do about bulimia?

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See a counselor: See your doctor to make sure you don't have any electrolyte abnormalities or other medical consequences from the bulimia. In addition, see a counselor. Bulimia is difficult to recover from without help. Talking with a counselor knowledgeable in the disorder can be vital. Group therapy can be very helpful. Explore this site: http://www.Innersolutions.Net for help . Don't give up!

Answered 6/27/2020

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Insecure/Depressed: Many who are bulimic have a history of a traumatic experience and try to eat this away. Meditating and taking "deep breaths" often help with the "pushing out the problem" letting it go. Frequently those with ahistory of sexual abuse try to make themselves not wanted so that men/women will not come after them. This is yourlife.Hold on to it.Choose to be happy and cancel the sadness.

Answered 9/7/2013

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Make Your Choice: If you suffer from bulimia, you must first decide if you want to get better. Assuming that's the case, talk to your primary care physician. Effective treatment of bulimia requires a dietician, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, primary care physician and team coordinator. Treatment can occur inpatient or outpatient, depending on the severity. Certain medications may be helpful. You can get better.

Answered 5/8/2016

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Seek therapy: Get a complete physical to make sure bulimia is not compromising your health. Seek therapy with a qualified professional. Bulimia is a way of coping with conflicts and emotions. When you identify what you are using bulimia to cope with (ie, anxiety,fear, relationships) then you can find new ways of coping. You also must learn to respond to yourself in words instead of behavior. There is hope.

Answered 11/2/2015

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Dr. Adarsh Gupta answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Eating Disorder: Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder involving periods of overeating followed by purging, sometimes through self-induced vomiting or using laxatives.

Answered 5/9/2016

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Bulimia: Bulimia is an eating disorder. In it, a person eats large amounts of food and then forces herself/himself to vomit it back up. This may happen many times a day, enough to cause dehydration, loss of body electrolytes, heart rhythm disturbances, destruction of tooth enamel, etc. There may also be purging with laxatives and diuretics. It's a dangerous illness and needs help.

Answered 11/11/2015

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Bingeing, purging: Bulimia symptoms include eating large amounts of food in a short time (bingeing) and then compensating by purging either by vomiting, using laxatives, over-exercising or restricting. People with bulimia also are preoccupied with their weight and feel a tremendous amount of shame for their behavior, which is often secretive. The good news is that there is help and you can recover from bulimia.

Answered 11/1/2015

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Bulimia: Bulimia is an illness which involves at least twice weekly consumption of large quantity of calories followed by compensatory behavior to "lose"/make up for those calories (purging/laxative/excessive exercise/restriction). As an eating disorder specialist, i believe it is primariy an anxiety disorder coped with by addictive body image/food behaviors initiated by feeling a lack of control in life.

Answered 5/8/2016

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