Purging
Purging is a symptom in which a person clears his body of "undesirable" stuff, usually meaning intention vomiting to empty the stomach, but can also be the clearing of his bowels by using laxatives. The eating disorder called bulimia involves rapid over-eating (binging), followed by intentional vomiting (purging).
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A 33-year old asked:
What is purging?
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A 18-year old female asked:
How do I stop myself from purging?
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A 38-year old male asked:
What is the home remedies for purging?
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A 50-year old asked:
What can happen as a result of purging?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the common symptoms of purging?
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A 31-year old asked:
Could you tell me what are easy foods for purging?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Purging?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can I do to stop daughersbinging and purging?
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A 47-year old asked:
Cant stop purging, suggestions on getting over this?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can you tell me how much weight can you lose from purging?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is there any thing wrong with purging just until I get started on my diet?
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A 34-year old asked:
Could i still have purging disorder even though i purge only after big party?
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A 32-year old asked:
I'm just wondering, if you just ate something, how much of it would you be able to get out through purging?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Purging twice a day for over 2 months.. How long until I do irreversible or serious damage to myself? I'm scared, but feel addicted.
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A 18-year old female asked:
Yesterday I tried purging for the first timeBut it didn't work.I tried it 6or7 timesbut it didn't work.i don'twant to be bolemic.But why can't ipurge?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are the side effects of purging?
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A 42-year old asked:
Doctors, what are the symptoms of purging?
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A 45-year old asked:
Do people with purging disorder lose weight or stay same?
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A 35-year old asked:
Please explain what are some tips and tricks on purging or bulimia?
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A 41-year old asked:
I will decide no eating until dinner tomorrow. Is this considered non-purging bulimia?
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A 18-year old male asked about a male:
What do I do as my friend is purging items he is mainly purging on spoons and toothbrushes?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I've been starved and purging.and finally ate and kept down but body won't stop eating now why?
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A 47-year old asked:
How can purging cause seizures?
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A 46-year old asked:
I taste blood after purging, is this a bad sign?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can you tell me about purging/anorexics/bulimia?
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A 38-year old asked:
How unhealthy is it to make yourself underweight by purging?
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A 39-year old asked:
Are dentists able to tell if I have been purging, after one month?
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A 36-year old asked:
Help plz! Can purging cause the person to develop a chronic cough?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Finally talked about not eating and purging with counsellor. He is not an expert. He referred me to psych. Didn't go. Will he be annoyed? I cant do it
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A 22-year old female asked:
It's been over a week of no purging and the swelling in my chipmunk cheeks still has not gone away. How long will it take? Is there permanently damage
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