People who have bulimia try to control their weight by severely restricting their caloric intake, then binge and purge using laxatives or making themselves sick
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What is binging and purging?
Binging is periods of excessive eating and loss of control, purging is when they make themselves sick or use laxatives
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What triggers binge-purge cycles?
Hunger, stress, or a way to cope with emotional distress
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Five factors that may lead to bulimia
Low self esteem, depression, stress, other mental health problems (OCD), cultural &social pressures, puberty
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Three major symptoms of bulimia
Binge eating, purging, an obsessive attitude towards food & eating
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