Bulimia Nervosa

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1. How can patients minimise harm while vomiting?

  • Drink lots of water, avoid brushing teeth immediately after to avoid further erosion
  • Not drinking anything, use laxatives instead, brush teeth immediately
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2. Two social impacts of bulimia

  • Loss of friendships, pressure from friends/ family to eat
  • Increased social life, meets friends for lunch every week

3. Five factors that may lead to bulimia

  • Low self esteem, depression, stress, other mental health problems (OCD), cultural &social pressures, puberty
  • Not being bothered to lose weight any other way, high self esteem, having a stable state of mind, wants a summer body, wanting to eat high calorie foods and not gain weight

4. A financial impact of having bulimia

  • Spending lots of money on food and laxatives
  • Saving loads of money on your food shop

5. What medical treatments are on offer?

  • Selective serationin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • Paracetemol, calpol
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