Bulimia - Eating Disorder

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Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by bingeing and purging. Purging can manifest in many different forms in addition to or in place of vomiting, such as laxative abuse or obsessive exercising. As many as 4% of women have struggled with bulimia nervosa at some point in their lives.

Bulimia Contributors:

Choosing Life
Eldalote: "I am 18 years old and the reason I'm here is because I have suffered from various forms of bulimia for 3.5 years. I currently consider myself recovered, though that does not mean that everything is just fine."

The Abyss of Bulimia
babygoddess: "I really hope I can beat this by the time I go into college because it'd be so hard to deal with when I am living with other people in an apartment or wherever."