They can harm a person's health, emotions, and relationships. There are several types of eating disorders. People with anorexia are very strict about what and how much they will eat. They may think about food or calories almost all the time.
To lose weight, some people with anorexia fast or exercise too much. Others may use laxatives, diuretics water pills , or enemas. People with bulimia eat much more during a set period of time than most people would. If a person regularly binges and purges, it may be a sign of bulimia.
Unlike people with anorexia who are very low weight, people with bulimia may be thin, average weight, or overweight. People with bulimia often hide their eating and purging from others. Many people with binge eating disorder eat faster than normal. They may eat alone so others don't see how much they are eating. Unlike people with bulimia, those with binge eating disorder do not make themselves throw up, use laxatives, or exercise a lot to make up for binge eating.
If a person binge eats at least once a week for 3 months, it may be a sign of binge eating disorder. People with ARFID don't eat because they are turned off by the smell, taste, texture, or color of food.
They may be afraid that they will choke or vomit. This video explores how to spot the symptoms of bulimia nervosa, and how it can impact someone's life. Page last reviewed: 10 November Next review due: 10 November Overview - Bulimia. Bulimia is an eating disorder and mental health condition.
Anyone can get bulimia, but it is more common in young people aged 13 to Information: Coronavirus advice You can get advice and support during the coronavirus outbreak from the eating disorder charity Beat.
Beat: eating disorders and coronavirus Beat: helplines, message boards and online support groups A GP or local NHS eating disorder team can also provide help and support. Video: Bulimia nervosa This video explores how to spot the symptoms of bulimia nervosa, and how it can impact someone's life. Set a good example for healthy eating, exercising, and body image.
Accept your limits. The person with bulimia must make the decision to move forward. Take care of yourself. Know when to seek advice for yourself from a counselor or health professional. Dealing with an eating disorder is stressful, and it will help if you have your own support system in place.
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Bulimia is characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating followed by extreme efforts to avoid gaining weight, often by vomiting, using laxatives, or exercising to excess.
This vicious cycle of bingeing and purging can take a toll on your body and emotional well-being. It can cause damage to your digestive system and create chemical imbalances in the body that harm the functioning of major organs, including the heart.
It can even be fatal. While it is most common among young women, bulimia can affect women and men of all ages. No matter how trapped in this vicious cycle you feel, though, there is hope.
List of Partners vendors. If you have ever had a stomach bug for more than a few hours, you may have noticed that you drop a few pounds. Not eating and vomiting everything you have eaten for the past day or so will do that. But does that weight actually stay off? When you have gastroenteritis more often called the stomach flu , the most common symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea.
You may also experience nausea, fever , stomach cramps, and exhaustion. These symptoms can be caused by several different types of viruses, bacteria, or even parasites. If you have diarrhea and vomiting multiple times, you lose a lot of body fluid in a short amount of time.
It's also unlikely that you are able to keep any food or liquids down, so you can't replace what you have lost very easily. This drastic change in fluid volume in your body can show up on the scale. If your symptoms last for several days, the weight change can be pretty drastic. Since most of the weight that comes off when you are sick is "water weight," it will likely come back when you are feeling better and eating and drinking again.
If you're actually trying to lose weight, this is not the way to do it. This is because when you are vomiting, you aren't losing fat. Your body is trying to get rid of the virus, bacteria, or other germs that are making you sick. Vomiting and diarrhea are the symptoms of the illness—your body's defense against the germs.
It eliminates any food and liquid in your digestive tract in an attempt to kill those germs. Once you have recovered and can return to eating as you did before, all or at least most of the weight will return because you are able to hold food and liquids down again.
The biggest risk and concern with the stomach flu for most people is dehydration. This is more likely to occur in young infants and children as well as older adults. Signs of dehydration in older children and adults include:.
If you are concerned about dehydration, contact your healthcare provider or seek medical attention. In some cases, dehydration can be managed at home if you or your child are able to keep down fluids. It's important to take it slowly if you have been vomiting, as adding too much too quickly can cause vomiting to return or worsen.
If you are unable to hold any amount of fluids down, contact your healthcare provider.
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