Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by abnormal perception of body image, constant craving for food and binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative use.
Signs and symptoms include:
- Evidence of binge eating or self-induced vomiting
- Eating food in large bites very quickly
- Extreme concern with body weight and shape
- Sores and calluses on the back of hand or knuckles (from inducing vomiting)
- Abuse of laxatives, diet pills, diuretics, emetics
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset's Eating Disorder Program offers a continuum of services for bulimia: