Bulimia typically involves rapid and out-of-control eating, which may stop when the person is interrupted by another person or the stomach hurts from over- ...BulimianervosaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchAtypeofeatingdisorderMedicalconditionBulimianervosaOthernamesBulimiaLossofenamel(aciderosion)fromtheinsideoftheupperfrontteethasaresultofbulimiaSpecialtyPsychiatry,clinicalpsychologySymptomsEatingalargeamountoffoodinashortamountoftimefollowedbyvomitingortheuseoflaxatives,oftennormalweight[1][2]ComplicationsBreakdownoftheteeth,depression,anxiety,substanceabuse,suicide[2][3]CausesGeneticandenvironmentalfactors[2][4]DiagnosticmethodBasedonperson'smedicalhistory[5]DifferentialdiagnosisAnorexia,bingeeatingdisorder,Kleine-Levinsyndrome,borderlinepersonalitydisorder[5]TreatmentCognitivebehavioraltherapy[2][6]MedicationSelectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors,tricyclicantidepressant[4][7]PrognosisHalfrecoverover10yearswithtreatment[4]Frequency3.6million(2015)[8]Bulimianervosa,alsoknownassimplybulimia,isaneatingdisordercharacterizedbybingeeatingfollowedbypurging;andexcessiveconcernwithbodyshapeandweight.[9][2]Theaimofthisactivityistoexpelthebodyofcalorieseatenfromthebingingphaseoftheprocess.[10]Bingeeatingreferstoeatingalargeamountoffoodinashortamountoftime.[2]Purgingreferstotheattemptstogetridofthefoodconsumed.[2]Thismaybedonebyvomitingortakinglaxatives.[2]Othereffortstoloseweightmayincludetheuseofdiuretics,stimulants,waterfasting,orexcessiveexercise.[2][4]Mostpeoplewithbulimiaareatanormalweight.[1]Theforcingofvomitingmayresultinthickenedskinontheknucklesandbreakdownoftheteeth.[2]Bulimiaisfrequentlyassociatedwithothermentaldisorderssuchasdepression,anxiety,andproblemswithdrugsoralcohol.[2]Thereisalsoahigherriskofsuicideandself-harm.[3]Bulimiaismorecommonamongthosewhohaveacloserelativewiththecondition.[2]Thepercentageriskthatisestimatedtobeduetogeneticsisbetween30%and80%.[4]Otherriskfactorsforthediseaseincludepsychologicalstress,culturalpressuretoat