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Q: Advice for treating Bulimia
asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 15th, 2007
i've been bulimic for about 5 years now. i don't know what to do anymore. for the firdt 2-3 years i threw up about 2-3 times a day and now it''s once or twice a day. like i would eat a little in the morning and a very small amount at work but once i go home and eat dinner. i eat so much then later threw it all up. sometime i do o bad that i black out for a few sec. i usually drink water after which helps. i notice my teeth are stained and that sometime when i threw up, the acid from my stomach comes up too, and i remember before when i first did it, i would thrw up blood. sometime i want to stop but i just can't. my weight is up and down all the time. up 2-4 pounds then back down. i feels like its controlling me. please sent me advices.


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on April 24th, 2007
Eating Disorders Answer A2634
Bulimia is a psychiatric eating disorder. A person with bulimia eats food in large quantities and then throws it up. Frequent cases of vomiting can cause inflammation of the esophagus and mouth, and can damage the teeth, or caries. Inflammation of the esophagus can damage blood vessels in the mucosa that manifests with throwing up blood. During bulimia, weight can either stay within a normal range or decrease. Psychiatrists treat people who are diagnosed with bulimia, so you can consider seeking help from a mental health professional. There are also support groups where others experiencing eating disorders help one another in recovery from bulimia.


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