Bulimia symptoms mainly involve behaviors such as frequently going to the bathroom during and after meals and also physical symptoms such as tooth wear.
Other behavioral and physical symptoms that can arise in bulimia are.
- Regular use of laxatives and diuretics; Excessive physical exercise; Eating large quantities of hidden food; Feelings of anguish and guilt after overeating; Do not put on weight despite eating a lot; Frequent inflammations in the throat; Recurrent appearance of tooth decay; Callus on the back of the hand; abdominal pain and inflammation in the gastrointestinal system often; irregular menstruation.
The symptoms of bulimia are difficult to identify because the patient is usually of adequate weight and normal social behavior. Find out more details about this disease in Bulimia.
Bulimia treatments
Treatment for bulimia nervosa involves nutritional and psychological monitoring. However, it may be necessary to take medication to calm down and also to control vomiting that becomes compulsive, which can happen at the table even before finishing the meal, when the patient does not want to vomit. Find out more about the treatment of this disease in Treatment for bulimia.
Sometimes there are doubts between Bulimia and Anorexia and although they are eating disorders and represent a complicated relationship with food and eating habits, the behaviors displayed can be quite different. See how to differentiate between the two diseases in Understand the differences between Anorexia and Bulimia.
Learn How to reduce the complications of Bulimia.
