An eating disorder that is characterized by a cycle of binge eating (BULIMIA or bingeing) followed by inappropriate acts (purging) to avert weight gain. Purging methods often include self-induced VOMITING, use of LAXATIVES or DIURETICS, excessive exercise, and FASTING
Bulimia -- Congresses : Derecho de las mujeres a su imagen : los trastornos del comportamiento alimentario (anorexia y bulimia) = Women's right to their image : eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia) / Ma. Teresa Romá Ferri [and others] (eds.)
Bulimia -- Longitudinal studies. : The Course of eating disorders : long-term follow-up studies of anorexia and bulimia nervosa / W. Herzog, H.-C. Deter, W. Vandereycken, eds
Bulimia -- Patients -- Life skills guides : The dialectical behavior therapy skills workbook for bulimia : using DBT to break the cycle and regain control of your life / Ellen Astrachan-Fletcher, Michael Maslar
Bulimia -- therapy -- Case Reports : Prison of food : research and treatment of eating disorders / Giorgio Nardone, with Tiziana Verbitz and Roberta Milanese
Eating an excess amount of food in a short period of time, as seen in the disorder of BULIMIA NERVOSA. It is caused by an abnormal craving for food, or insatiable hunger also known as "ox hunger"