Bulimia
Bulimia is an eating disorder that occures usally in woman in they'er teens and twenties.Bulimia comes from the creek word Bulimos wich means great hunger. People who are bulimic stuff themselves with junk food and make themselves throw up or they take large amounts of laxatives.
During eating binges bulimics crave high carbohydrates food. Foods witch are called junk food. Things such as; candy, doughnuts, cookies, cake, cereal, bread, soft drinks, and ice cream. At one sitting bulimics consume more calories then they normally would in an entire day.
During binges they usually eat quickly and messy, stuffing the food into their mouths and gulping it down. Of course after that they make themselves throw up or take large amounts of laxatives. The self included vomiting after binges can cause damage to the stomach and esophagus. Acid in the vomit can irritate the throat and erode the tooth enamel. Blood vessels in the eyes can burst. The overdose of laxatives can cause muscles cramps and stomach aches. Seizer and kidney failure can be a result of bulimia too.
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