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Bulimia Nervosa

Bulimia nervosa like anorexia is a mental health disorder, but bulimia tends to affect women in their early to mid twenties. Michelle Hope is one of these women who began her battle 14 years ago just after she had finished college. She offers bulimia tips on her website and hopes that her experiences will assist other's struggling to overcome the disorder.



Michelle's battle is similar to what many women go through who suffer from bulimia. Bulimia is an eating disorder slightly different from anorexia. A bulimic will eat a large amount of food in a short amount of time, this is known as bingeing, but then to prevent weight gain will purge. Purging is done in several ways by a person suffering who is bulimic where they might make themselves throw-up the food before it is digested, or take excessive laxatives to increase how quickly the food moves through their body.



The effects can be extremely harmful to a woman's health. These dangers should be used to caution women beginning to struggle with the disorder. Bulimia nervosa negatively affects multiple parts of a person's body. A bulimic's heart could suffer from an irregular heart beat, the heart muscle being weakened, low blood pressure and low pulse, and even heart failure. Other fatal effects of bulimia include rupturing of the stomach and tearing or rupturing of the throat and esophagus, both from excessive purging. Keeping a healthy body is crucial. God's Word, the Bible, encourages us to care for our bodies because we were bought with price. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, says "What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."



Outward signs of a person struggling with bulimia exist more clearly than signs of anorexia. A bulimic will typically have dry skin and abrasion of their knuckles. In order for most bulimics to purge, they push one or two of their fingers down their throat until gag reflex is induced. The rubbing of their own teeth against their knuckles is one sign that many friends and family members can easily recognize. Another will be tooth enamel erosion to the point that teeth are more sensitive to hot and cold, and gum disease can also occur. The amount of acidulous fluids from vomiting is harmful to a bulimic's throat and mouth. Michelle Hope experienced many of these harmful effects of bulimia nervosa. Finally recovered, Michelle desires to become a speaker and author to assist other women suffering from the disorder. She hopes to offer bulimia tips so that women can overcome a disease that is only becoming more prevalent each year.



Many bulimics will also binge and then exercise excessively to prevent weight gain. Some women suffering from this disease also suffer from anorexia. After bingeing, they might go for a long period of time without eating at all or very little. Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are closely linked, and many of the long-term health effects can be seen in people suffering from both disorders.

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