Feb 21, 2019
Bulimia. You’ve heard the word before. Here is a quick overview of bulimia symptoms, causes and recovery:
There is no one definitive cause of Bulimia.
However, based on my past experience of helping people, I can safely say that every person I have worked with with bulimia has had a history of dieting.
This is why I place sooo much educational awareness on dieting.
Dieting harms people.
If you have bulimia, odds are high you have dieted before.
Other causes include genes (if you have a close family member or cousin or who also binge eats) and emotional issues.
For an excellent resource article on causes of Bulimia, you can read this Mayo clinic article here.
The tricky part about bulimia is that you may not lose a ton of weight like anorexia.
When someone is anorexic, you can sometimes tell. Anorexic people are notorious for having incredibly thin bodies.
Yet bulimia no weight loss (or weight gain) may occur.
This makes bulimia very secretive and easier to hide.
However, there are some common symptoms:
Here is a WebMD article for more info about Bulimia symptoms.
There are many different options to recover from bulimia and you can see my previous posts herewhere I review three options.
If you’d like to talk with me personally about bulimia recovery, you may schedule a free strategy session here.