Bulimia-quick course

Out of the family of eating disorders, Bulimia is not the most commonly discussed in our society. Most people assume that the reason why people purge (throwup) is because they ate too much and are afraid to gain weight. Therefore, they head to the toliet, stick their finger down their throats, and vomit until their bile or marker comes up
*sidenote: a marker can be characterized as a food someone eats at the beginning of hte meal, something distinguishable in color like nacho cheese doritos, so when they see it come up when they purge they know their stomach is almost emptied.
Although this is the case sometimes, it is not the case all the time. People with bulimia do not only purge because they are afraid to gain weight. They also arent necessarily trying to lose weight. They are just trying to maintain. Also Most people don't know, but even by purging, calories are still being absorbed by the body.
Bulimics are usually triggered by emotions. What I mean by this is that they will become so overwhelmed with emotions (depression, anxiety, anger, etc), they will literally purge their emotions. They have said to feel immediate gratification, but shame and guilt settle in shortly after. This loss of control over their emotions is dealt with in therapy by teaching them how to effectively cope with emotions, and not letting them control them. Sometimes they just dont know any other way to deal with lots of emotions but to purge.
Usually people who purge do so in solidarity, because shame, guilt, and embarassment is a common emotion for bulimics, so avoiding other people knowing is important. Purging can occur once a week or several times a day depending on the severity of the disorder
Bulimia is harder to detect than anorexia since most bulimics tend to be of normal or above normal weight. Anorexics are more detectable due to their emaciated looking bodies. Although bulimia is not as detectable does not mean it is not as damaging as anorexia. Some of the consequences of bulimia are erosion of the esophagus, gerd, weak enamel, electrolyte imbalance, low potassium, heart problems, and a lot others.
Bulimia is not only classified by throwing up. But abusing laxatives, dieuretics, enemas, and over excercising are all considered purging.
There is a lot more i could write about but I hope this will give everyone a better understanding of what characterizes a Bulimic and that one doesnt have to weight 70 lbs to have an eating disorder.