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Bulimia in Teenagers

What is Bulimia?

Bulimia is a kind of eating disorder in which person develops habit of unhealthy eating. Person suffering from Bulimia develops binge eating habit and also tries inappropriate methods of weight loss. Binge eating is related to excess intake of food. It is difficult to identify the kids suffering from Bulimia as they generate secrete eating behavior. They avoid excess eating in front of others. It is more prevalent in women as compared to men.

Causes of Bulimia

There are various behavioral, social and environmental factors responsible for bulimia. Some of these causes are as listed below

- feeling of helplessness
- dissatisfaction
- fear of becoming fat
- health problem
- extreme concern about physic

Symptoms of Bulimia

Some most common symptoms are listed below

- Purging
- Eating Uncontrollably
- Fasting
- Weakness
- Exhaustion
- Strict dieting
- Heartburn

Effects of Bulimia

Specialists suggest immediate treatment, as it causes some severe effects on struggling person health. Some of these effects are as given below

- Swelling in Salivary glands
- Stomach Ulcer
- Dental Cavities
- Electrolyte Imbalance
- Dehydration
- Irregular heart beat

Treatment for Bulimia

Residential Treatment Centers- Troubled teens can find wide range of treatment centers offering treatment for Bulimia. These centers help the teens to control their unhealthy eating habits.

Psychotherapy- It is very helpful in addressing eating disorder of troubled people. The various therapies that come under this are cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, family therapy and group therapy.

Medication- Medications like that Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil are effective ways of treatment of Bulimia disorder. These are also helpful in treating various additional problems (depression, stress, anger and etc) that come along with bulimia.