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Bulimia Nervosa
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Bulimia Nervosa - Glossary |
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Anorexia: An Eating Disorder commonly found to affect adolescent girls and women. Vomiting: The ejection of contents of the stomach through the mouth; or, the material itself. Laxatives: A drug that stimulates bowel movements. Syndrome: A group of symptoms that characterise a specific condition. A set of signs or a series of events occurring together that makes up a disease or health problem. Depression: Mental state of low mood commonly associated with feelings of sadness, emptiness, despair or loss of interest in life or worldly matters. Obese: Obesity occurs when a person has too much body fat. Obesity is not the same as being overweight; a person is considered obese when they weigh 20% or more of the maximum desirable weight for their height. Binge Eating: A Condition that involves eating a large amount of food within a short period of time. Seen commonly in Bulimia Nervosa. Inflammation: A response of redness, swelling, pain, and a feeling of heat in certain areas, which is meant to protect tissues, affected by injury or disease. Heartburn: Pain due to regurgitation (reflux) of juices from the stomach into the oesophagus; pyrosis. Hirsuitism: Presence of excessive hair on the body or the face. Psychotherapy: The therapy that involves the patient talking about their mental and emotional disorders to a psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed counsellor for treatment. Hormonal: Effects particularly caused by hormones. Infertility: The inability to produce children. Scalp: Skin over the head on which the hair grows. Diuretic: A substance or drug that causes increased passing of urine. |
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Posted on: 02/26/2012 There is so much information about eating disorders. But almost no information about how or where to get help.
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