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Find a Natural Cure PreviewNatural Cures for Bulimia
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click here to get your 30-Day FREE Trial now!. Current website members, click here to log in and read this entire entry now! Bulimia is an eating disorder that is characterized by extreme overeating (bingeing) followed by self-induced vomiting. Often, but not always, bulimia is associated with anorexia, in which bingeing and dieting are both carried out to extremes. Bulimics may be thin, normal, or slightly underweight. If anorexia is part of the eating disorder, there will be extreme loss of body weight. Bingeing and vomiting may occur several times a day, after most meals, or less frequently. Gastric symptoms, loss of menstruation, swollen face and neck especially after coming out of bathroom after eating meals, fatigue, dizziness, irritability, poor cold tolerance, severe food cravings, excessive exercise habits, poor stress coping skills, depression, and even suicidal tendencies may also occur in cases of chronic or severe bulimia. Vomiting exposes the teeth to gastric juice and there may be dental erosion. Using the hand to force vomiting may cause calluses on the back of the hands where the skin hits the teeth during the procedure. Since bulimia is often performed in "secret," the rate of occurrence is not fully established. However, it is much more prevalent in women between the ages of 12 and 30. Anti-depressants are frequently prescribed to treat bulimia. Unfortunately, they do cause sleep disruption, as well as unpleasant side effects such as blurred vision, impotence and gastro-intestinal disturbance. There are natural cures for bulimia that do not involve consuming pharmacological agents. They involve reversing the toxic overload that is causing you to feel depressed and listless, and making lifestyle changes that will give you the mental and emotional tools to deal with life in general.
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