Anorexia bulimia

Bulimia is an eating disorder that is written about and spoken about much more now than in previous decades. It was only actually officially recognised in 1979, but is surprisingly common. The name ‘Bulimia Nervosa’ literally means ‘ox like hunger’ and refers to the episodes sufferers will have where they binge eat sometimes large quantities of food.

Bulimia has three main features, which operate in a cycle which becomes very hard to escape from. Sufferers have a very low self-esteem, and place a lot of importance on their weight and appearance. They generally feel convinced they are very overweight – although in fact most sufferers are at or near normal weight. They resolve therefore to go on a diet, and set themselves very strict rules over what foods they should and should not eat. Typically they will form a list of foods which are ‘forbidden’ – foods which they feel they should never eat. These generally include all the nice, indulgent foods, like chocolate, ice cream, cakes, biscuits, cheese etc. The problem is that once they start to deny themselves these foods, they inevitably start to crave them. However, typically they are able to keep this control up for a while and stick to their strict diet. Some people may lose some weight, and at first they may feel wonderful and that they have gained control over their eating.


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