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Main Causes of Bulimia
Some people may feel that they are fat, no matter
how thin they actually are. Or they may feel guilty when they
eat too much food. The guilt and shame from eating makes the
person vomit up all their food. These people have bulimia
nervosa, or bulimia, an eating disorder. The disorder has
nothing to do with the digestive system, but rather with the
mind. And though people with bulimia may share the same guilt
and shame about food, and the same patterns of bingeing and
purging, bulimia has many causes. Doctors have not identified
any one cause of bulimia, but do know of several factors that
may contribute to developing bulimia.
Bulimia may be caused by a genetic component.
Certain genes may predispose a person to developing bulimia.
Bulimia appears to run in families—people with relatives suffering
from bulimia have a higher frequency of developing bulimia.
This may, however, have more to do with family influences
and role models than genetics.
Brain chemistry may also cause bulimia. Research
indicates that people with bulimia tend to have different
levels of a chemical in the brain called serotonin. Altered
levels of serotonin may also contribute to clinical depression.
Social pressures may contribute to bulimia’s
development. People who want to please others may feel compelled
to keep thin and fit. Women in particular receive daily messages
to be thin. This drive may turn into an eating disorder.
Emotional stress from family problems or being
a perfectionist may also contribute to a person developing
bulimia.
A person with bulimia will first binge, meaning
that he or she will eat more than 1,000 calories in one sitting.
Sometimes, to a person with an eating disorder like a bulimia,
eating a cookie might constitute a binge. The binge then triggers
intense feelings of self-disgust and the person will induce
vomiting, exercise excessively, or abuse laxatives to remove
the perceived extra weight.
Bulimia is caused by numerous, subtle factors,
and all people suffering from bulimia need treatment from
a psychiatrist and therapy to break the binge-and-purge cycle.
Bulimia is completely treatable.
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