An eating disorder characterized by lack of control - abnormal eating behavior including dieting, vomiting, purging and particularly bingeing that is usually associated with normal weight or obesity (unlike anorexics, who tend to be considerably underweight). The syndrome is associated with guilt, depressed mood, low self-esteem and sometimes with childhood sexual abuse, alcoholism or promiscuity. Also: Bulimia

	Anorexia / Starvation Tendency Relationship to Amenorrhea "Women with anorexia and/or bulimia often experience amenorrhea as a result of maintaining a body weight that would be too low to sustain a pregnancy..." Bulimic Tendency The Condition "Eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa (to which bulimia is closely related) are on the increase in Western society: it is estimated that 18-25% of college women have one or both of these problems..." Relationship to Amenorrhea "Women with anorexia and/or bulimia often experience amenorrhea as a result of maintaining a body weight that would be too low to sustain a pregnancy..." Female Hair Loss The Condition "...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... anorexia or bulimia..." Increased Calorie Consumption As A Treatment "...Medical problems such as depression, hypochlorhydria and achlorhydria, bulimia or anorexia must be addressed and treatment underway before weight gain will occur..." Kelp As A Treatment "...Kelp is also helpful for Bulimia..." Ovarian Cysts The Condition "...They are most common between the ages of 20 and 35 and in women who have endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or the eating disorder bulimia..." The Effects Of Overtraining The Condition "...Causes & Development This pressure along with an original desire to become fit can lead to an obsessive disorder known as exercise bulimia, or to other problems, such as exhaustion or abandonning your regime altogether..." Underconsumption The Condition "...Commonly it is caused by an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia..."

Last updated: May 10, 2007