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Psychiatric Disorders
Binge Eating Disorder
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Binge eating is when a person eats a much larger amount of food in a shorter period of time than he or she normally would. During binge eating, the person also feels a loss of control.
• Binge eating is when a person eats a much larger amount of food in a shorter period of time than he or she normally would. During binge eating, the person also feels a loss of control. In practice, the duration of a binge may vary greatly from one event to the next, making it difficult to define the number of binges occurring in a given day.
• Binge eating often occurs in the absence of hunger and is characterized by eating very rapidly; eating alone (due to embarrassment over the amount being eaten); and having strong negative feelings, such as guilt, shame and depression, following the binge. Typically, a binge episode ends only when all the desirable binge foods have been consumed or when the person feels too full to continue eating.
• Binge eating may occur on its own or in the context of an eating disorder, such as bulimia. Bulimia is most common among female adolescents and young adults. People with bulimia typically eat large amounts of high-calorie foods, usually in secret. After this binge eating they often force themselves to vomit. They have feelings of guilt or depression.
• Complications from long-term bulimia include:
• Abnormal increase in stomach size
• Electrolyte abnormalities
• Inflammation of the esophagus
• Inflammation of the lining of the mouth
• Inflammation of the pancreas
• Inhaling food or fluid particles
• Tooth decay
• Constipation and hemorrhoids are also common in people with bulimia.