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= BULIMIA = = = =WHAT IS IT? = =My disease is bulimia.Basically bulimia is a disease where you punish fat so you binge then purge or fast and exercise to get rid of calories. When you are Bulimic your brain fears of gaining weight and you have low self esteem. = = = =SYMPTOMS? = =The symptoms of bulimia are puffy cheek from purging, callouses and/or sores on knuckles or hands from sticking fingers in throat to induce vomiting after eating, may use laxitives to curb appetite or may use sauna to sweat out water weight. = =IS THEIR A CURE AND WHAT CAUSES IT? = =You can cure bulimia by taking therapy because when you're bulimic they feel ashamed of their binging and purging and therapists know how to take care of it.Your mind causes it and mostly people get bulimia at puberty. = =INTERESTING FACTS: = =Interesting facts are the people that get bulimia mostly started at 13-14 but moved down to 9-12. Also when they binge then vomit they lose up to 3,000-5,000 calories. =

= http://www.helpguide.org/mental/bulimia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm =