Bulimia

Bulimia Nervosa (“Bulimia”) is an emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting. An eating disorder in which a large quantity of food is consumed in a short period of time, often followed by feelings of guilt or shame. Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder.