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I want to lose weight
Bulimia important to raise public awareness that diseases related to the desire to lose weight are a problem among adolescents. Bulimia should not be confused with anorexia, although both conditions often go together in many cases. But the forecasts of the disease are encouraging; more than half of those affected were completely cured in ten years.

Distortion of body image of the same person that ends undergo frequent binge meal, followed by episodes of guilt that cause vomiting or intake of slimming drugs.

It is a mental disorder, like anorexia.

Emotional abuse, sexual, physical, depression or obsession to have everything controlled by factors related to bulimia. In addition to biological agents and psisociales pressures.

Bulimics are characterized as being within the normal weight range, have depressive symptoms, anxiety and in about one third of patients, is dependency and substance abuse like alcohol and stimulants.

Is more common in women between 15 and 35, although there are also cases in males.

Symptoms

Anxiety or compulsion to eat, vomiting, abuse of diuretic medications, monitoring of various diets, dehydration, menstrual disturbances, weight gain and sudden dips and dental caries.

Treatment

Individual psychotherapy, group and family nutrition counseling and a good meal plan supervised by a therapist are the basis for monitoring the patient.

Psychological treatment helps reduce body image dissatisfaction and anxiety.

Avoid binge eating, periods of fasting and taking laxatives or diuretics.