I am doing a science report on eating disorders and how they affect your body physically and emotionally,?

Question

I need help on some questions,

Do bulimic people puke out everything or everything besides fruits and vegies?

Do they do it after "EVERY SINGLE THING" they eat?

Does it efect there skin, or teeth?

How long des it take to notice that you are getting wayyy skinnier?

What are the common reason they do it?


I am home schooled and I had a friend that had a eating disorder, she was bulimic, so I want to do that kind of report for my science.

Answer 1

I'll answer your questions one by one:

Q: Do bulimic people puke out everything or everything besides fruits and vegies?
A: It really depends on the person at first. Some bulimic individuals may start by only throwing up certain foods that make them feel guilty - desserts, for example. However, like anorexia, once a bulimic person starts into living that lifestyle, it can spiral out of control. They're likely to start feeling guilty about more and more foods, and consequently, will throw up more often until they are doing so after almost every meal. Some bulimics may binge and purge, meaning that they eat a huge amount of food to try to fill an emotional void, and then they will throw up what they have eaten immediately afterward due to feelings of intense guilt and fear (ie. "I'm such a disgusting pig." or "I'm going to get so fat."). In either case, the body may become so accustomed to throwing up after eating that vomiting becomes an involuntary reflex. The stomach contracts on its own, and the bulimic person is not able to hold down their food even if they want to. At this point, medical intervention is necessary.

Q:Do they do it after "EVERY SINGLE THING" they eat?
A: As said above, this initially depends on the person. However, if the bulimic individual gets to the point that his or her stomach involuntarily contracts anytime that food is ingested, then that person will throw up almost everything, if not absolutely everything that he or she eats.

Q:Does it efect there skin, or teeth?
A: Yes. The acid in the vomit eats away at tooth enamel. Skin may become dull and dry due to a lack of proper nutrition.

Q:How long des it take to notice that you are getting wayyy skinnier?
A: Bulimics experience rapid weight loss, but the length of time that it takes to notice it really depends on how heavy the person was to begin with. Someone with bulimia can lose up to ten pounds in one week. Obviously, if the person only weighed 110 pounds to begin with, a loss of ten pounds would appear to be quite significant. This same loss might not be as obvious if the same person started at 250 pounds.

Q:What are the common reason they do it?
A: There are a few probable causes:
-low self-esteem
-distorted body image
-unrealistic expectations of body shape glorified by the media
-high stress
There may also be a genetic link. People with other psychological disorders (panic disorders, depression) may be more susceptible than others.

Answer 2

Typically, bulimics puke up everything. Not necessarily after everything they eat though. When my friend was bulimic, she would puke only when she was upset or felt especially fat. Her skin become very pale, but I didn't notice anything wrong with her teeth. I noticed her dropping weight like crazy about a week after it started...maybe more. She did it because she needed control. She felt that she couldn't control anything else in her life, but at least she could decide whether to keep food in her body or not. It was also an acceptance thing. Her weight kept her out of some highschool clicks, and when she was skinnier she felt more accepted by people.

Answer 3

First off, bulimics binge( eat a lot of food in one sitting) and purge it up. The stomach can't pick and choose what it throws up, so everything comes up not selected things.

It effects both(skin and teeth) because the body isn't getting all the nutrients it needs and the enamel on teeth gets removed and damaged by your bile that comes up.

Not all bulimics get skinny, they can actually be the average weight.

The common reason they do it is because they really fear becoming overweight. And have distorted body perception.

Answer 4

Don't forget the OVEREATING disorders!!!!
Everyone just laughs at fat people, but they can't control it any more than the anorexic/bulimics can---and all of them will die from it!!!!!!
I've been really fat, and nobody feels sorry for that part of it---nobody even CONSIDERS it. Its just a thing to make fun of/

Answer 5

Check out these web sites--

http://www.4woman.gov/faq/Easyread/bulnervosa-etr.htm#4

http://obesidad.net/english2002/default.htm

http://www.theinsite.org/me/some_body/health/bulimia_alias.html

Answer 6

ur mom has bulemia