what do you call the disease where people purposefully make themselves sick?

Answer 1

Well, hypochondria is when people believe they are sick all the time regardless of whehter or not they actually are.

Munchausen Syndrome is when someone pretends to be sick for the sake of attention.

A malingerer is someone who fakes a sickness to get out of duty or work.

You don't really supply a motive on why a person would want themselves to be sick.

If it's for a strange pleasure, the person may be called a masochist (one who enjoys inflicting pain on one's self) although this is not a disease but a psychological condition.

If someone were purposefully making themselves sick, then the cause should be related to their motive. The motive and motivation is the underlying disease process.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Munchausen Syndrome

Answer 3

Depends on why they are making themselves sick. The above answer about munchousens would be right if it is for attention. If it is to lose weight, it is bulemia.

Answer 4

Munchausen Syndrome. They make themselves sick for attention.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Munchausen Syndrome.

Answer 7

Insanity.

Answer 8

Hypochondria?

Answer 9

do you mean after the eat...
that would be bulemia
but if you mean just sick because they want to be sick then i'm sorry, i don't know.

Answer 10

throwing up sick? bulemia nervosa (just bulemia for short_