Compulsive overeating is characterised by an addiction to food. An individual suffering from compulsive overeating disorder engages in frequent episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and continue to eat even past the point of being uncomfortably full. Binging in this way is generally followed by a period of intense guilt feelings and depression. Unlike individuals with bulimia, compulsive overeaters do not attempt to compensate for their binging with purging behaviours such as fasting, laxative use or vomiting. Compulsive overeaters will typically eat when they are not hungry, spend excessive amounts of time and thought devoted to food, and secretly plan or fantasize about eating alone. Compulsive overeating almost always leads to weight gain and obesity, but not everyone who is obese is also a compulsive overeater.
In addition to binge eating, compulsive overeaters can also engage in grazing behaviour, during which they return to pick at food over and over throughout the day. This results in a large overall number of calories consumed even if the quantities eaten at any one time may be small. When a compulsive eater overeats primarily through binging, he or she can be said to have binge eating disorder. Where there is continuous overeating but no binging, then the sufferer has compulsive overeating disorder.
Left untreated, compulsive overeating can lead to serious medical conditions including high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and clinical depression. Additional long-term side effects of the condition also include kidney disease, arthritis, bone deterioration and stroke.
2007-03-18 06:58:40
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answered by Anonymous
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Compulsive Eater?
2007-03-18 07:58:03
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answered by No Name 2
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Currently the only two eating disorders listed in the DSM-IV-TR (current mental health diagnostic manual) are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It is possible that with the next update of the manual, compulsive eating will be added, since it is being considered. However, since compulsive eating often leads to obesity, adding it is controversial, since so many people in the US are obese and compulsive eating isn't the only route to obesity.
2007-03-18 07:01:08
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answered by Joy M 7
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answered by ? 4
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Yes, it is an eating disorder. Compulsive anything would be a disorder.
2007-03-18 13:09:24
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answered by Patti C 7
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Yes, compulsive eating can be an eating disorder.
You might want to attend an OA meeting (Overeaters Annonymous) meeting in your area. It is a great group and they will help you sort things out.
http://www.oa.org/index.htm (to find a meeting)
Good luck
2007-03-18 07:01:06
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answered by Libby 6
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Yes, that is an eating disorder. Your going to gain weight, and then get depressed and then eat more, cause your depressed. Get checked by a doctor.
2007-03-18 06:59:36
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answered by chinarain53 2
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Some people eat for comfort, others eat alot because they just like food. Wht not go to a Overeaters Anon. meeting, and look for any similarities to your symptoms with others at the meeting.
2007-03-18 08:17:15
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answered by judles 4
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Could be a sypmtom of depression. Depends on other signs.
2007-03-18 06:58:59
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answered by zenca3 1
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YES YES.
YOU HAVE COMPULSIVE EATING DISORDER.
HAHAHA.
THATS FUNNY.
2007-03-18 06:58:26
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answered by (: 2
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