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Bulimia is a disease of different causes (psychological and somatic), which produces derangements in food intake with periods of compulsive eating diets with other terms, associated with vomiting and intake of various medications (laxatives and diuretics). It is a disease that occurs more in women than in men, which appears in adolescence and lasts for years.

SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS

Symptoms of bulimia include recurrent episodes ever:

• Anxiety or compulsion to eat
• Vomiting
• Drug abuse laxatives and diuretics
• Follow-up various diets
• Dehydration
• Menstrual disorders
• Increased weight and sharp falls in
• Increased dental caries

TREATMENT

Bulimia Treatment usually consists of:

• Individual psychotherapy, group and / or family.
• Nutritional guidance.

Establish a plan to continue under supervision of a therapist, it will establish a basis for the successful treatment:

1. Voluntariness in taking a treatment regimen
2. Discipline in the diets, and hospitalization if necessary
3. Weight control in the projected targets
4. Make a normal social life
5. Regularity in individual or family consultations
6. Medical surveillance
7. Strengthening the personality.
8. Confidence in the family
9. Trust with their therapist

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