by Butterfly Faerie » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:01 am
It's not much but I can post more for you:
-While healthier eating behaviours are being estabilished, try to eat a well-balanced, high-fiber diet.
-Consume no sugar of any form. Avoid junk foods and white flour products. Be aware that you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, headache, insomnia, and/or irritability for a time after you eliminate sugar from your diet.
Considerations
-Psychiatric consultation is frequently necessary to overcome bulmia, as the cause is most often psychological. Long-term treatment may be needed to improve self-esteem.
-According to researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Duke University, lack of a hormone that controls appetite may be the reason bulimics fail to feel full. In such persons, eating a meal apparently does not stimulate adequate production of the hormone cholecystokinin-pancreozymin (CCK), which is found in the small intestine and the brain. They have to keep eating, and binging, in order to feel satisfied. However, more research is needed to determine whether this is the cause behind the majority of cases of binge eating.
-A study conducted at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin found that reducing weight as part of athletic training may lead to bulimia. A survey of 700 high school wrestlers found that 2% were involved in binge eating followed by vomiting. fasting, excessive exercise, or the use of laxatives to avoid weight gain.