Vomiting

both academic and social success. I saw it more as a prerequisites to success of any sort” (Hornbacher 85). The test of her thinness was her obsession to measure her waistline. Another way she thought she could lose weight was through voluntarily vomiting. Therefore, Bulimia then transitioned to anorexia. She states that “the anorexic body seems to say: I do not need. It says: power over the self” (Hornbacher 85). Throughout her life, Hornbacher felt as though she lacked feminine qualities.…

Bulimia Bulimia, also called bulimia nervosa is one of many eating disorders. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of binge-eating followed by methods of weight control (purging). Other methods include vomiting, fasting, enemas, excessive use of laxatives, compulsive exercising, and diuretics. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) states nearly twenty million women will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their life. There are severe risks associated with bulimia,…

What You Need to Know About Binge-Eating Disorder, Youth Binge-eating disorder is a type of eating disorder. It is sometimes called compulsive overeating. Young people with binge-eating disorder eat large amounts of food at one time in a way that is out of control. Afterward, binge-eaters often feel guilty or ashamed of how much food they ate. Binge-eaters do not make themselves vomit (purge), restrict food, or exercise too much. People with binge-eating disorder are more likely than others to…

Anorexia and bulimia nervosa are sensitive topics that can be continuously avoided because of the damage that it can cause to a person and their relatives. A person who suffers from this eating disorder does not only cause themselves physical painful days, but it contributes to mental instability due to the constant changes they want to make to their body. This article discusses what anorexia and bulimia nervosa mean and how if affects people; these disorders affect females and males, however…

Bulimia Nervosa is a serious eating disorder which involves the binging of food and rapid ejection of the food. This issue needs to be investigated due to the serious health issues which can result from long term bulimia which is left untreated. If the seriousness of bulimia isn’t brought to the attention of society, young people will not be educated on these negative health effects of this mental disorder. Bulimia Nervosa is an often unidentifiable mental disorder which usually targets young…

Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder in which someone “binge eats” and then the person tries to avoid gaining weight by attempting to purge what they binge ate. Methods could include: self-induced vomiting, extreme periods of exercise for a long period of time, and/or excessive use of laxatives or diuretics. About 80% of patients are female, and it affects 1-2% of adolescent and young women according to: ("Bulimia Nervosa | National Eating Disorders Association"). Also, the person with the…

Bulimia Nervosa is a serious condition that can alter a person’s life forever. It is a severe, deadly mental illness among many adolescents in the United States. Many people do not understand how dangerous this habit can be. It is harmful to almost all parts of the human anatomy. Bulimia Nervosa should be known in detail throughout the entire world because it is unfortunately way too common in recent studies among teenagers. Being young and becoming worried about one’s self-image is a huge deal!…

Client Education: Hyperemesis Gravidarum Twenty-six year old, first trimester patient presents to the emergency department complaining of intermittent vomiting that began four weeks ago. She was 12 weeks pregnant and she feels very weak and complains of a headache. This patient also reports having pain rated six out of ten in her upper abdomen from vomiting. The environment consists of a brightly lit room with two student nurses in care of the patient while the patient is lying in bed. The…

On the day of the question, claimant Villarreal stated that she was feeling so sick that particular date but was overly concerned about her 14-year-old daughter’s well-being because she started feeling ill after she had her Subway sandwich. She stated that she felt queasiness inside her stomach area and also felt bloated but did not complain any of these symptoms to her mother or her daughter. She indicated that she did not self-medicate herself with any Pepto-Bismol or any laxatives or gas…

anorexia have an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat and usually refuse to eat more than a certain amount of calories in a day. With bulimia, the person will eat and eat and then, before the calories can actually enter their body, purge by vomiting or using laxatives (Hyde, 2013). Both of these disorders are extremely dangerous and can cause damage to the person’s body. But, because body image is such an important thing to some women and girls, they are willing to risk it all to be as…