Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder of overeating and a preoccupation for the control of body weight in a bad way or too drastic.

There are some up to 1 per cent of the population is suffering from Bulimia Nervosa.

Symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa

World Health Organisation diagnosis of bulimia nervosa include the following:

• persistent preoccupation with eating and an irresistible craving for food.
• episodes of overeating in which large amounts of food are consumed in short periods of time.
• excessive exercise, induced vomiting after eating, starving for periods of time or taking medicines such as laxatives or diuretics to counteract the scare of weight gain.
• fear of obesity, which is also seen in people with anorexia nervosa, and there is some overlap in the symptoms of these two diseases.