What Are Some Signs And Symptoms Of Pica Eating Disorder?
- Eating Disorders - Symptoms
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Complications of Bulimia
- Complications of Anorexia
Symptoms
Symptoms Specific to Bulimia Nervosa
Symptoms or behavioral signs of bulimia may include:
- Regularly going to the bathroom right after meals
- Suddenly eating large amounts of food or buying large quantities that disappear right away
- Compulsive exercising
- Broken blood vessels in the eyes (from the strain of vomiting)
- Pouch-like appearance to the corners of the mouth due to swollen salivary glands
- Dry mouth
- Tooth cavities, diseased gums, and irreversible enamel erosion from excessive gastric acid...
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