Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder.It is characterised by an increase in compulsive eating in the form of binges,during which the patient experiences the feeling of loss of control over how much they eat.This binge is normally followed by self-induced vomiting or the use of laxatives.

A binge is characterised by the ingestion of food in a very short space of time (i.e.,in a period of two hours) in greater quantities than the majority of people would consume over a similar period and in the same circumstances.