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The Truth About Bulimia Nervosa


hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today

hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today dr. Howard stager is helping us to

dr. Howard stager is helping us to

dr. Howard stager is helping us to better understand the daily suffering of

better understand the daily suffering of

better understand the daily suffering of someone with bulimia nervosa bulimia

someone with bulimia nervosa bulimia

someone with bulimia nervosa bulimia nervosa is defined by a recurring losses

nervosa is defined by a recurring losses

nervosa is defined by a recurring losses of control over appetite in JEP assad’s

of control over appetite in JEP assad’s

of control over appetite in JEP assad’s followed by some effort to compensate so

followed by some effort to compensate so

followed by some effort to compensate so you have binges after which the person

you have binges after which the person

you have binges after which the person will purge through vomiting people

will purge through vomiting people

will purge through vomiting people sometimes try to use laxatives to keep

sometimes try to use laxatives to keep

sometimes try to use laxatives to keep their weight down even though it doesn’t

their weight down even though it doesn’t

their weight down even though it doesn’t work at all compulsive exercising as a

work at all compulsive exercising as a

work at all compulsive exercising as a way of burning off calories fasting all

way of burning off calories fasting all

way of burning off calories fasting all kinds of I didn’t know people gave blood

kinds of I didn’t know people gave blood

kinds of I didn’t know people gave blood that’s a way of trying to get rid of

that’s a way of trying to get rid of

that’s a way of trying to get rid of calories what’s misunderstood about

calories what’s misunderstood about

calories what’s misunderstood about bulimia is it doesn’t mean that you’re

bulimia is it doesn’t mean that you’re

bulimia is it doesn’t mean that you’re some kind of glutton or addict to food

some kind of glutton or addict to food

some kind of glutton or addict to food if people have bulimia themselves say

if people have bulimia themselves say

if people have bulimia themselves say what’s wrong with me I can’t say no to

what’s wrong with me I can’t say no to

what’s wrong with me I can’t say no to food if you pay close attention to the

food if you pay close attention to the

food if you pay close attention to the way somebody with bulimia nervosa

way somebody with bulimia nervosa

way somebody with bulimia nervosa eats what she’ll often do is starve

eats what she’ll often do is starve

eats what she’ll often do is starve herself all day long or tries to get by

herself all day long or tries to get by

herself all day long or tries to get by with a couple of like you know carrot

with a couple of like you know carrot

with a couple of like you know carrot sticks for lunch because she’s trying to

sticks for lunch because she’s trying to

sticks for lunch because she’s trying to control what she eats and lose weight

control what she eats and lose weight

control what she eats and lose weight and then finds them later at the end of

and then finds them later at the end of

and then finds them later at the end of the day she can’t control herself around

the day she can’t control herself around

the day she can’t control herself around food and that’s when the binge chapters

food and that’s when the binge chapters

food and that’s when the binge chapters why is it more difficult to detect this

why is it more difficult to detect this

why is it more difficult to detect this problem

problem

problem bulimia nervosa doesn’t produce a

bulimia nervosa doesn’t produce a

bulimia nervosa doesn’t produce a symptom that is immediately evident like

symptom that is immediately evident like

symptom that is immediately evident like thinness it’s sometimes harder to become

thinness it’s sometimes harder to become

thinness it’s sometimes harder to become aware of it until the person is really

aware of it until the person is really

aware of it until the person is really willing to disclose that they have a

willing to disclose that they have a

willing to disclose that they have a problem and seek help which they

problem and seek help which they

problem and seek help which they sometimes don’t do because one of the

sometimes don’t do because one of the

sometimes don’t do because one of the symptoms of bulimia is often terrible

symptoms of bulimia is often terrible

symptoms of bulimia is often terrible shame dentists are sometimes placed to

shame dentists are sometimes placed to

shame dentists are sometimes placed to identify bulimia nervosa so you see a

identify bulimia nervosa so you see a

identify bulimia nervosa so you see a lot of the signs of purging through

lot of the signs of purging through

lot of the signs of purging through vomiting on teeth and so they sometimes

vomiting on teeth and so they sometimes

vomiting on teeth and so they sometimes do the first identification there’s a

do the first identification there’s a

do the first identification there’s a sign called the Russell signed it was

sign called the Russell signed it was

sign called the Russell signed it was identified by a very famous British

identified by a very famous British

identified by a very famous British psychiatrist named Gerald Russell which

psychiatrist named Gerald Russell which

psychiatrist named Gerald Russell which is a callous or mark on the knuckles

is a callous or mark on the knuckles

is a callous or mark on the knuckles that happens when people’s provoked

that happens when people’s provoked

that happens when people’s provoked vomiting by sticking their fingers in

vomiting by sticking their fingers in

vomiting by sticking their fingers in there

there

there so yeah that’s one mark that shows up

so yeah that’s one mark that shows up

so yeah that’s one mark that shows up but it’s kind of rare and it’s not

but it’s kind of rare and it’s not

but it’s kind of rare and it’s not common unless somebody’s really purging

common unless somebody’s really purging

common unless somebody’s really purging at a very high frequency if there’s

at a very high frequency if there’s

at a very high frequency if there’s something parents can do to help kids

something parents can do to help kids

something parents can do to help kids have a better relationship with food one

have a better relationship with food one

have a better relationship with food one thing is you know you can’t teach your

thing is you know you can’t teach your

thing is you know you can’t teach your children anything that you don’t or give

children anything that you don’t or give

children anything that you don’t or give your children anything that you don’t

your children anything that you don’t

your children anything that you don’t have yourself so if you want your kid to

have yourself so if you want your kid to

have yourself so if you want your kid to have a healthy relationship with food

have a healthy relationship with food

have a healthy relationship with food and healthy attitude towards body image

and healthy attitude towards body image

and healthy attitude towards body image you have to have one yourself and so it

you have to have one yourself and so it

you have to have one yourself and so it starts at home I guess people have to

starts at home I guess people have to

starts at home I guess people have to reevaluate some of their own assumptions

reevaluate some of their own assumptions

reevaluate some of their own assumptions and as a society we really have to do

and as a society we really have to do

and as a society we really have to do that because we live in a society that’s

that because we live in a society that’s

that because we live in a society that’s nuts about being thin and controlling

nuts about being thin and controlling

nuts about being thin and controlling what we eat so that very few the

what we eat so that very few the

what we eat so that very few the majority of people in our society aren’t

majority of people in our society aren’t

majority of people in our society aren’t comfortable around those things this

comfortable around those things this

comfortable around those things this effect only women bulimia nervosa

effect only women bulimia nervosa

effect only women bulimia nervosa happens more in women you’re probably

happens more in women you’re probably

happens more in women you’re probably talking about 10 times as commonly in

talking about 10 times as commonly in

talking about 10 times as commonly in women although all the indications we

women although all the indications we

women although all the indications we have are that if bulimia is becoming

have are that if bulimia is becoming

have are that if bulimia is becoming more prevalent in any group it’s in

more prevalent in any group it’s in

more prevalent in any group it’s in males so boys and men are developing

males so boys and men are developing

males so boys and men are developing more and more of this problem there’s a

more and more of this problem there’s a

more and more of this problem there’s a close cousin of bulimia or another

close cousin of bulimia or another

close cousin of bulimia or another version of eating disorder where there’s

version of eating disorder where there’s

version of eating disorder where there’s binging but no compensation

binging but no compensation

binging but no compensation that’s a disorder that occurs a little

that’s a disorder that occurs a little

that’s a disorder that occurs a little more often in people who are older more

more often in people who are older more

more often in people who are older more in the 40s age group rather than in the

in the 40s age group rather than in the

in the 40s age group rather than in the teens and 20s and it also happens a

teens and 20s and it also happens a

teens and 20s and it also happens a little more equally in men maybe two

little more equally in men maybe two

little more equally in men maybe two guys for every three women well thank

guys for every three women well thank

guys for every three women well thank you great having you you’re welcome

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