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Some people may believe that they're fat, regardless of how thin they are actually.Or they could feel guilty if they eat an excessive amount of food.The guilt and shame from eating makes the individual vomit up almost all their food.These folks have bulimia nervosa, or bulimia, an eating disorder.The disorder has nothing in connection with the digestive tract, but instead with your brain.And though people who have bulimia may share exactly the same guilt and shame about food, and exactly the same patterns of bingeing and purging, bulimia has many causes...

Though bulimia is classified being an eating disorder, not everyone with bulimia feels as though they have a problem.Some view bulimia and anorexia as lifestyles--chosen lifestyles.People with bulimia and anorexia are terrified or shamed by the idea of getting fat as well as eating.They will have an unhealthy body image and believe that, regardless of how they actually look, they're overweight.People who have bulimia may binge on food, but they either vomit after meals, overuse laxatives, or exercise excessively...