Binge Eating Disorder

Do You Suffer From Binge Eating Disorder?

• How To Tell.
• How Common Is Binge Eating Disorder?
• Who Is at Risk? 
• What Causes Binge Eating Disorder? 
• What Are the Complications of Binge Eating Disorder? 
• Should People With Binge Eating Disorder Try To Diet? 
• How Can People With Binge Eating Disorder Be Helped? 
• For More Information 
• Additional Reading 

How Do You  Know if You Have Binge Eating Disorder?
Most of us overeat from time to time, and many people often feel they've eaten more than they should have. Eating a lot of food does not always mean that a person has binge eating disorder. 

Doctors generally agree that most people with serious binge eating problems often 

• feel their eating is out of control 
• eat what most people would think is an unusually large amount of food 
• eat much more quickly than usual during binge episodes 
• eat until so full they are uncomfortable 
• eat large amounts of food, even when they are not really hungry 
• eat alone because they are embarrassed about the amount of food they eat 
• feel disgusted, depressed, or guilty after overeating. 

Purging means vomiting or using a lot of diuretics (water pills) or laxatives to keep from gaining weight. 

Fasting is not eating for at least 24 hours. 

Strenuous exercise, in this case, means exercising for more than an hour just to keep from gaining weight after binge eating. Purging, fasting, and overexercising are dangerous ways to try to control your weight. 

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