What are the symptoms of binge eating disorder?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Excessive binge eating afflicts approximately 3.5% of women and 2% of men, and is associated with low self-esteem, prior sexual or physical abuse, or negative home environments. Doctors have discovered notable patterns among binge eaters:
- They tend to eat fast -- to the point where there isn’t a moment when the mouth is empty.
- They tend to eat alone -- either at night, when everyone else is asleep, or during the day, when loved ones are at work or school -- because they often feel embarrassed about how much they eat.
- They tend to eat even when they’re not physically hungry. That’s why occasionally chowing down on a large plate of pasta after a workout doesn’t count as bingeing -- the urge to binge comes from something else. Many bingers eat to satisfy hurt feelings or ease inner pain.
- They tend to feel absolutely disgusted with themselves after they finish eating -- to the point of feeling shame or distress. They know they need help, but feel powerless to seek it.
Excessive binge eating afflicts approximately 3.5% of women and 2% of men, and is associated with low self-esteem, prior sexual or physical abuse, or negative home environments. Doctors have discovered notable patterns among binge eaters:... More -
Binge-eating disorder is identified through its behavioral symptoms. "Binges" are episodes in which a person will consume enormous quantities of food in a short space of time. Often the person will continue eating well beyond the point of fullness. Shame and guilt following a binge episode is another characteristic of binge-eating disorder, and this embarrassment often causes people to overeat in secret. Depression, anxiety, and regular attempts at dieting may also be symptoms of binge-eating disorder. Weight gain and obesity may also be a symptom of bingeing.
Binge-eating disorder is identified through its behavioral symptoms. "Binges" are episodes in which a person will consume enormous quantities of food in a short space of time. Often the person will continue eating well beyond the point of fullness.... More -
Brooke Randolph answered:Symptoms of binge eating disorder include:
- Episodes of binge eating, defined as eating an abnormally large amount of food and feeling out of control of eating, twice weekly on average for six months
- Binges include shame about the amount ingested, eating when not hungry, rapid ingestion, and/or physical discomfort after eating
- Episodes of binge eating cause emotional distress
- Purging and other compensatory behaviors are not associated with binge eating disorder
- Binge eating disorder cannot be diagnosed if one has an active diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa
Symptoms of binge eating disorder include: Episodes of binge eating, defined as eating an abnormally large amount of food and feeling out of control of eating, twice weekly on average for six months Binges include shame about the amount... More -
Healthwise answered:If you have binge eating disorder, you:
- Eat an extremely large amount of food within a 2-hour period (a binge) at least 2 times a week on average for at least 6 months.
- Feel unable to control how much you eat during a binge.
- Feel very unhappy about binging.
If you have binge eating disorder, you also have three (or more) of the following symptoms:
- You eat more quickly than normal during a binge.
- You eat until you are painfully full.
- You binge when you are not hungry, to reduce stress or to comfort yourself.
- You eat alone because you are embarrassed about how much food you eat.
- You feel upset, guilty or depressed after a binge.
Common personality traits found in those who have binge eating disorder and other eating disorders include low self-esteem and excessive concern about body size and shape.
Binge eating disorder is different from bulimia, because people with binge eating disorder do not regularly vomit or use other ways to get rid of calories.
Some people eat very little during the day but eat very large amounts of food in the evening and at night. This is called night eating syndrome.
Many people who have an eating disorder also struggle with depression or anxiety disorders. It can be difficult to treat binge eating disorder if these other conditions are not also treated.
Frequent binge eating can cause you to gain a large amount of weight, even though you might try to restrict your food intake between binges. People with binge eating disorder often try to follow strict diets. But dieting does not stop the binging for the long term and might actually make the problem worse.
You might feel so discouraged at times that you stop trying to control your eating disorder altogether. One binge might merge into the next, with no period of normal eating in between.
Although you might not have all of the symptoms of binge eating disorder, even a few symptoms can be a sign of a problem that needs treatment. If you have any of these symptoms, or someone you know does, talk to a doctor, friend or family member about your concerns right away.
If you have binge eating disorder, you: Eat an extremely large amount of food within a 2-hour period (a binge) at least 2 times a week on average for at least 6 months. Feel unable to control how much you eat during a binge. Feel very... More -
Binge Eating is defined as: Eating in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances; a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (for example, a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating). The binge-eating episodes are associated with 3 (or more) of the following:
- Eating much more rapidly than normal
- Eating until feeling uncomfortably full
- Eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry
- Eating alone because of feeling embarrassed by how much one is eating
- Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very guilty after overeating
- Marked distress regarding binge eating is present.
- The binge eating occurs, on average, at least once a week for 3 months.
- The binge eating is not associated with the recurrent use of inappropriate compensatory behavior and does not occur exclusively during the course Bulimia Nervosa or Anorexia Nervosa.
Binge Eating is defined as: Eating in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances; a sense of lack of... More
