Bulimia
<p>Like anorexia, <a href="/health/bulimia-disorder/what-is-bulimia">bulimia</a> is an eating disorder that involves obsession with weight and distorted body image. Bulimics cope with stress, anxiety, and other uncomfortable feelings by purging after they eat, or by bingeing and then purging. Bulimia usually starts in the teens and 20s, but is common among all ages. The <a href="/health/bulimia-disorder/complications-associated-with-bulimia-nervosa">complications of bulimia</a> can be deadly.</p>
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 Dr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD | Q | Are bulimia and laryngitis related? |
| A | <p>Bulimia is an eating disorder in which people vomit frequently. The vomiting causes throat irritation because of the stomach acid that passes through the throat. This can lead to chronic laryngitis.</p> Read More |
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