Bulimia is an eating disorder in which the patient consumes a large quantity of food within a short period and subsequently ejects it from the body through vomiting,or with the help of laxative or diuretic. Bulimia patients also seek recourse to water fasting and extreme exercising. This vicious cycle of binge-eating and purging causes it's own set of adverse side effects. Bulimia patient are unable to control their own appetite. They are unable to stop eating, and their binges might last hours,which in turns stirs up feeling of immense guilt and self hatred. To compensate for the overindulgence,the patient therefore dives into the purging stage of they cycle.

CAUSES OF BULIMIA:-

(a) HEREDITARY FACTORS:-  This problems can develop in a person whose parents, brother or sisters are also suffering from this problem.

(b) SOCUA FACTOR:- Due to modern lifestyle, every adolescent wants to be physically fit. Their such desire is a major reason for this problem. Lot of adolescent girls want to adopt modelling as profession, and such a profession requires a lean body. Such a desire can also cause this problem.

PYSCOLOGICAL FACTOR:-  Due to psychological factor such as anxiety, depression and low self esteemed people also suffers from this problem.

SYMPTOMS OF BULIMIA:- 

(a)  Visiting visiting bathroom after every meal to immediately vomit and Purge thenself.

(b)  Become dehydrated due to repeated vomiting and another Side Effect is inflammation of the food pipe.

(C)  Eat until teeth and till they begin to experience abdominal pain and discomfort.

(d)  Undergo extreme exercise routine to control weights.

(e)  Enamel of the teeth is damaged due to overexposure  to acid in vomit.

(f)  Salivary gland salivary gland of the individual sowwlen.

(g) Overcautious about body image.

PREVENTION OF BULIMIA:-

(a) People should be taught to take care of their body.

(b) Children  should should not be given the honour or the fear of punishment as reward for Food.

(C) Special  attention should be given to healthy eating habits and exercise in children.

(d) Positive  thinking  about body and self-expression can also prevent bulimia. One should not focus too much on his  physical appearance or size not should look at own body like a critic

TREATMENT OF BULIMIA :-

(a) Psychological  treatment is the most effective treatment is the  of bulimia. This disease can also be avoided by mental behaviour therapies and nutritional therapy..

(b)  Medicine  to fulfill deficiency to fulfill deficiency of various nutrients.

(C)  Try  to bring to bring patient on a normal weight.

So this is all abot an eating disorder which can affect a person very badly. So being aware of this type of disorder.