It could be the girl next door or your high school History teacher. The football player or class president you read about in the local paper. Bulimia is an eating disorder that can happen to anyone. Unlike Anorexia where the eating disorder is readily apparent through a huge weight loss, Bulimia can be successively hidden for a long period of time.

No one would be necessarily the wiser unless they caught a Bulimic in the act of bingeing and purging. Another instance where you might discover their secret is if they had to be hospitalized. Bulimia is serious business.

In order to understand the ramifications of this eating disorder and what it does to the body, you have to grasp why it happens and understand the behaviors of a Bulimic. Bulimia usually develops as a result of poor self-esteem.

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