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Unlike bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder doesn’t involve compensatory behaviors — i.e., people don’t tend to over-exercise, use laxatives, or make themselves vomit after binge eating.
Bulimia nervosa, also known simply as bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating (eating large quantities of food in a short period of time, often feeling out of control) followed by compensatory behaviors, such as vomiting, excessive exercise, or fasting to prevent weight gain.
Binge eating disorder (BED) is an eating disorder characterized by frequent and recurrent binge eating episodes with associated negative psychological and social problems, but without the compensatory behaviors common to bulimia nervosa, OSFED, or the binge-purge subtype of anorexia nervosa.
For anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, there is a general agreement that full recovery rates range between 50% and 85%, with larger proportions of people experiencing at least partial remission. [320] [346] [347] [348] It can be a lifelong struggle or it can be overcome within months.
The antidepressant fluoxetine is a medication that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an eating disorder, specifically bulimia nervosa. This medication has been prescribed off-label for the treatment of binge eating disorder. Off-label medications, such as other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...
NES has a substantial association with medical diagnoses such as obesity, sleep apnea, hypercholesterolemia, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and diabetes mellitus type II , and psychiatric diagnoses such as binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and substance use disorders.
Atypical bulimia nervosa In this sub-threshold version of BN, individuals meet all criteria for BN, with the exception of the frequency criterion: binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors occur, on average, less than once a week and/or for fewer than 3 months. [2] Binge-eating disorder of low frequency and/or limited duration
UFED is an eating disorder that does not meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or other eating disorders. [1] People with UFED can have similar symptoms and behaviors to those with anorexia and bulimia, and can face the same risks associated with those disorders. [2]