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If you have binge-eating disorder, you may try to diet or eat less food at mealtimes to compensate. But restricting your diet may simply lead to more binge eating. How much eating binges affect your mood and ability to function in daily life gives an idea of how serious the condition is for you.
The goal for treatment of binge-eating disorder is to have healthy, regular eating habits. Because binge eating often involves shame, poor body self-image and other negative emotions, treatment also addresses these and related mental health conditions, such as depression.
Binge-eating disorder involves eating food in a short amount of time. When bingeing, it feels like there's no control over eating. But binge eating is not followed by purging.
Many people with bulimia severely limit calories between binge-eating sessions. This may cause them to binge eat again and then purge. Other causes for binge eating can include stress, strong emotions, having a distorted or negative body image and boredom.
ANSWER: Binge eating disorder is a serious health problem that involves eating unusually large amounts of food in a distinct span of time, such as over a two-hour period. During a binge, people who have this disorder feel unable to control or stop their eating.
Binge eating disorder is frequently eating unusually large amounts of food and feeling out of control when eating. It can crop up in times of drastic stress — like the pandemic — but may also be a way to cope with more subtle emotions and changes — like the transitions of middle age.
Disordered eating refers to a wide range of behaviors that involve eating in a way that prevents full participation in life activities or impairs healthy growth and development. At best, disordered eating can lead to physical and psychological symptoms in children and teens.
Although most people with bulimia get better, some find that symptoms don't go away entirely. Periods of binge eating and purging may come and go through the years. For example, some people may binge eat and purge when they're under a lot of stress. If you find yourself back in the binge eating-purge cycle, get help.
People with binge-eating disorder feel unable to stop eating. They frequently — at least once a week — feel a loss of control while eating. This can occur when eating a large, typical or small amount of food, and is known as bingeing.
Eating disorders can cause serious health problems related to poor nutrition, bingeing, purging and other factors. Which health problems eating disorders cause depends on the type of eating disorder and how severe it is. In many cases, the problems an eating disorder cause require ongoing treatment and monitoring.