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binge and purge

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binge and purge
to overeat and vomit, alternatively and repeatedly. (A symptom of the condition called bulimia.) She had binged and purged a number of times before she finally sought help from a doctor. Terry had been bingeing and purging for a number of years and was very, very thin.
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They may binge and purge, which is called bulimia, and/or limit food intake to dangerously low levels which is called anorexia nervosa.
Compulsive Anorexia Nervosa, also referred to as Binge and Purge Anorexia, resembles the symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa.
Complex lifestyle schedules to get time for binge and purge sessions.
 
 
 
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