| In remission within three months of treatment can be | | | | miscarriages and complicated deliveries, healthy |
| found between 60% and 80% of patients. About 10% | | | | pregnancies are met to pregnant women with a |
| to 25% of patients have bulimia itself and many of | | | | history of eating disorder. In this case their babies can |
| these patients are women, which continue to battle | | | | have a higher risk for low birth weight, prematurity, and |
| disordered eating habits for years. Unfortunately | | | | malformation. |
| relapse is common for bulimia. | | | | This disease presents some self-destructive behaviors. |
| Bulimic people with normal weight and do not go on to | | | | So many teenage girls with eating disorders smoke |
| become anorexic have major health problems so in | | | | because they thought that in this way can be |
| case of adolescent patients with anorexia had found | | | | prevented weight gain. Impulsive behaviors, like sexual |
| abnormal heart rhythms but not in case of patients | | | | promiscuity, self-cutting, and kleptomania are met in half |
| with bulimia. A great danger is for patients which have | | | | of women who present bulimia . Alcohol, drugs or both |
| bulimia and anorexia. Health problems and serious risks | | | | are consumed by 30% to 70% of patients with bulimia, |
| appear in this case. | | | | rate which is higher than for the general population and |
| With bulimia can be associated some medical | | | | in people with anorexia. Reports of bulimia shows that |
| problems like: teeth erosion, cavities, and gum problems, | | | | substance abuse is lower than in people with anorexia. |
| water retention, swelling, and abdominal bloating, fluid | | | | Usually women with bulimia abuse over-the-counter |
| loss with low potassium levels which occur from | | | | medications which cause vomiting like laxatives, |
| excessive vomiting or laxative use but in severe | | | | appetite suppressants, diuretics, and drugs (e.g., ipecac). |
| cases it can cause extreme weakness, near paralysis, | | | | These drugs can have some risks. For example have |
| or lethal heart rhythms, acute stomach distress, rupture | | | | been reported ipecac poisonings and dependence on |
| of the esophagus, or food pipe, problems in swallowing | | | | laxatives for normal bowel functioning. Also the diet pills |
| caused by repetitive assaults on the esophagus (the | | | | can be risky if they are abused. |
| food pipe) from forced vomiting. | | | | Unfortunately many women, and especially teenage |
| Other medical problems can be irregular menstrual | | | | girls suffer of bulimia because they consider that losing |
| periods and rarely weakened rectal walls that requires | | | | weight is a good thing.Unfortunately they do not realize |
| surgery. Although may appear many complications like | | | | that they are risking their lives. |
| cesarean sections, postpartum depression, | | | | |