Schoen Clinic: Bulimia FAQs: Understanding, Recognising, and Supporting Recovery
Bulimia nervosa is a complex and often misunderstood mental health condition. At Schoen Clinic believe that understanding bulimia and its impact on both physical and mental health can be a vital step in supporting recovery.
This FAQ guide is designed to answer key questions about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of bulimia, providing insight and information to anyone affected by this challenging condition.
While all eating disorders involve unhealthy relationships with food and body image, bulimia is characterised by cycles of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviours like purging, fasting, or excessive exercise. Unlike anorexia, where significant weight loss is common, those with bulimia may maintain a “normal” weight, making it harder to detect. Other disorders, like binge eating disorder, lack the purging behaviours associated with bulimia.