Examples of purge in the following topics:
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- Eating disorders are mental disorders defined by abnormal eating habits, such as bingeing, purging, and/or fasting.
- Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors for the intake of food, such as purging.
- A purge can include self-induced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives/diuretics, fasting, or excessive exercise.
- The frequency and intensity of binge-purge episodes tends to escalate over time, enough so that many patients develop the ability to induce vomiting without mechanically triggering the gag reflex.
- The binges must not be accompanied by compensatory purging behavior seen in bulimia nervosa.
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- The frequency and intensity of binge-purge episodes tends to escalate over time, enough so that many patients develop the ability to induce vomiting without mechanically triggering the gag reflex.
- The combination of binge eating and purging generally places individuals at a normal body weight, distinguishing them from those with AN.