RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Medical complications of bulimia nervosa
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 333
OP 343
DO 10.3949/ccjm.88a.20168
VO 88
IS 6
A1 Nitsch, Allison
A1 Dlugosz, Heather
A1 Gibson, Dennis
A1 Mehler, Philip S.
YR 2021
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/6/333.abstract
AB Bulimia nervosa, a mental illness 4 times more common than anorexia nervosa, is characterized by binge-eating followed by compensatory purging behaviors, which include self-induced vomiting, diuretic abuse, laxative abuse, and misuse of insulin. Patients with bulimia nervosa are at risk of developing medical complications that affect all body systems, especially the renal and electrolyte systems. Behavior cessation can reverse some, but not all, medical complications.