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 Allison Nitsch A1 Heather Dlugosz A1 Dennis Gibson A1 Philip S. Mehler 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.