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What are Binge Eating Disorder and other eating disorders?

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

Like bulimia, binge eating disorder has only recently been recognised as a distinct condition, it was first acknowledged as a disorder in its own right in 1992. BED shares some of the characteristics of bulimia but the essential difference is that you binge uncontrollably but do not purge. It is believed that many more people suffer from binge eating disorder than either anorexia or bulimia nervosa. Because of the amount of food eaten, many people with BED become obese, this can lead to problems with blood pressure, heart disease and a general lack of fitness. The treatment for BED is in some ways similar to that for bulimia.

Signs of binge eating
Eating much more rapidly than usual
Eating until feeling uncomfortably full
Eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry
Eating alone because of embarrassment at the quantities of food consumed
Feeling out of control around food
Feeling very self conscious eating in front of others
Feeling ashamed, depressed or guilty after bingeing
Being unable to purge yourself or compensate for the food eaten


Compulsive Overeating (COE)

Compulsive Overeating is a variation on binge eating when you will eat at times when you are not hungry. This may happen all the time, or it may come and go in cycles. Most people who are compulsive eaters are overweight, and may use their weight or appearance as a shield they can hide behind to avoid social interaction, others hide behind a happy or jolly façade to avoid confronting their problems. Sufferers often have great shame at being unable to control the compulsion to eat. Compulsive overeating is a serious condition and needs professional support to ensure long term recovery.


Other disorders associated with eating

Conditions as complex as eating disorders inevitably mean that there are variations in the typical signs described in this leaflet, and not all symptoms will apply to all people. In fact many people find they have a diagnosis of an A-typical Eating Disorder or Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS). These are disorders where you have some but not all of the diagnostic signs for anorexia or bulimia. You may also be diagnosed with a ‘partial syndrome’ eating disorder if for example you are a woman with anorexia who has irregular or normal periods, or perhaps your bulimic episodes are very infrequent.

Some eating problems are much more distinct, such as ‘chew and spit’ behaviour, when a person chews food and spits it out, rather than swallowing - normal or even large amounts of food. Another example is regurgitation when food is swallowed, and is then brought back up into the mouth for re-chewing. Some people eat non-foods, such as paper tissues, to fill themselves up without the calorific intake. All of these behaviours are more common than many people believe and sometimes exist alongside other eating disorder symptoms. They can often be overcome with professional help.

Prader Willi Syndrome

Is not an eating disorder as such, in the sense that it does not have its roots in emotional problems, but is a genetic disorder that results in excessive eating from early childhood. People with Prader Willi syndrome may not achieve full height growth; they may have bad temper tantrums and often have learning difficulties, all of which require specialist healthcare treatment.

Orthorexia nervosa

Is a term coined by Dr S Bratman in his book ‘Health Food Junkies - Orthorexia Nervosa’ to describe the outcome of compulsive dietary behaviour based on eating only certain ‘health’ foods. It is not a recognised medical term.


Last edited by loopylady, 31/5/07, 12:52


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