Bulimia Males
Nine male patients with bulimia nervosa accounting for one in 24 bulimic patients attending a clinic for eating disorders are described. Men are most likely to develop bulimia nervosa at around 18 years of age. Binge Drinking And Bulimia In Males Among youth and adolescent males certain factors increase the risk for ED including muscularity-focused body image concerns and sexual orientation. Bulimia males . Although traditionally considered a female disorder more recent evidence has determined that EDs among males are not uncommon and are equally severe in symptom presentation. A man with bulimia is compelled to eat large amounts of food and when the binge is over he can feel so guilty andor disgusted with his behavior that he is compelled to use exercise vomiting or laxatives to purge the body of the meal. Binge eating disorder muscle dysphoria and orthorexia tend to affect men more than women. A history of either anorexia nervosa or obesity was always present and a chron...