Purging most often takes the form of vomiting; the bulimic makes himself/herself throw up in a desperate attempt to get rid of the food consumed during the binge. While some people may stick their fingers down their throats to make themselves vomit, others use dangerous drugs intended only to induce vomiting after the accidental ingestion of poison. Some people also abuse laxatives or overexercise to keep themselves from gaining weight after a binge. In addition to bingeing and purging, some bulimics periodically deny the

Bulimia also affects the athlete physically. Bulimic athletes are at risk from cardiac arrest, bowel disorders, organ failure and stomach problems. Bulimia has also halted menstrual cycles in female athletes some for as long as 2 years or more. Bulimia has taken the lives of many athletes in many sports, some of which are gymnastics, wrestling, sprinters, distance runners and figure skating. An example of this would be in 1988 at a meet in Budapest, a US judge told Christy Henrich, one of the world’s top gymnasts, that she was too fat and needed to lose weight if she hoped to make the Olympic Squad. Christie resorted to anorexia and bulimia as a weigh to control her weight. Her eating disorders eventually took her life. At one point her weight plummeted as low as 47 lbs. On July 26, 1994 at the age of 22, Christie Henrich died of multiple organ failure.

As a parent if you put your child in competitive sports you are encouraged to go to their practices and meets to observe your child’s coaches training methods.

mselves food for a day or more; this fasting is characteristic of another eating disorder, anorexia nervosa.

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