BULIMIA

(nervosa) [noun] [U] medical - a mental illness in which someone, esp. a woman, stops eating, or limits what they eat for long periods, then eats uncontrollably and in large amounts, before taking action, often vomiting, to remove the food from their bodyBulimia is partly motivated and maintained by a person's concern over their weight and shape.When Helen suffered from bulimia, she used to binge on certain foods and then either exercise, take laxatives, or make herself vomit in order to get rid of it.Compare anorexia.