Overview Rumination disorder involves repeated regurgitation of food occurring after eating, for at least one month, which is not attributable to a gastrointestinal or other medical condition. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include effortless regurgitation soon after meals, which may be re-chewed, re-swallowed, or spit out, without apparent nausea or distress. Experiencing one or more …
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Pica
Overview Pica involves persistent eating of substances that are not food and have no nutritional value, such as paper, soap, or dirt, for at least one month, inappropriate to the individual’s developmental level. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include recurrent ingestion of non-food items, sometimes leading to medical complications such as gastrointestinal blockage or poisoning. …
Bulimia Nervosa
Overview Bulimia nervosa involves recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting, laxative misuse, fasting, or excessive exercise, occurring at least weekly over a sustained period. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include eating unusually large amounts of food with a sense of loss of control, followed by compensatory behaviors, …
Binge-Eating Disorder
Overview Binge-eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of eating an unusually large amount of food accompanied by a sense of loss of control, occurring at least weekly over a sustained period, without the regular use of compensatory behaviors seen in bulimia nervosa. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include eating much more rapidly than normal, eating until …
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Overview Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) involves persistent failure to meet nutritional needs due to avoidance or restriction of food intake, without the body image disturbance seen in anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Signs and Symptoms Signs can include significant weight loss or failure to grow as expected, nutritional deficiency, dependence on supplements, or marked …
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Anorexia Nervosa
Overview Anorexia nervosa involves persistent restriction of energy intake leading to significantly low body weight relative to age, sex, and health, combined with intense fear of gaining weight and disturbance in how body weight or shape is experienced. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms can include significant restriction of food intake, intense fear of weight gain, distorted …
Eating Disorders
Overview Eating disorders are a group of conditions, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, that involve persistent disturbances in eating behavior along with distressing thoughts and emotions about food, weight, or body shape. Signs and Symptoms Signs can vary by specific disorder but may include restrictive eating, binge eating, compensatory behaviors, preoccupation with …