Eating disorders

How long does one have to be throwing up befor she is considered Bulimic?
And does one have to binge to be bulimic?? or can they just eat and puke a normal amount of food and be bulimic??

Here is how to tell:
1. If you eat MUCH more then you should
2. Then, you do something you know will force you to puke because you ate so much that you want it out.
3. You think you are fat
4. You do this more that once

thanks for your answers twilightlover...I am not bulimic...I know it would look that way...but I had a bet going with my friends on what defined bulimia

No, one does not have to binge to be bulimic. Excessive exercise or fasting after a binge to offset the caloric intake after eating is an example of non-purging.

 
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Bulimia (bu-le'me-?, -lim'e-?, byu-)
n.

1. An eating disorder, common especially among young women of normal or nearly normal weight, that is characterized by episodic binge eating and followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. It is often associated with measures taken to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, dieting, or fasting. Also called bulimarexia, bulimia nervosa.

2. Excessive or insatiable appetite.