Because of this fluctuation in food intake day to day and week to week, an athlete with bulimia nervosa may actually look like she is within a normal weight range. The amount of food consumed may fluctuate greatly throughout the day with the individual reducing portions during the day only to lose control late at night and engage in binging behavior. Rather than stopping at a regular portion size of food, this individual may continue to eat actually consuming multiple meals over several hours. However, instead of eating a normal portion of food at this point, the individual may lose control of her eating. Whereas the individual with anorexia nervosa has extreme discipline to severely restrict her caloric intake, the individual with bulimia will eventually give in to her hunger.
In fact after a binge cycle, the individual may go several days with only limited food or fasting because of the guilt felt from the binge eating. It isn’t that the individual with bulimia does not want to be thin by controlling her diet. One of the main differences is that an individual suffering from anorexia nervosa consumes very limited calories whereas the individual suffering from bulimia nervosa may consume as many as 5000kcal in one sitting (Beals, K., 2004). The primary characteristic include cycles of uncontrollable eating followed by periods of purging which may include self-induced vomiting, and the use of laxatives, diuretics, and compulsive exercising to rid the body of the excess calories.Īlthough individuals suffering from bulimia have the same desire to be thin as those suffering from anorexia nervosa ,there are differences between the two. Understanding the Influence of Sport on Female Athletes with Bulimia Nervosaīulimia nervosa is a prevalent eating disorder seen in both athletic and non-athletic populations.
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