Why is this?_________

Question

Why do people who are bulimic eat food if they know that they're just going to throw it up?

Answer 1

IDK

Answer 2

People who are bulimic are actually hunger.  They will often binge & then feel disgusted & guilty & so make themselves atone for their eating by purging.  They also usually have Body Dysmorphic Disorder in which they believe there is something wrong with how they look.

Google:  mayo clinic>>diseases>>body dysmorphic disorder

>>bulimia

Answer 3

so they can Have the taste and to fool people into thinking they're eating.

Answer 4

so  they can not feel hunger

Answer 5

because they have to have something in their stomach to throw up.. they should start making reusable flavored playdough, marketed just for bulimics.if i was bulimic i would buy it

Answer 6

it makes them feel special, idk!?

Answer 7

to have something TO throw up

Answer 8

its a phychological issue they want to eat, but are worried about wut they just ate....turning into fat so there for they may throw up

throwing up isn't the only sign of bulimia they could take laxatives, water pill, etc to make the food go through the body faster

Answer 9

Because they still have the urge to eat and taste good food.  So, to them it's the best of both worlds.  

Answer 10

because they have a mental problem and they cant help it

Answer 11

There is no true answer for it. It is a disorder and if people had the answers, there would be no more disorders!

Answer 12

Each time food goes into our mouths, we get a little shot of dopamine, a hormone that is in large part responsible for life's addictions.  The dopamine helps quell feelings of sadness, emptiness, etc.  

Answer 13

cause they probably want the taste but not the calories