There are many people today who suffer from bulimia nervosa and yet even though many studies have been carried out we are still unable to clearly define what the causes of bulimia are. In fact it may be a combination of a number of different things which result in a person suffering from this particular eating disorder. Below we look at what are considered to be the major contributing causes for bulimia in people today.
Cause 1 – We live in a world where emphasis is placed constantly on us about how being thin and beautiful is important and this leads to many people being unhappy with their looks. This is especially true where young women are concerned as they are being bombarded on a constant basis with images which are completely unrealistic of what they should look like.
Cause 2 – Many people who suffer from low self esteem are those who are more at risk of becoming bulimic. There are certain things that could have occurred in that person’s life which leads to them suffering from low self esteem, such as they were abused when younger, they aim to be a perfectionist or they suffer from depression.
Cause 3 – People who diet regularly are some of those who may well develop some form of eating disorder including bulimia over those who don’t. Those who are using drastic types of diets that result in binge eating occurring afterwards are even more susceptible to this type of eating disorder. Those who use these kinds of diets regularly will find over time that they get caught in the cycle of binge eating and purging that is a symptom of bulimia.
Cause 4 – There are certain people involved in certain professions because they need to maintain certain are often highly susceptible to suffering from some kind of eating disorder. Numerous models, gymnasts, actors and dancers have had their stories published about how they suffered from eating problems because they wanted to remain at the top of their profession.
Cause 5 – Some people may suffer from bulimia as there have been drastic taking places in their lives recently. It may be that they have moved home or a relationship has come to an end after some considerable time. Such people will suffer from this eating disorder because they feel it helps them to cope far better with the stress they are under.
Cause 6 – For some people they may suffer from bulimia because it runs in their family. Studies carried out that in some people it is their genetic makeup which may be the overriding factor for the causes of bulimia in them. For others research has shown that those who have low levels of serotonin in the body can be the cause for why they are bulimic.
