Binge eating

Binge eating
Synonyms	Compulsive overeating, emotional eating
Pronounce	N/A
Specialty	N/A
Symptoms	Eating large amounts of food in a short period, feeling a lack of control over eating
Complications	Obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiovascular disease
Onset	Typically begins in late adolescence or early adulthood
Duration	Can be chronic or episodic
Types	N/A
Causes	Genetic predisposition, psychological factors, environmental factors
Risks	Family history, dieting, stress, body image dissatisfaction
Diagnosis	Based on DSM-5 criteria, including episodes of eating significantly more food in a short period than most people would eat under similar circumstances
Differential diagnosis	Bulimia nervosa, Night eating syndrome, Kleine-Levin syndrome
Prevention	N/A
Treatment	Cognitive behavioral therapy, Interpersonal psychotherapy, medications such as SSRIs
Medication	N/A
Prognosis	Varies; treatment can lead to significant improvement
Frequency	Affects approximately 1-2% of the general population
Deaths	N/A

Binge eatingis a disease characterized by episodes of compulsive overeating. It has the following characteristics:

1. People eat too much. This is known as overeating. When this happens, they often lose control, and cannot stop.
2. Very often, they eat more food than other people in the same time.
3. People feel very painful and distraught while they eat or after eating.
4. People want to make up the consequences of binge eating by some inappropriate and unhealthy ways.

The vicious cycle of binge eating It can make people feel satisfied for a while, but after that, they will feel guilty and they will regret eating so much. People overeat to feel better, but they actually feel worse, and go back to overeating for relief, forming a vicious cycle. Other characteristics: If binge eating becomes a pattern, this is an eating disorder. People who suffer from this have a high risk of weight gain. They may feel ashamed of their eating habits and become depressed. People who binge and then purge, (usually by vomiting), have a different eating disorder called bulimia. People with anorexia may also binge and purge.