Teen with bulimia swallows toothbrush

• April 25, 2024

Discharge a 17-year-old Brazilian teenager, who suffers bulimia and that three months ago he swallowed a toothbrush when he used it to provoke the threw up .

The minor, known as "Selma", was subjected on Saturday to an endoscopy to remove the toothbrush that was lodged in his stomach for three months, but that was extracted so far because the affected person hid the fact.

According to the portal news G1 , the procedure was performed in a private clinic in the Amazon city of Bethlehem, capital of the state of Pará, because the public hospital in which the student was served does not have conditions to prepare the delicate operation.

The teenager received a medical discharge this Sunday but promised to go to the hospital again to be treated with a nutritionist and a psychologist of bulimia, the eating disorder where people have Binge of food and then vomit for not get fat .

Bulimia fatal disease

The bulimia nervosa It is characterized by a cycle of overeating, followed by a purgative behavior that aims to get rid of the calories ingested.

The methods of purge They can include vomiting, excessive exercise, diuretics, diet pills, fasting, enemas and abuse. laxatives .

Some of the psychological factors that accompany people with bulimia are:

1. Changes in mood2. Irritability.3. Depression .4. Fear of losing control 5. Self-esteem determined by the weight and what has been eaten. 6. Great need for the approval of others.

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