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 a world today where more emphasis is placed on the way a person looks than the kind of person they are inside. This has led to many people especially young women being unsatisfied with their looks and will be constantly bombarded to obtain a look which is completely unrealistic for them to achieve.

Cause 2 – Those people today who have very little self esteem are highly susceptible to suffer from bulimia. This low self esteem could have been caused for a variety of reasons but the main ones seem to be they were abused as a child, they suffer from depression or they are trying to be perfect at everything they do.

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 will suffer from this particular eating disorder because of a traumatic event has taken place in their lives. It could be something such as they have moved home recently or a long term relationship they were in has ended. They suffer from bulimia as they see it as a way of helping to cope with the stress that the event has placed upon them.

Cause 6 – For a few people the cause of their bulimia is due to their family genetics. Some studies have been undertaken and these have shown that certain people’s genes are what are causing them to suffer from this particular eating disorder. Also in other research undertaken it was found that the cause for bulimia is some people are because the levels of serotonin in their bodies are low.