What Are The Symptoms Of Binge-Eating Disorder?

Eating Until Uncomfortably Full

One of the common behaviors surrounding binge eating disorder is patients eating until they're uncomfortably full. With healthy eating patterns, an individual eats when they're hungry, and after they've eaten enough, their body gives them the signal they're full and should stop. Their digestive system breaks down the food, and once the meal has been fully broken down, they feel hungry again. However, the behaviors of individuals with binge eating disorder aren't related to the body's hunger signals. Just like eating when not hungry, patients may eat until they're uncomfortably full, ignoring signals from their body. They may feel bloated and nauseous. Unlike bulimia, they don't take measures to purge the food like throwing up, and they don't engage in unhealthy behaviors like over-exercising, but these feelings of uncomfortable fullness can add to the shame and guilt surrounding food.