Bulimia Treatment, Rehabilitation & Recovery Services

Bulimia is an eating disorder that can have a serious negative impact on a person's health, relationships and working life. Symptoms of bulimia vary between sufferers, but a major characteristic is bingeing on large amounts of food and then purging - usually by being sick.

Around 8% of all women will develop bulimia over the course of their life. Women are also around ten times more likely to experience the condition than men - though bulimia in men is a growing problem. Bulimia most commonly begins in late teens and early twenties and can last for many years.

However, it is possible to recover from bulimia and enjoy life without suffering the symptoms of an eating disorder.

At The Causeway Retreat near London we can help you work your way through bulimia through a series of proven treatments and therapies. You can escape from the pressures of the outside world in a unique setting entirely dedicated to healing, therapy and recovery.

Signs & Symptoms of Bulimia

Bulimics tend to cycle between bingeing and purging. During a binge a bulimic will gorge on high calorie food. A purge occurs after the binge and usually takes the form of vomiting or taking laxatives.

People with bulimia may feel intense guilt about the act of bingeing, yet cannot control it. The purging arrives as a response to negative feelings about the bingeing. Purging is also associated with a fear of putting on weight.

General symptoms of bulimia include:

• Binge eating and purging,
• Fluctuating weight,
• Obsessing about calories and fat content in food,
• Feeling your mood is intimately connected to your current weight,
• Low self esteem,
• Depression and anxiety,
• Feelings of loneliness and social withdrawal,
• Fearfulness,
• Fatigue and low energy,
• Unexplained aches and chest pains,
• Spending lots of money on food in one go,
• Distorted body image (for example believing oneself to be too fat).

Bulimia can trigger periods of depression, or obsessive compulsive disorder. In fact, studies show that around 60% of people with an eating disorder also have depression.

Treating Bulimia at The Causeway Retreat

At The Causeway Retreat near London we offer support and treatment for bulimia in a unique therapeutic environment. Based on a private island, our clinic is luxurious, tranquil and above all discreet.

Our leading psychiatric experts will use a range of evidence-based techniques to help you combat your bulimia. Cognitive behaviour therapy and counselling sessions can help you understand your relationship with food and the triggers associated with bingeing.

Clients requesting treatment on the island for food disorders must undergo a preliminary outpatient assessment and physical examination (including blood tests, electrocardiograph and weighing) with a consultant psychiatrist.

Take the next step towards arranging your bulimia recovery treatment by getting in touch with us.