Purging behaviour

Definition

Behaviour aimed at the removal of ingested food from the body with the specific intention to lose weight or prevent weight gain (e.g., self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, or the use of enemas).

Exclusions

• Anorexia Nervosa (6B80)
• Bulimia Nervosa (6B81)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Symptoms or signs involving eating and related behaviour

• MB29.0Avoidant or restrictive eating
• MB29.1Binge eating
• MB29.2Eating of non-nutritive substances
• MB29.4Rumination-regurgitation
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified