I'm going to let you know upfront, i have never suffered from bulimia nervosa, therefore i don't have any first-hand accounts of what the disease is like. All i can really tell you is what is already out there and what the medical fields have to say about it. So for right now i have included the DSM-IV-TR criteria for bulimia nervosa.

1. Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:
2. eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during a similar period of time and under similar circumstances
3. a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g., a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating)
4. Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting; misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; fasting; or excessive exercise.
5. The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least twice a week for 3 months.
6. Self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape and weight.
7. The disturbance does not occur exclusively during episodes of Anorexia Nervosa.

Specify type:

         Purging Type: during the current episode of Bulimia Nervosa, the person has regularly engaged in self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas

         Nonpurging Type: during the current episode of Bulimia Nervosa, the personas used other inappropriate compensatory behaviors, such as fasting or excessive exercise, but has not regularly engaged in self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas.