What is binge eating disorder?

Binge eating episodes with a sense of lack of control. Binge eating usually does not include compensatory behaviors such as purging, fasting, misuse of laxatives and other medications, or excessive exercise that are characteristic of bulimia nervosa.

How do members experience binge eating disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with binge eating disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for binge eating disorder*

Who has binge eating disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 15
20s 64
30s 105
40s 82
50s 61
60s 33
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 42
Female 312

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What is binge eating disorder?

Binge eating episodes with a sense of lack of control. Binge eating usually does not include compensatory behaviors such as purging, fasting, misuse of laxatives and other medications, or excessive exercise that are characteristic of bulimia nervosa.



Common symptoms reported by people with binge eating disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for binge eating disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with binge eating disorder

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Who has binge eating disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 6 new patients joined this month
  • 120 say binge eating disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 15
20s 64
30s 105
40s 82
50s 61
60s 33
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 94
20-29 years 15
30-39 years 8
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 42
Female 312

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 105
Not Diagnosed 61

These charts show data from binge eating disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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