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		Along with bingeing and purging at least twice a week for 3 month or more, does your child or someone you know tend to ...
Yes	No	1.	eat an unusually large amount of food with no weight gain?
Yes	No	2.	believe the minimum weight recommended for someone their age and height is too high for them?
Yes	No	3.	base their self-worth on weight and body image?
Yes	No	4.	be secretive about eating and for a time after eating?
Yes	No	5.	spend time in the bathroom after meals?
Yes	No	6.	vomit frequently or are there often smells of vomit?
Yes	No	7.	regularly use laxatives, diuretics, or enemas?
Yes	No	8.	go to the kitchen (to binge) after everyone else has gone to bed?
Yes	No	9.	go on unplanned walks or drives at night?
Yes	No	10.	have an excessive desire for privacy in their bedroom or the bathroom?
Yes	No	11.	avoid eating with others or take very small portions when eating with others?
Yes	No	12.	suddenly change the foods they like and dislike?
Yes	No	13.	regularly skip meals?
Yes	No	14.	drink a lot of water and/or diet soda (to make vomiting easier)?
Yes	No	15.	cut their food into very small bites?
Yes	No	16.	chew their food excessively?
Yes	No	17.	separate different types of food on their plate?
Yes	No	18.	create strange food combinations?
Yes	No	19.	be obsessed with exercise (for example, they always want to exercise after eating)?
Yes	No	20.	use mints or gum often (to cover up vomit smells on their breath)?
Yes	No	21.	run water constantly while in the bathroom (to cover vomiting sounds)?
Yes	No	22.	be preoccupied with weight, weight loss, and dieting?
Yes	No	23.	wear baggy clothes or layer clothes (to hide their body)?
Yes	No	24.	avoid looking in mirrors?
Yes	No	25.	have calloused finger joints and/or backs of the hands (from jamming the fingers down the throat to induce vomiting)?
Yes	No	26.	have discolored or decalcified teeth?
Yes	No	27.	have sensitive, swollen, or bleeding cheeks and gums (caused by vitamin deficiencies and stomach acids coming up the throat)?
Yes	No	28.	have frequent stomach pains, constipation, diarrhea, or other intestinal problems?
Yes	No	29.	have irregular or stopped menstrual periods?

Total 'Yes'			(out of 29 possible)

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