Question

select the correct answer.
you are concerned about your friend. you notice that she has lost a lot of weight recently. you also notice that after eating she seems to rush to the restroom. when you followed her, you noticed that she was inserting her fingers into her throat to induce vomiting. which disease is your friend likely to have?
a. anorexia nervosa
b. bulimia nervosa
c. crohns disease
d. hepatitis

Explanation:

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by episodes of binge - eating followed by purging behaviors (such as inducing vomiting). Anorexia nervosa is mainly about restrictive eating. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease with symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea etc. Hepatitis is related to liver inflammation. The friend's behavior of binge - eating (implicit in the cycle as she eats and then purges) and purging (inducing vomiting) points to bulimia nervosa.

Answer:

B. bulimia nervosa