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Noun: binge-purge syndrome
  1. A disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting
    "She sought treatment for binge-purge syndrome after years of struggling with her eating habits";
    - bulimarexia, binge-vomit syndrome, bulimia nervosa

Type of: eating disorder