Binge eating is when you eat a large amount of food in a short amount of time and feel you can’t control what or how much you are eating. If you binge eat regularly—at least once a week for 3 months—you may have binge eating disorder. If you have binge eating disorder, you may be very upset by your binge eating. You also may feel ashamed and try to hide your problem. Even your close friends and family members may not know you binge eat.
Advices:
- Learn to recognize physical hunger.
- Eat when you’re hungry.
- Stop before you’re full, because eating too fast can lead to eating too much.
- Keep a journal.
This information is based on information provided by the leading Mayo Clinic hospital team.