definition of purging
Purging Disorder. âPurgingâ is the name given to âinappropriate compensatory behaviorsâ or efforts to âundoâ or âget rid ofâ food after eating. Purging can be a symptom of any eating disorder and can happen occasionally or after overeating and/or binge eating. When purging is the only eating disorder symptom, or when someone uses a purging method after eating a small or ânormalâ amount of food, this is called Purging Disorder. What Is Purging Disorder? Purging can take on an addictive quality due to the brain chemistry changes it causes and the feeling of âemptinessâ or âlightnessâ it produces.