Is bulimia hereditary

I think my daughter might be bulimic. My ex-wife ( which is the mother of my daughter) has had bulimia since she was 18 years old. She is now 40 and still dealing with this disorder. My question is is bulimia hereditary?

bulimia is not a hereditary, it is an eating disorder.

You might want to look for the following symptoms of you daughter.

Signs and symptoms

People with bulimia regularly engage in episodes of binge eating followed by attempts to prevent weight gain. A binge is considered eating a larger amount of food than most people would eat under similar situations. For instance, someone with bulimia may eat an entire cake, rather than a slice or two. And he or she may continue eating until painfully full. Snacking throughout the day isn't considered a binge. However, sometimes people with bulimia will feel a need to purge after eating only a small or normal-size meal or portion.

Binges often occur in private. People may be home alone where they raid the cupboards for food, for instance. Or they may make the rounds of numerous fast-food restaurants, eating meals at each one.

Once the binge episode ends, the purging begins. That may mean heading to the bathroom to vomit or hitting the treadmill for hours of exercise. Someone may also take numerous laxatives or fast. Some people use their fingers or a toothbrush to induce vomiting by gagging. As the illness progresses, some people become so adept at self-induced vomiting that they can do it at will.