What diagnosis is most appropriate for Kristi? Her weight is stable but she reports that, several times a week, she "loses control" and "stuffs her face" eating lots of cookies and ice cream, then throws up by tickling her throat.

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Kristi meets the diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa, as she engages in recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors (in this case, purging by tickling her throat) and experiences a lack of control over her eating during these episodes. Kristi's weight being stable does not rule out a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa.

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