During a physical exam, a teenager asks the nurse if she can have a stronger medication for her constipation because the laxatives she has been taking are not helping.During the physical exam, the nurse observes mild to moderate erosion of the tooth enamel.Which of the following disorders is the client most likely experiencing?

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Bulimia nervosa is characterized by binge eating and then purging by self-induced vomiting and/or laxatives.Vomiting commonly leads to erosion of the tooth enamel.Bulimia nervosa occurs more commonly in females.A teenage girl asking for stronger laxatives combined with an observation of tooth enamel erosion should cause any health care provider to consider the possibility of bulimia nervosa.

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