Bulimia
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This 1930s encyclopedia article defines bulimia as a pathological increase in appetite and sensation of hunger, accompanied by a burning feeling in the epigastrium and fainting weakness. It attributes this condition to heightened visceral innervation due to increased excitability of nervous centers.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BULIMIA (from Greek bulimia — ox-like, intense hunger), pathological intensification of appetite, a sensation of hunger accompanied by a feeling of burning in the epigastrium and fainting weakness; it is explained by a state of increased innervation of internal organs (enhancement of motor and secretory function) on the basis of heightened excitability of centers (see Acoria, Aplestia).
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“Bulimia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bulimia/