Symptoms of Overeating

In a world of "supersized" meals, it can be difficult for people to gauge what is a "normal" portion size when they eat a meal. Many people turn to food to meet emotional needs by "stuffing down" the pain through eating. Here are some of the symptoms of overeating.

Digestive Issues

• Long-term overeating can result in a variety of stomach issues, including gas, diarrhea and acid reflux. These can all be symptoms that your body is overeating on a regular basis.

Emotional Eating

• Many people eat to manage their emotions because they feel better by the process of eating. Emotional eating is a symptom of overeating because eating is done to meet an emotional need, not a physical one.

Feeling Full

• Ideally, a person should stop eating before she feels full. The body will "sigh" when it has had enough calories. The feeling of fullness comes later, signaling that overeating has happened.

Weight Gain

• When a person overeats, he gains weight. Overeating results in consuming more calories than the body needs, so the body stores the extra calories as fat.

Warning

• Compulsive overeating is an eating disorder that can lead to serious health consequences. If you feel unable to stop overeating, seek help to deal with the eating disorder.