Bulimic, bipolar and bald Britney?

By Stone Martindale Mar 13, 2007, 20:23 GMT

Britney Spears REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

The National Enquirer is reporting Britney Spears has been battling bulimia all her adult life and she finally confessed the fact when she was caught making herself barf at Promises rehab center in Malibu.

“Britney has bulimia. She said she’s been throwing up her food since she was 16,” an unnamed source told the Enquirer.

“The only thing that stopped her from throwing up her food was when she got pregnant the first time. But as soon as she delivered her son Sean Preston, she was back throwing up again to lose the baby weight.”

Spears, who was checked into rehab several times after a public meltdown where she shaved her head completely bald, is also said to be suffering from bipolar disorder, paranoid delusions, including the belief that she is being watched and recorded.

The National Enquirer article claims she checked her room at rehab for listening devices and hidden cameras.

“Britney is on medication for bipolar disorder, but she’s been making herself throw up and the medication is not staying in her system like it needs to,” added another unnamed Enquirer insider.

A source told the Daily Express: "Doctors are alarmed at the physical state she is in. They confronted her about her desperately unhealthy lifestyle and the truth came pouring out.

Britney Spears’ ex boyfriend, Isaac Cohen, spoke to People magazine. “I was definitely surprised that she went into rehab,” said Isaac Cohen.  “I didn’t feel it had to come to that, but you know, if that’s what it takes and if that’s what she needs.”