Eating disorder is characterized by abnormal or extreme disturbance in eating behavior which involve excessive or insufficient food take. Eating disorders is a dangerous problem such as mental illness, severe overeating, emotional disorder and family pressure. About 5-10 million females and 1 million males are affected by eating disorder in united state. It is a most common problem. There are varieties of disorder like:
Bulimia Nervosa: Bulimia nervosa is most common problem in young women. In this people consume large amount of food in short time, sometimes cannot stop themselves from eating more. Eat large amounts of food is called binging.
Anorexia Nervosa: It means absence of appetite involves an aversion to food which leads to emaciation, excessive weight loss and starvation. Anorexia is serious disorder can damage your health. Women with anorexia nervosa miss at least three consecutive menstrual periods.
Binge Eating: In this disorder you eat excessive amounts of food in a short period of time, eating more rapidly than normal. Generally this disorder leads to obesity.
Causes of Eating Disorder: There may be many causes of eating disorder the exact cause of disorder is unknowns. Some possible causes of disorder are:
Biology: Many researchers believe that eating disorder can cause by genetic factor. Women with mother or sister who has Anorexia Nervosa they are four times more likely to develop Bulimia.
Psychological and emotional factor: People with eating disorder have emotional and psychological problems. Child abuse, sexual abuse as well as neglecting these factors are creating the risk of disordered eating.
Social factors: Environmental factor is one of the causes of eating disorder. Peer pressure and people see in media.
Symptoms of Eating Disorder: Some common causes are:
• Constipation
• Dehydration
• Depression
• Dramatic Weight loss
• Exercising excessively
• Menstruation problem
• Dizziness and headaches
• Continuous dieting
• Rapid hair loss
• Continuously thinking about food
• Anxiety
• Fatigue
• Abdominal pain
• Abnormally low blood pressure
• Irregular bowel movements
• Loss of sexual desire
• Weight gain
• Poor sleeping habit, Insomnia
Precautions form Eating Disorder:
• Do not skip meals
• Control overeating
• Keep Patience
• Not wanting to eat in front of others
• Talk about your problems
Treatment Of eating Disorder: Without treatment a person can faces serious medical complications. For the treatment it’s important that you find the qualified eating disorder professional that will help in coordinating and give proper treatment. The doctor will perform following test like physical, urine tests, blood tests, psychological evaluation. The treatment is depending on the type of disorder. Tell all history of your disease to the doctor. Once you will improve in your health then doctor or therapist can work on a long-term recovery plan. There are varieties of treatment are available for the disorder find the best treatment and doctor that work best for you.
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