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Eating Disorder

Eating Disorder

One myth that flutters around here and there is that the eating disorder is just a lifestyle disorder and not a mental disorder. It is more of a emotional unrest of mind that my even be fatal. Obsession with food, body mass, and body shape may also point towards an eating disorder.

Types of eating disorder
1.Anorexia nervosa Eating Disorder
2.Bulimia nervosa Eating Disorder
3.Binge-eating disorder
Signs and Symptoms
Anorexia nervosa

In this condition a person feels himself as overweight even when they are normal or even under weight. To shed off weight they start starving or get on severe dieting. They even abuse their body wit use of laxatives or purgatives to lose weight. Anorexia nervosa has the highest rate of fatality out of all three eating disorders. Is this disorder people die of organ complication or even by suicide.

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Symptoms of anorexia nervosa are as follows:

  • exceptionally limited diet intake
  • excessive skinniness also known as emaciation
  • A relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight
  • Extreme panic of weight gain
  • Deformed body illustration, a self-esteem that is heavily inclined by outlook of body weight and shape, or a rejection of the seriousness of low body weight

Other common presentations that may develop over time, includes:

  • Weakening of the bones technically known as osteopenia or osteoporosis
  • Mild anaemia along with muscle wasting and extreme weakness
  • Brittle hair as well as nails
  • Dull, dry and pale skin presentation.
  • Fine hair growth all over the body known as lanugo.
  • Severe constipation
  • Hypotension or low blood pressure
  • Low pulse rate with low heart rate
  • Damaged heart walls and structures.
  • Damage to brain activities
  • Multiple organ failure due to low nutrition
  • Fall of internal body temperature leading to damaged cell functioning and lack of blood circulation.
  • Easily exhaustion of body and constant fatigue.
  • Infertility and poor reproductive system

Bulimia nervosa

In this type of eating disorder people lack control over eating and ends up consuming large amount of high calorie food. To cover up the guilt of over eating this is followed by compensating behaviour like forced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or diuretics, severe starvations, extreme physical workouts or even combinations of these. People suffering from bulimia nervosa eating disorder may be moderate or slight overweight or even slight under weight.

Symptoms of Bulimia nervosa may include following:

  • Persistent soreness and swelling in throat.
  • Inflamed salivary gland along with inflammation in jaws and neck
  • Issues in teeth enamel and oversensitivity and early decaying of teeth which is a resultant of over acid reflux.
  • Hyperacidity and other gastric issues.
  • Problems in intestines that get aggravated with time due to over use of laxatives.
  • Severe dehydration due to low consumption of fluids
  • Extreme electrolyte imbalance due to lack of nutritive diet leading to other issues that me be as fatal as heart disease.

Binge-eating disorder

In this type of Eating disorder people tend to lose control over their eating. In contrast to the Bulimia nervosa eating disorder, these people do nothing to throw the ingested food. There by these people are often sufferings from obesity. These days this type of eating disorder is most common.

Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder include:

  • Over consumption of food in short span of time generally seen in dinners.
  • Consuming food in spite of being not hungry.
  • Eating hurriedly
  • Eating in excess till awkwardly full and can’t accept more
  • Eating alone or in secret to avoid embarrassment
  • Feeling anxious, embarrassed, or guilty for being over eating

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