Eating disorders are very serious problems. There are two
types: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and both of them are
very dangerous and can have mortal result.
Anorexia is an
eating disorder when people starve themselves.
Usually, anorexia begins around onset puberty. On this age young
girls are very vulnerable and concerned about their body shape.
Simple careless word "you look fat!" may be the reason why girls
stop eating. More to say, individuals, suffering from anorexia
become very skinny, but think that they are overweight.
Bulimia is an eating disorder, when person eats too much
food in a short amount of time and then try to prevent weight
gain by purging (throw up or taking laxatives). Bulimia may be
very harmful to body: teeth become yellow and sensitive to cold
or hot, skin becomes dry, irregular period and etc.
It's important to find out that person has anorexia or bulimia
and give him a professional help. First of all, it is important
to recognize the symptoms of anorexia or bulimia in oneself or
others around us. It may be difficult to do but you should be
very critical if a person loses a lot of weight in a short
period of time without any physical disorder. Since people who
suffer from
eating disorders deny they have a problem it might
be very hard to persuade them to get some help. It is very
important to admit to the problem if you actually suffer with
bulimia or anorexia. There are many self-help books try to find
the solution. There are professional ways to help anorexia and
bulimia sufferers. All the treatment methods may be classified
into three groups: 1. diet regulation; 2. medications; 3.
Psychotherapy -- both individual and family therapy.
Diet regulation is firstly important to anorexics. This method
of treatment is usually used in combination with psychotherapy.
It is important to increase the number of calories consumed
everyday -- starting with 1500 kcal per day up to 3500 - 4000
kcal per day. Individual as well as family or group therapy
might help both anorexics and bulimia sufferers. There are
special centers for treatment of eating disorders where anorexia
and bulimia sufferers spend 24 hours a day until they recover.
Bear in mind that recovery may take a while since the problems
are very deep beneath. To some, eating disorders may persist for
years and may reoccur after treatment. However, it is very
important to treat anorexia and bulimia, because these diseases
may lead to serious physical complications and even death.
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