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Eating disorders might be one of our society's biggest problems because of our unusual eating activities. This type of individual needs to involve themselves in social activities, have information about a healthy diet and get urgent treatment from a counselor.
Awareness campaigns can help people to get early diagnosis and treatment. Some people might don't know about their eating disorders. After consistently unusual eating activities, they will have serious health issues and even get hit by severe depression.
Eating disorders can't go away without any actionable plan and effort. It will get worse in health after some years. It'll be dangerous when you get some extra pounds and can't be able to live a healthy life. It would be best to have an expert counselor's advice for an actionable plan to overcome this eating disorder habit.
An eating disorder is a psychological condition that affects dietary behaviors, exercise, and body image and leads to an unhealthy relationship with food.
An eating disorder is remarked by persistent changes in dietary patterns and consumption that then impairs the physical, social, and psychological health of the person. It also greatly jeopardizes their well-being. In some cases, an eating disorder can be fatal as well. While anyone can develop an eating disorder, young women and girls are more at risk. According to Vogue, 1 in every 4 female students in UAE affect by an eating disorder.
There are different eating disorder types that affect people of all age groups. The main categories include:
Anorexia nervosa is a condition remarked by starvation and extreme fixation on body size. People see themselves to be overweight, even when that is not the case. Consequently, they cut back on their food consumption and exercise a lot, alongside keeping a careful eye on their weight.
People with this disorder generally tend to be underweight, dangerously so. Hence, the mortality rate for anorexia nervosa runs high.
Symptoms of anorexia nervosa include:
In avoidant restrictive eating disorders, people do not eat food because of a lack of interest in food, fear of food, and an extremely picky nature. The site of food, color, texture, temperature, and smell may cause people to turn away from it. AFRID causes severe nutritional deficiencies in patients, which can also be fatal.
Unlike anorexia and bulimia, the lack of dietary intake does have to do with body image issues. The situation is direr than picky eating. Also, in ARFID, access to food is not the reason for the lack of food intake.
Signs of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder include:
Binge eating disorder causes people to consume large amounts of food in a small time. The eating episodes are often on account of loss of impulse control, and people then give in to their desires.
People experience extreme guilt and stress after binge eating, however, they do not take any steps to undo the food consumed. Consequently, binge eating disorder causes obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular problems, etc.
Signs of binge eating disorder include:
People with bulimia nervosa alternate between restrictive eating, and consumption of calorie-intensive food with intense shame afterward, causing them to take steps to avoid calorie absorption.
Essentially, people with bulimia eat too much of the forbidden foods and then feel extreme guilt. They then either use laxatives or coercive methods to vomit. Some might also fast or compulsively exercise to make up for it.
Signs of bulimia nervosa include:
In pica disorder, people eat things that are not considered food per se. These include ice, soil, dirt, cloth, etc. Often, pica is associated with other health problems like autism, development issues, etc. As people can consume dangerous things in this eating disorder, therefore, they are at considerable risk for ingestion of toxic materials.
Signs of pica include:
In rumination disorder, people regurgitate the food they have previously chewed and swallowed. They then either re-swallow the food or spit it out.
Rumination disorder can occur during infancy, childhood, or even adulthood. Since it limits the consumption of food, hence, it can lead to weight loss and nutritional deficiency. The consequent problems can even be fatal as well.
Hallmarks of rumination disorder include:
OSFED refers to an eating disorder that does not fit any of the above categories. Often, people in this category experience rapid weight loss, but their BMI is still above the limit set for patients with anorexia nervosa.
The specific signs of an eating disorder are contingent on the type of the disorder, but there are some general eating disorder signs and symptoms.
Physical symptoms of eating disorders include:
Emotional, behavioral, and psychological signs of an eating disorder include:
Some early signs of an eating disorder to watch out for include:
AFRID eating disorder is commonly misunderstood as picky eating. While AFRID may present so, however, its underlying cause is psychological. People think they are going to die if they consume the food, so the relationship is based on trauma and fear, unlike the case of picky eating.
The exact causes of eating disorders are unknown. Some risk factors include:
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder are among the more common eating disorders.
Eating disorder treatments can include the following:
If you are wondering if you have an eating disorder, you need to honestly answer the following eating disorder test:
If the answers are affirmative, you need to consult an eating disorder therapist at Fitcy Health. Only qualified experts can give you a diagnosis of an eating disorder. At Fitcy Health, the prices are competitive, and choices are aplenty, so you are facilitated in every viable way. Moreover, the option of remote therapy allows you to get help immediately, whenever, wherever.
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