Eating Disorder: Rayhan J. Mohammad Xi-Humss-Claudio Let'S Create Els Week 5

RAYHAN J.
MOHAMMAD XI-HUMSS-CLAUDIO LET’S CREATE ELS

WEEK 5
EATING DISORDER
Eating disorders are life-threatening mental illnesses that are significant,
complex, and difficult to treat. Disturbances in behavior, beliefs, and attitudes toward
food, eating, and body weight or form characterize them. Eating disorders have major
physical, psychological, and psychosocial implications and have a negative impact on a
person's life.
Eating disorders are frequent, and their incidence is rising. Women have an estimated
lifetime prevalence of 8.4 percent and men have an estimated lifetime prevalence of 2.2
percent.
Eating disorders affect people of all ages, weights, sizes, shapes, gender identities,
sexualities, cultural backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups.
• CAUSE
The majority of eating disorders entail obsessing over your weight, body form, and
food, which can lead to unhealthy eating habits. These habits can have a big impact
on your body’s ability to get enough nutrition. Eating disorders can injure the heart,
digestive system, bones, teeth, and mouth, as well as cause other health problems.
Eating disorders are most common in teenagers and young adults, but they can
occur at any age. With treatment, you can revert to healthier eating patterns and, in
some cases, reverse major eating disorder problems.
• SYMPTOMS
The symptoms of an eating disorder differ depending on the type. The most common
eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Rumination disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder are two other eating
disorders.
-Anorexia Nervosa
Is a potentially fatal eating disorder marked by an unusually low body weight, a strong
fear of gaining weight, and a mistaken view of weight and shape. Anorexics go to great
lengths to maintain their weight and shape, which can have a substantial impact on their
health and daily activities.
Anorexia is a condition in which you severely restrict calories or utilize other means to
lose weight, such as extreme exercise, the use of laxatives or diet aids, or vomiting after
eating. Even if you’re underweight, attempting to lose weight can lead to serious health
concerns, including self-starvation, which can be fatal.
-Bulimia Nervosa
Is a dangerous and potentially fatal eating disorder. Bulimia is characterized by episodes
of bingeing and purging in which you sense a loss of control over your food. Bulimia
patients generally restrict their food during the day, which leads to increased binge
eating and purging.
During these episodes, you eat a lot of food in a short period of time and then try to burn
off the extra calories in an unhealthy manner. You may induce vomiting, exercise
excessively, or use other measures, such as laxatives, to get rid of the calories because of
guilt, shame, and an acute dread of weight gain from overeating.
You’re undoubtedly worried with your weight and body if you have bulimia.
-Binge-eating Disorder
When you have binge-eating disorder, you eat excessive amounts of food on a regular
basis (binge) and lack control over your eating. Even if you’re not hungry, you can eat
rapidly or consume more food than you meant, and you can eat until you’re
uncomfortable full.
Your conduct and the amount of food consumed may make you feel guilty, disgusted, or
ashamed after a binge. However, unlike someone with bulimia or anorexia, you don’t
strive to compensate for your behavior by exercising excessively or purging.
Embarrassment may cause you to eat alone in order to conceal your bingeing.
At least once a week, a new round of bingeing happens. You could be a healthy weight,
an overweight person, or an obese person.
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-Rumination Disorder
Rumination disorder is regurgitating food after eating frequently and persistently, but it
is not caused by a medical problem or another eating disorder like anorexia, bulimia, or
binge-eating disorder. Regurgitation occurs when food is brought back up into the
mouth without nausea or gagging, and it is not always purposeful. Regurgitated food is
sometimes rechewed, reswallowed, or spit out.
If the food is spit up or the person eats significantly less to avoid the action, the problem
can lead to malnutrition. It’s possible that rumination disorder is more widespread in
children or persons with intellectual disabilities.
• SIGNS
It might be tough to manage or overcome an eating disorder on your own. Eating
disorders have the ability to take control of your life. Seek medical care if you’re having
any of these issues, or if you suspect you might have an eating disorder.
Be on the lookout for harmful eating patterns and beliefs, as well as peer pressure that
can lead to eating disorders. The following are red signs that could suggest an eating
disorder:
•Making reasons for not eating or skipping meals

•Adopting a vegetarian diet that is excessively restricted
•An overabundance of emphasis on healthy eating
•Rather of eating what the rest of the family eats, make your own meals.
•Refusing to participate in typical social activities
•Worrying or whining about something on a regular basis
•Being overweight and discussing weight loss
•Checking in the mirror for perceived imperfections on a regular basis
•Consumption of huge amounts of sweets or high-fat foods on a regular basis
•Weight loss with the use of nutritional supplements, laxatives, or herbal products
•Vomiting-induced calluses on the knuckles
•Problems with tooth enamel loss, which could be an indicator of frequent vomiting
•Consuming significantly more food than is deemed acceptable in a meal or snack
•Despair, disgust, humiliation, or guilt over one’s eating habits
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• Treatment
You’ll almost certainly benefit from a referral to a team of professionals that specialize
in eating disorder therapy, whether you start with your primary care provider or a
mental health professional. The following people could be on your treatment team:
•Psychological treatment is provided by a mental health practitioner, such as a
psychologist. You can consult a psychiatrist if you need medicines prescribed and
managed. Psychotherapy is also provided by some psychiatrists.
•A certified dietitian will provide nutrition and meal planning education.
•Medical or dental specialists can help you with any health or dental issues that arise as
a result of your eating disorder.
•Your partner, parents, or other members of your family. Parents should be actively
involved in therapy and may supervise meals for young people who are still living at
home.
It’s helpful if everyone engaged in your treatment knows how you’re progressing so that
treatment may be adjusted as needed.
Managing an eating issue can be difficult for a long time. Even if your eating disorder
and related health concerns are under control, you may need to contact members of
your treatment team on a regular basis.

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