Although most people have an idea of what anorexia is all about, the starving, the denial, the compulsion few probably truly understand what Anorexia/Bulimia really involves.
With each case Anorexia/Bulimia there is a different set of reasons, background circumstances, and habits. "Anorexia is a mental illness involving the fear of eating and gaining weight." (P.26 Anorexia) Loss of appetite or refusal to eat anything is known medically as Anorexia Nervosa.
Anorexia is a condition most frequently found in young teenage women. The overwhelming majority of anorexics are young women commonly in their early or late teens. In extreme cases, the loss of weight may be so great that death may happen if the sickness is not corrected in time. Psychological and mental treatment is needed. .
Each case of Anorexia is different each individual manifests symptoms of the disease in different ways. (P.12 Eating Disorders) But is it possible to give a composite of what an anorexic's feeling, behaviour and eating habits might be? In this way people can better understand the disease and be better prepared to recognize a potential or current anorexic and offer assistance.
Anorexia stems from a lack of self-esteem and self-worth. The behaviour doesn't usually begin as extraordinary dieting. In a women's case the disorder may precipitate by startling view in the mirror of her more womanly figure as she reaches puberty.
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It may also be caused by a traumatic event - a divorce, a death or breaking up with a boy friend or even beginning college. Eating may be a form of compensation for a major loss or means of securing attention from adults whom otherwise might not notice a child.
"For a young man, anorexia often begins as a result of a diet to overcome obesity or to make himself more attractive to others." (P.43 Anorexia).
Eating Disorders are psychiatric illnesses that effect over two million men and women usually between the ages of 15 and 35.
Anorexia and bulimia are both very harming eating disorders. ... Anorexia and Bulimia are similar but also very different, both still very harming to ones body. ... Suicide risk is elevated with bulimia. ... Anorexia and Bulimia are similar but take different tolls on the body. ... Every five years, anorexia nervosa has increased by 36%, today 8 million women suffer from either anorexia or bulimia. ...
Anorexia Nervosa vs. ... Another strong comparison to make between anorexia and bulimia is that psychologists have yet to find out if the causes of the disorders are from genetics, the environment, or a combination of both genetic and environmental factors. ... Although it is known that both anorexia and bulimia have very negative consequences, each disorder has different effects upon its victims. ... Also, while most victims of anorexia, about 15% to 20% (Kagan and Segal 1995), starve to death, victims of bulimia usually die from heart failure, which occurs when the binging-and-purging cycles...
These two diseases, Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are very different. ... I believe resorting to Anorexia and Bulimia is dangerous. ... Anorexia and Bulimia are very serious and potentially deadly diseases. ... The solution to Anorexia and Bulimia is not simple. ... If you are worried that a friend or family member has Anorexia or Bulimia please read the following. ...
I decided to focus on two eating disorders: bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. ... Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are the two most widely recognized eating disorders. Bulimia usually begins in early adulthood and is most common in females. ... Another sign of anorexia in females is not menstruating. ... A lot of females that develop anorexia are dancers. ...
Two major subgroups of the disorders are recognized: a restrictive form, in which food intake is severely limited (anorexia nervosa), and a bulimic form, in which binge eating episodes are followed by attempts to minimize the effects of overeating via vomiting, catharsis, exercise or fasting (bulimia nervosa). ... Anorexia nervosa occurs in ½% to 1% of girl's aged 13 to 17, peaking at age 15. ... Bulimia nervosa, which is more common than anorexia, describes a cycle of bingeing and purging. ... Patients diagnosed with bulimia average about 14 episodes per week. ... Bulimia nervosa is mo...
Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia is characterized by alternating episodes of binge eating and purging. ... In addition to bingeing and purging, some bulimics periodically deny themselves food for a day or more; this fasting is characteristic of another eating disorder, anorexia nervosa. People with Bulimia can look perfectly normal. ... Bulimia also affects the athlete physically. ... Christie resorted to anorexia and bulimia as a weigh to control her weight. ...
Anorexia and bulimia are the 2 most serious eating disorders and are now even been diagnosed in children as young as 7. Anorexia effects 2 out of every 100 girls and bulimia effects 1 in every 6 females in their later teens. ... Female Anorexia sufferers are determined to control the amount of food they eat in order to control their body fat. ... A person suffering from bulimia is less recognisable then a person suffering from anorexia because bulimia sufferers are usually average or slightly above average in weight for their hight. ... Bulimia is a secretive disease which means people go to g...
Anorexia is dangerous, and professional help should be sought early. ... Anorexia is dangerous, and professional help should be sought early. ... Despite 15 years of media coverage of the physical and memotional ravages of eating disorders, an estimated 5 million Americans every year still battle anorexia, bulimia and related disorders. ... Fluoxetine (Prozac) and other antidepressants have been helpful, especially in bulimia. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa " the more severe eating disorders " affect approximately 3 percent of young women. ...
Bulimia Nervosa What is bulimia nervosa? ... There are three types of bulimia namely simple, anorexic and multi-impluse bulimia nervosa. 1. ... Anorexia bulimia nervosa: This is a variation on the illness that is preseeded by a bout of anorexia nervosa. ... Some eight million people, mostly women and mostly young, suffer from anorexia (in which they starve themselves) or bulimia (in which they gorge and purge). ... What causes bulimia nervosa? ...