Abnormal
eating habits of a person which affect the person’s body physically and
mentally are called eating disorder. In this particular disorder a person may
eat a lot at a short time or very less at more time. It is a mental disorder.
Problem like
depression, anxiety are mainly seen in person who have sleeping disorder.
Obesity do not includes in sleeping disorder problem.
The cause of
eating disorder is still not clear but it does affect our body both physically
and mentally. Environmental and biological factors do play an important role in
this disorder.
These
disorders are described in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (dsm-5)
TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS
Anorexia nervosa: It is one of the most common eating
disorder. It mostly develops during early adulthood period. This affects women more as compared to men. In this
particular disorder they feel that they are overweight even if they are
underweight. People start to control their diet, avoid eating and lose
calories. They start dieting, fasting and do a lot of exercise in order to lose
weight. This all leads to damaging of body, thinning of bones, underweight etc.
Bulimia nervosa: It is also one of the well known
eating disorder. This disorder mostly develops during early adulthood and is
seen more in women than men. In this people start to eat large amount of food
in a particular period of time. In this disorder people cannot stop eating and
do have control on the amount of food they eat. As they eat forcefully which
leads to vomiting. They maintain a normal weight but have fear of weight
gaining. They do fasting, exercise also. In some cases this disorder leads to
heart attack.
Binge eating disorder: It is one of the common disorders in
United State. It mostly develops during early adulthood but can develop later
in time also. In this also people eat a large amount of food in short duration
of time and do not have control while eating. They do not restrict on calories
and also do not vomit or exercise. People with this disorder are mostly over
weighted and suffer from obesity.
Pica: In this disorder people eat things
which are not considered as food. In this particular disorder people eat things
like ice, soil, dirt, soap, hair, cloth etc. This is mostly seen during
childhood, pregnant women. In this there is high risk to health.
Rumination disorder: It is a newly found disorder. In
this disorder people bring swallowed food to mouth then re-chew that food and
then again swallow it or spit it. This mainly occurs during 30 min after taking
meal. Develop during childhood and goes on its own after a particular time. It
affects people at all stage of life. This disorder results in weight loss and
leads to underweight.
Avoidant/restrictive food intake
disorder: It was
earlier known as “feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood”. It mostly
develops during childhood but sometime also seen during adulthood. In this
people go under eating of diet. In this person feels lack of interest in
eating. This disorder leads to weight loss and poor development of body.
Purging disorder: In this people eat everything but at
the end to unwanted vomiting, exercise to control their body weight and shape
of their body.
Night eating syndrome: In this particular disorder people
eat a lot as soon as they wake from sleep.
This all
classified disorder is done so that person can know what problem they are
facing and can seek doctor advice if necessary. Eating disorder is mental
problem which leads to damage our body if not corrected on time.
CAUSES OF EATING DISORDER
As we know
that the exact cause of eating disorder is not found but it is believed that
biological, environmental and psychological abnormalities lead to eating
disorders.
Here are
some factors:
§ Irregular hormone function
§ Genetics
§ Deficiency of any nutrients
§ Poor self-esteem
§ Family or childhood traumas
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
If a person
is suffering from eating disorder he/she may show this signs and symptoms:
§ Dieting even after being underweight
§ Constantly change in weight
§ Engage in eating patterns like alone
eating, hiding food etc.
§ Depression
§ Try to be alone every time
§ Obsessed with calories
TREATMENT
As this all
disorders lead to disturbance in body both physically and mentally it’s very
important to consult with medical doctor, nutritionists and therapists for
complete medical care.
We should
give a proper balanced diet in order to make the person fit and healthy.
Yoga, simple
exercise and medication can help the individual to feel relax and resolve mood
and anxiety which take place because of the eating disorder.
In today’s
date eating disorder is a common problem and many of us are having eating
disorder and we even don’t know about that. Eating disorder is a very serious
problem and this affects our physical and mental health both and some time
leads to death also. Eating disorder also makes us weak and makes our self-esteem
poor and makes us feel low angry and said which leads to low our self-confidence.
Treatment should be given as you come to know about the disorder. We can
overcome this disorder with family support and proper doctor guidance. We
should try to eat healthy and a balanced diet and do regular yoga and exercise
in order to be fit and healthy.
It is
important to know that there is a binge eater in all of us which is always
willing to come out but it’s totally on us that how we will control it. We need
to learn to live a healthy life with healthy mind, body and soul.
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