Anorexics and Bulimics
Anorexic is also scientifically referred to as Anorexia nervosa. Anorexia is chiefly related to conditions in which a person truncates his diet severely. Under such conditions a person desire to put down calories by means of skipping meals or not eating sufficient amount of food. Bulimics is also technically known as bulimia nervosa, which involves bingeing of food and also purging it. In this case a person usually eats more than his capacity and then purges the food through various measures such as clysters, purgatives, diuretic drugs etc. It is widely seen that, most victims usually perform self inducted vomit to remove the food from the body.
Causes of Eating Disorder:
To your information, eating disorder is general noticed with the feminine sect of the society; hence, most experts may fail to recognize it in case of males. It is suggested that men are more prone to inappropriate eating habits due to mental disturbance which may influence their appetite. It should be understood that eating disorder usually occurs due to various reasons. Apart from mental disturbance, in cases of men, there are other causes of truncated appetite. Media can be considered as one of the reasons which frequently promote extremely slim models which influence the audience. Inferiority Complex can be considered as another reason why men cut down or skip their meals in order to achieve slimmer body image. In most cases biological or/and genetic conditions can also be blamed for any such abnormal eating habits. Most men, in effort to become fit, may omit necessary diet and insidiously surpass the threshold of appropriate weight which may also result in eating disorder. Some men desire to cope well with their profession which may require them to be lighter in terms of body weight. Some of such professions may include modeling, swimming, running, dancing, jockey etc. Individuals in similar profession may also be affected by this disorder.
Symptoms of Eating Disorder:
The list of symptoms of eating disorder is quite extensive; hence, to determine this health issue one should look for abnormal eating habit. However, below listed are few symptoms that are generally noticed in case of eating disorder.
- Remarkable weight loss or weight gain in comparatively less time.
- Worry about weight and frequent complaints regarding weight related issues.
- Self famishment and restricted eating habit.
- Noticeable purging or bingeing of food.
- Consuming diet pill such as clysters, diuretic pills, purgatives, etc
- Enigmatic eating style.
- Obsession of eating away from the crowd.
- Paled skin or loss of hair.
- Head pain and giddiness.
- Low blood pressure
- Incontinency
- Constipation
- Weariness and depression.
- Inadequate sleep.
These aforementioned points are some of the known symptoms which may suggest diagnosis for the disorder. However, there are other signs that may denote about such chaotic physical conditions; hence, as mentioned above any in case of strange and odd eating habit or dramatically rapid change in weight of a person, the individual should be immediately diagnosed for eating disorder.
Consequences of eating disorder:
Though eating disorder is not considered as a severe disorder such as cancer, arthritis etc, during its initial stages; the gradual results of this physical issue can also be fatal as well.
- Malnutrition: The most basic and common result of eating disorder is ‘malnutrition’ which usually occurs due to overeating or eating significantly less food. This malfunction is the deficiency of important nutrients such as protein, energy, vitamins etc. This can also lead to severe health problems and can hinder the functioning of the body organs leading to kidney failure, heart issues and lethally death.
- Dehydration and Hyponatremia: A person with eating disorder may also feel dehydrated which is generally caused due to lack of fluids in the body. Ironically, this eating disorder can also lead to another disease known as Hyponatremia which is caused due to insufficient sodium in blood. Drinking more than eight ounce of water within few hours can lead to Hyponatremia which may deposit fluids in lungs, swelling in brain, vomiting etc.
- Rough Fingers: One of the noticeable results of eating disorder is abrasive fingers which are caused due to constant self inducted vomiting.
- Fatal effects of laxative and other drugs: It should be understood, especially by victims of eating disorder that consuming diet pill, clysters, emetic syrups, diuretic medicine etc may not be suitable for most and may lead to immediate death
Mulling over the abovementioned consequences it can be understood that eating disorder can lead to severe adverse results. Hence, it is wise to diagnose and cure the disease at its earlier stages in order to prevent any unfortunate outcomes.