Eating Disorder
Introduction
Eating disorders are the obligations to eat to prevent eating what is harmful to one’s mental and physical and mental health (Good heart, Clopton, & et al 150).
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that people excessively deny their bodies food in fear of gaining weight and destroy body self perception. It includes losing weight excessively by restricting oneself from the amount of food to eat and causes hormonal and metabolic disorders.
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder is described consuming too much food within a short period of time and binge eating. In most cases the people with Bulimia Eat and after finishing they try to vomit in order to emit the food they have eaten, taking stimulants, diuretic or laxatives and exercising excessively. The reason as to which people engage in this kind of behavior is because of their size and
Similarities
They are both eating disorders and in both people feel and believe they look very heavy and weigh much regardless of their appearance and actual weight. Both of them focus on thinness and are driven by dieting to prevent obese. Both the anorexics and bulimics excessively exercise. Both disorders cause severe health issues and can lead to death if done excessively. In both cases they feel fatigue, depressed and anxiety on need for perfection. Both have irregular heart rates can cause heart attack. Substance abuse like taking excess diet pills may trigger the disorders. There are factors that make Bulimia and Anorexia distinct. These factors help to differentiate the two.
Differences between Anorexia and Bulimia
From the definition
Anorexia occurs in teenagers’ at most while Bulimia occurs in women in their 20’s. Though there is no set age for the disorders. In Anorexia there is refusal to retain weight and people with this disorder regard low weight as normal for height and age, and their body images are disfigured, while in bulimia people eat excessively in binge eating and lack control during the binges. In Bulimia people use laxatives, fasting enthusiastic exercise and self vomiting. People with Bulimia are over concerned about their body weight and shape while in Anorexia there is fear of adding weight although they might be underweight. Women with anorexia miss their menstruation periods due to hormonal and metabolic disorders.
Symptoms and Signs:
Anorexics show clear, frequently rigorous weight loss while bulimics frequently retain a healthy weight. The signs and symptoms include:
Anorexia
In most cases the person does not eat and she exercises extremely. She tends to watch her caloric diet and even takes diet pills. Has thin hair and dry skin and is always moody. She feels dizzy more often, feels cold and wears baggy clothes.
Bulimia
A person with Bulimia goes to bathroom more often after eating to purge and exercises extremely. She has swollen fingers and calluses as well as cuts at the back of their knuckles and hands. Her face is seen puffy with stained teeth.
Health Issues:
Bulimia distorts the digestive system and influences electrolyte balances, which in turn destroys organs. On the other side of anorexia, a starvation causes the body to slow down to maintain energy, which has unpleasant consequences. Some of health issues brought about by the disorders include:
Anorexia
The bones become less densities and even muscle loss. The person can have low blood pressure with irregular heart rate resulting to capable heart failure. Due to personal perception one feels tired and exhausted as well as can get depression. Some become anemic due to the diet (Garner, and GarPaGarfinkener, 207-240).
Bulimia
Due to frequent vomiting the esophagus may rapture and some stomach pains is felt which can result to stomach acid and tooth decay. Lack of eating brings about constipation. One feels tired and depressed.
Treatment:
Most people suffering from these disorders resist admitting they have an illness.
When it comes to teenagers’ treatment, a group of specialist such as: dieticians, therapists and doctors must be involved. Below are recommended treatments:
Anorexia
The treatment of anorexia has three main phases: Anorexia has three phases of treatment thus: One must restore weight loss, treat psychological issues like self esteem, despair and interpersonal conflicts. One must remise and recover achieve. One must have added weight in order to use anti depressants to treat anorexia.
Bulimia
To treat Bulimia one has to eliminate purging and binging. One has to clearly establish consistent and healthy eating habits, thus eating three meals a day. Exercise done should be moderate and one must have healthiness. Treating the psychological issues should be done. Anti-depressants treat bulimia and prevent relapse (Faccio 42).
Work cited
Faccio, Elena. Anorexia and Bulimia: Research and Therapies. USA: Author House, 2006. 42. Print.
Garner,, David M., and Paul E. GarPaGarfinkener,. Eating Disorders. 2nd. New York: Guilford Press, 207-240. Print.
Goodheart, Kristin, James R. Clopton, et al. Eating Disorders in Women and Children: Prevention, Stress Management, and Treatment. 2nd. U.S: CRC Press, 2011. 150. Print.
