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Bulimia bulimia is a rather dangerous problem, because this condition causes you to have unhealthy eating habits that greatly affect your mind and body. So what should we do when we have bulimia bulimia?
1. What is Bulimia nervosa?
Bulimia or commonly known as bulimia - an extremely serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder. People with this disease can consume an enormous amount of food without being able to control their own eating problems. Bulimia is usually acquired during late adolescence or early adulthood.
When having bulimia syndrome to prevent weight gain, the patient can use many different methods such as: abuse of laxatives, weight loss foods, diuretics, excessive exercise...
Currently, the scientific community evaluates that people with bulimia are often very difficult to treat completely.
2. What causes bulimia bulimia?
It can be said that nowadays, the treatment of bulimia nervosa is often quite difficult because the specific cause of the disease cannot be determined. It is speculated that some of the increased risks of bulimia nervosa include:
Biological problems: If someone in your family has bulimia nervosa, there is a high chance that your daughter and future generations will also have bulimia. at risk for this disease. In addition, the disease is also at risk of forming in overweight and obese children. Evaluations show that women are more likely to develop bulimia than men. Psychological and emotional problems: Because of the close relationship, people with psychological and emotional problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, drug abuse, and feeling stressed in life have the same problem. risks of diseases. These subjects always feel depressed, negative about themselves and tend to look to the issue of eating to relieve the feeling of sadness. Diet: There have been studies that show that people who are dieting have a higher risk of eating disorders when they follow a diet for a long time that can stimulate, stimulate love to eat to your heart's content. This can lead to an increased risk of bulimia.
3. Common signs and complications of bulimia
When a person has bulimia, they often have the following typical symptoms:
Always afraid of gaining weight as well as worrying about their appearance. Unusual portions of food and the need to eat more than usual Always force yourself to follow a strict low-calorie, vegetarian diet to avoid weight gain. Prefer to use weight loss foods It is difficult to control the amount of food entering the body... If the disease is only mild, the patient almost does not have serious health problems, usually just weight gain. However, if this condition persists, the following serious complications can be faced by the patient, even life-threatening.
Digestive problems including stomach, intestines... May abuse more alcohol, drugs Increase risk of oral diseases due to high food consumption In women, it will often be lost Menstrual or menstrual irregularities The disease may appear suicidal thoughts or psychological problems such as depression, anxiety disorders.... Increased risk of cardiovascular problems.. .
4. What remedies are there for bulimia bulimia?
Currently, there are many measures proposed to treat bulimia patients. People with bulimia will be taken to see specialists and doctors to talk and discuss their current health status. Psychotherapeutic interventions help patients improve a few issues such as:
Change cognitive behavior: Help you change and normalize your daily eating habits, reduce food intake body in each meal. Family psychotherapy: Relatives of the patient will intervene and support the patient in controlling their diet as well as making a plan to reduce their food intake in the most scientific way. Use of drugs: Using drugs is also a measure that the patient can be prescribed. Antidepressants, when combined with psychotherapy, can help reduce the symptoms of bulimia. Most treatment for bulimia nervosa is done at home. However, in some serious cases, with serious complications, the patient needs to be hospitalized by a doctor for more favorable treatment.
Above is important information to help you understand what bulimia is as well as to clarify the health effects of this condition. From there, we can make up a plan of eating and living in moderation to ensure the best health.
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