Distúrbios Alimentares 9C

 

 •Eating Disorder

Eating disorders are a type of normal mental health syndrome characterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior and eating thoughts and emotions. Typically, people with ED develop an unhealthy preoccupation with food and body size, weight or shape. The most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) recognizes the four subcategories of eating disorders.

•ANOREXIA 

Anorexia: An eating disorder that causes a person to have a distorted view of their body, which becomes an obsession with their weight and what comes next.

Symptoms: In the body: low body temperature, dehydration, fainting, fatigue, osteoporosis, low blood pressure, dizziness or disturbances in fluid and electrolyte balance (water and electrolytes)

No behavior: compulsive behavior, binge eating, hyperactivity, impulsivity or social isolation

On weight: underweight, weight loss or extreme weight loss and thinness

No humor: anxiety, apprehension or guilt

In the gastrointestinal tract: constipation or vomiting

During menstruation: irregular menstruation or lack of menstruation

In development: slow growth or delayed puberty

Psychological symptoms: depression or fear

Also common: dry hair, headache, dieting, dry skin, slow heart rate, sensitivity to cold, brittle nails or overuse of laxatives

For informational purposes only. Consult a trusted physician for advice.

When I was a kid, my family always praised me and told me that if I eat too many carbohydrates for a week, I'm going to get fat and obese. That's when I started to have "Anorexia", now whenever I look at my body through the mirror, I imagine myself very fat, Since my diet is always very restricted, I can only eat foods that have low carbohydrate nutrition , every time I see fast food, I feel like eating, but I can't. Because if I eat that, I'll get fat.

Treatment: Medical treatment may be needed to regain normal weight. Psychotherapy aims to help recover self-esteem and stabilize behavior changes.

  Name: Vinicius Andrade Lemes 

•BULIMIA

Bulimia or Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder. People with bulimia have a very distorted view of their physical appearance. These people are very concerned about their body weight, it can greatly affect a person's self-esteem and receive a high . This eating disorder is very dangerous, these people with this disease have binge eating. These people often fast or vomit to prevent weight gain. People with bulimia are overly concerned about their diet, body and weight. For those who have bulimia, it is always good to have medical care, therapy is considered very good for people with bulimia problems.

Name: Sara Silva Ocana

•BINGE EATING

 

Binge eating is a mental illness in which the person feels the need to eat, even when he is not hungry, and who does not stop eating himself despite being satisfied. Some of the symptoms of binge eating are: Eat faster than normal,eat when you're not hungry, keep eating even when you're already sated, eat alone or in secrets feel sad or guilty of overeating.

Specialists who can diagnose a binge eating are: General Practitioner, Nutrologist, Psychiatrist and Endocrinologist. 

The first part of the treatment involves consulting with a psychiatrist who has good knowledge about binge eating. Treatment is directed to both physical and emotional factors.

“I have compulsion to eat for a while, I suffer a lot from it and in this period I ended up getting fat, because I eat more than necessary, especially when it attacks my anxiety.I do treatment with specialist, they tell me to decrease the food more I can not, my family does everything to help me more even so it is very difficult, last week I ate so much that I had a bad time, even with these difficulties Do not give up my treatment, I know it is not easy more I will manage from this disorder.I've seen people who have recovered and that's what gives me the strength to continue with my treatment and one day I'll tell other people that I've been able to recover".

Name: Mariana Conceição

•ORTHOREXIA

 Orthorexia is nothing more than when a person is addicted to eating only healthy things.For the treatment of it, the psychiatrist can prescribe medication for anxiety,the nutritionist can recommend a healthy menu and eating habits, but not harmful to health.

"For some years I have orthorexia and a few days ago I started to try to treat it, however difficult it is for me I need it for my health. I started to go to a nutritionist and try to accept myself more, I have some friends who are trying to help me with this and I step into a piscicologist too, I hope to make it to the end of the treatment"

Name: Maria Luisa

 

 

•NIGHT EATING DISORDER {CNS)

 Night eating syndrome (CNS) is attributed to a delay in the circadian rhythm of eating, characterized by suppression of appetite during the morning hours and increased appetite during the night, thus, the individual's eating behavior becomes uncontrolled at night. The treatment is done with psychotherapeutic monitoring and use of medications according to the medical prescription, which may include medications such as antidepressants and melatonin supplementation.

  "Through so many years I've been eating uncontrolled during the night, but thought it was just normal appetite. One day I realized it was going beyond my control, so I looked for help and found out it was an eating disorder. 

 Nowadays I'm on treatment with some pills, counting too with my friends support."

Name: Ana Caroline