Difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa!!
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ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological and potentially life-threatening eating disorder. Those suffering from this eating disorder are typically suffering from an extremely low body weight relative to their height and body type.
CAUSES:
The effects of the thinness culture in media, that constantly reinforce thin people as ideal stereotypes
Professions and careers that promote being thin and weight loss, such as ballet and modeling
Family and childhood traumas: childhood sexual abuse, severe trauma
Peer pressure among friends and co-workers to be thin m
SYMPTOMS:
Chronic restrictive eating or dieting, beyond the norm
Rapidly losing weight or being significantly underweight and emaciated
Obsession with calories and fat contents of food
Engaging in ritualistic eating patterns, such as cutting food into tiny pieces, eating alone, and/or hiding food
Continued fixation with food, recipes, or cooking; the individual may cook intricate meals for others but refrain from partaking
Amenorrhea: an abnormal absence of menstruation, or loss of 3 consecutive menstrual cycles
Depression or lethargic stage
Development of lanugo: soft, fine hair that grows on face and body
Reported sensation of feeling cold, particularly in extremities
Loss or thinning of hair
Avoidance of social functions, family, and friends. May become isolated and withdrawn.
BULIMIA NERVOSA
Bulimia Nervosa is a psychological and severe life-threatening eating disorder described by the ingestion of an abnormally large amount of food in short time period, followed by an attempt to avoid gaining weight by purging what was consumed.
CAUSES:
Stressful transitions or life changes
History of abuse or trauma
Negative body image
Poor self-esteem
Professions or activities that focus on appearance/performance
SYMPTOMS:
Constant weight fluctuations
Electrolyte imbalances, which can result in cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or ultimately death
Broken blood vessels within the eyes
Enlarged glands in the neck and under the jaw line
Oral trauma, such as lacerations in the lining of the mouth or throat from repetitive vomiting
Chronic dehydration
Inflammation of the esophagus
Chronic gastric reflux after eating or peptic ulcers
Infertility
Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological and potentially life-threatening eating disorder. Those suffering from this eating disorder are typically suffering from an extremely low body weight relative to their height and body type.
CAUSES:
The effects of the thinness culture in media, that constantly reinforce thin people as ideal stereotypes
Professions and careers that promote being thin and weight loss, such as ballet and modeling
Family and childhood traumas: childhood sexual abuse, severe trauma
Peer pressure among friends and co-workers to be thin m
SYMPTOMS:
Chronic restrictive eating or dieting, beyond the norm
Rapidly losing weight or being significantly underweight and emaciated
Obsession with calories and fat contents of food
Engaging in ritualistic eating patterns, such as cutting food into tiny pieces, eating alone, and/or hiding food
Continued fixation with food, recipes, or cooking; the individual may cook intricate meals for others but refrain from partaking
Amenorrhea: an abnormal absence of menstruation, or loss of 3 consecutive menstrual cycles
Depression or lethargic stage
Development of lanugo: soft, fine hair that grows on face and body
Reported sensation of feeling cold, particularly in extremities
Loss or thinning of hair
Avoidance of social functions, family, and friends. May become isolated and withdrawn.
BULIMIA NERVOSA
Bulimia Nervosa is a psychological and severe life-threatening eating disorder described by the ingestion of an abnormally large amount of food in short time period, followed by an attempt to avoid gaining weight by purging what was consumed.
CAUSES:
Stressful transitions or life changes
History of abuse or trauma
Negative body image
Poor self-esteem
Professions or activities that focus on appearance/performance
SYMPTOMS:
Constant weight fluctuations
Electrolyte imbalances, which can result in cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or ultimately death
Broken blood vessels within the eyes
Enlarged glands in the neck and under the jaw line
Oral trauma, such as lacerations in the lining of the mouth or throat from repetitive vomiting
Chronic dehydration
Inflammation of the esophagus
Chronic gastric reflux after eating or peptic ulcers
Infertility
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