Disorders of eating behavior
Written by:The eating disorders are all those diseases mainly characterized by a significant fear gaining weight or being fat and bringing those who suffer from it to limit meals in order to lose weight and, therefore, feel better. They do not know the exact causes of these diseases; However, they know some predisposing factors, such as the beginning of a diet or adolescence. Our specialist in Pediatrics tells us about two specific disorders (anorexia and bulimia)
Although eating disorders can occur during any stage of life (even in very young patients, aged between 8 and 10 years), between 12-14 years and 19-20 years, recording the highest number of cases.
As you can be diagnosed anorexia and bulimia?
The bulimia is a disease that can be dormant for years; even after a long time, some people fail to understand be affected. This is characterized by binge eating of food followed by self-punitive behaviors such as self-induced vomiting or excessive exercise intense, use of laxatives or diuretics to try to limit excessive intake of food. L ' anorexia , instead, is a disorder that is diagnosed with more ease because most evident. The patients reduce the meals and the relative quantity, generating a weight loss which, in some cases, can be an intense and rapid. If the diagnosis is made in time, it will be possible to identify appropriate treatment and improve the prognosis.
What is the role of the family? As it can be helped the patient in distress?
When we suspect that our son can have a eating disorder is recommended to deal with the situation, do not let this go unnoticed or accantonandola as a temporary problem of age. You must consult your pediatrician or family doctor so that they can assess whether these behaviors are normal and pathological directing the patient to the appropriate specialist to treat ailments. In many cases it is necessary to turn to psychiatry, the nutritionist or psychologist because the very young patients need the help of several specialists in order to eliminate certain eating behaviors, dangerous for themselves and for the family.