Eating disorder is a common issue nowadays and should be discussed seriously. In Malaysia, the number of cases is increasing . Eating is normal for every person however if it deviate from the normal one, it becomes disorder. Anorexia, Bulimia nervosa and Binge eating are the examples of eating disorder. Our role here is to recognized these people and we have to help them to prevent further complications. Please take note that , eating disorder can be a serious problem if it is left untreated. So lets learn this things together!
•Restrictive type
- eat very little + vigorous exercise
- often withdrawn with OCD traits
•Binge/Purging type
- binge eating followed by purging,
laxatives,excessive exercise,diuretics
- a/w major depression, substance abuse
From history, we can get variety of complaints. However, patient may also present with loss of conscious and fatigue due to not eating.
Anorexia not only affect your body, it can also affect your mind. We can think the complications of anorexia from head to toe.
Bulimia nervosa is a binge eating combined with inappropriate ways of stopping eating such as self-induced vomiting (purging), abuse of laxatives and diuretics, or excessive exercise . It can occur in a normal body weight person.
