Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is a psychological disorder related
to abstaining from eating, as a result of fears of increasing body weight,
accompanied by a feeling of lack of self-confidence, which leads to an aversion
to eating, and this is a serious psychological disorder, accompanied by many
symptoms and follows the sufferer Very harsh diets, until he loses control of
himself and becomes unable to control it, with severe excessive exercise, to
get rid of the extra weight.
Anorexia nervosa is not just a normal disorder and
abstaining from eating, but it generally affects the health of the body, the
health of the mind, the mood and psychology, and the affected person imagines
himself whenever he looks in the mirror, that he is a very fat person, even if
he is thin, which requires a therapeutic intervention, and a review of the
specialist doctor as soon as possible, and it is worth noting that anorexia
nervosa is more common in women than men, especially in adolescence.
The causes of anorexia nervosa :
- lack of self-confidence and dissatisfaction with the outward appearance of the body.
- The presence of some mental disorders in a person.
- Exposure to great pressures from people and the surrounding community.
- Attempting to reach perfect body shape in any way.
- The presence of a genetic defect, related to the person's family history.
- Gasping for perfection and perfection.
Symptoms
of anorexia nervosa
1. Significant loss of body weight.
2. Feeling tired and general fatigue.
3. Chronic insomnia.
4. Bluish color of the fingers on the hands and feet.
5. Feeling dizzy, and going into fainting spells.
6. Hair loss, weakness, and color fading.
7. Chronic constipation.
8. Dry skin, peeling skin.
9. Low blood pressure, and dehydration in the body.
10.
The menstrual cycle stops.
11.
Defect of the
heart muscle.
12.
Swollen and swollen limbs.
13.
Desire to be
isolated from people and society.
14.
Feeling depressed and frustrated.
15.
Constant fear and
anxiety about gaining body weight.
16.
Exercising excessively.
17.
Avoid eating.
18.
Lack of sexual
life, loss of desire.
19.
Following severe
and severe diets.
20.
Calculate calories
for all food items.
21.
Vomiting after eating.
Diagnosis
Conducting physical examinations related to the body,
such as measuring body weight and height accurately, measuring blood pressure
rate, blood sugar level, body temperature, number of heart rate and its
regularity, and measuring all vital processes of the body.
Conducting some laboratory tests such as: measuring
the number of red and white blood cells, measuring the percentage of blood
proteins, checking liver function, examining kidney function, and making an
accurate examination of the thyroid hormones, and blood electrolytes.
Conducting a psychological evaluation of the patient
as follows: Monitoring the quantities of food he consumes, the way he
exercises, his method for following his diet, and the number of menstrual
cycles that come, and whether they have been absent for three consecutive
cycles or not.
Loss of appetite treatment
Some people have difficulty recognizing that
they have this disorder, and difficulty following the necessary treatments.
Because of a problem in getting rid of their repeated resistance to eating, the
treatment aims to design a plan that meets all the needs of the patient:
- Raising body weight to normal levels.
- treating emotional problems; Ex: low self-esteem.
- Getting rid of erroneous and distorted ideas.
- Building the behavioral skills that the patient needs in the long term.
The treatment of anorexia is characterized as a
long-term treatment, with the possibility of relapse, especially when feeling
stressed, and it is the responsibility of friends and family to support the
patient, and understand the nature of the condition and its symptoms; To help
him succeed in treatment, and prevent a relapse, including:
Psychotherapy: Cognitive behavioral therapy
is used in dealing with an injury, and aims to change the patient's thoughts and
behaviors, specifically changing his thoughts about food and body weight, and
giving him effective responses to difficult and bad situations, and nutritional
counseling is used to teach the patient how to acquire healthy eating habits,
and the importance of diet. Balanced to maintain a healthy body.
Medications, no drug or
medication is available for treatment, however, nutritional supplements are
used in some cases, in addition to medications to help control anxiety,
depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors are frequently used in the treatment of depression and are used
only in cases where it is reported The patient's weight is 95% of the normal
weight, according to body length and age, and studies indicate the ability of
antipsychotics - such as olanzapine - to increase body weight.
Hospital treatment, cases of malnutrition,
severe low body weight, or persistent abstinence from eating need to receive
treatment in the hospital, in addition to sudden psychological disorders, and
treatment includes a gradual increase in the amount of food to safely lift the
weight.
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