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Anorexia is a disease in which there is a morbid fear of gaining weight, a person refuses
to maintain a weight appropriate to their age and height.
Bulimia nervosa is another eating disorder, anorexia more Comm. Plus the central diagnosis
is the presence of food cravings. After one of these episodes have compensatory methods
to not gain weight, or use laxatives, diuretic's, etc..
In anorexia, are personality traits, people who are very rigid, they place very high goals
for yourself, the need for social approval, there is a genetic factor.
In bulimia, obesity also is recognized as a prior risk factor.
Bulimia can be more difficult to diagnose, because the symptoms are
easiest to hide. In anorexia, and weight loss is dramatic, surveillance on these people
is greater. The person loses weight too fast, always speaks of calories, looking to dine
alone, lose interest in activities. Both in anorexia bulimia as there is a disturbance,
which we call self-image disturbance, is the perception you have of your body is distorted.
In anorexia, the person begins to have body hair, yellow skin, hair loss, dry by. In patients
that cause vomiting, electrolyte abnormalities existed generating frame stops cardiac, etc..
The treatment of a patient is done by multidisciplinary teams, the psychiatric issues, nutritional
and usually a psychological.
Up to 50% of cases can fully recover, even so, there's a chance in the future, this person
may have another frame similar food.