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Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa (bn) is characterized by large intake of food in a very fast and feeling of loss of control, called hyperphagia or bulimic episodes.
These are accompanied by inadequate compensatory methods for weight control, such as self-induced vomiting, use of medications (diuretics, laxatives, appetite suppressants), diet and physical exercise, caffeine abuse or *** use.
Patients with bulimia nervosa have a number of maladaptive thoughts and emotions about ses eating habits and body weight.
The assumptions involved in these practices pisicologicas behavior based on the idea that "being thin is the same as being attractive, succeed or be happy."
One can understand that eating disorders are caused by a disruption in how patients construct reality.
However, disorganization necessary to maintain the balance to finally keep a consistent way of thinking, feeling and acting.
Emerges a vicious cycle that contributes to the chronicity of these disorders: caloric restriction, malnutrition and weight loss produce changes in numerous body functions
may, in the case of women, occur not only swings in mood as also interrupt the menstrual cycle.
In general, patients with BN show a floating self-esteem, making them believe that one way of solving the problems of personal insecurity
is through a well-designed body and to reach your goal, eventually develop diets impossible to follow.
Often bulimics appeal to starvation, thus leading to hypoglycemia and even dehydration, lowering the pressure may cause fainting.
Failing to perceive themselves satiated, eating foods to feel empanturradas.Esta discomfort these patients leads to some kind of purging.
After these periods of "purging" the resumption of condção caloric restriction is initiated. The result, inevitably, is marked by a further fall uncontrolled and a successive period of purgation.
At puberty occur many changes in gonadal steroid hormones and added to alimentr reducing intake, reduces the amount of plasma tryptophan.
These changes can exacerbate dysregulation of serotonin 5-HT, resulting in the modulation of brain functionality.
The dysphoric temperament may involve an imbalance inherent emotional. But despite that occur with adolescent girls, the disorder can affect adult men and women.
The induced vomiting is present in over 90% of cases, so it's practically the symbol of this disorder. To cause, by repeatedly and over time, the vomit may cause erosion of the enamel, which can lead to loss of teeth.
Due to often have the need to use drugs, the complex etiology of the disorders, the particularity of each case, osucesso of an integrated care program and complete depends on a multidisciplinary team,
beyond the simultaneous employment of multiple strategies, ie, nutritionists, physicians, psychologists will be involved in the treatment of those individuals who both need help.
Besides all these other professionals, the family plays an important role in pre and post treatment, for people who have eating disorders
will often try to hide this fact, then those who are enveloped them is going to help in the diagnosis and then to the table does not repeat itself again.
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4th period nutrition 2nd half-2010 BH Unifenas Work psychology of nutrition