Alert for parents, anorexia
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The problem begins with a psychological disorder , with an aspiration to achieve perfection and invaded by advertising that sells us a physical picture impossible. Many people are falling in the nets of this eating disorder are not aware of that until you hit bottom, the anorexia.
People used to think that only women were suffering from this disease, but there are many men who suffer. According to the Ministry of Health, anorexia strikes 500,000 people in Spain.
Some of the main causes of falling into this illness, and social stereotypes may be: the patient’s own obesión, maternal obesity, death or illness of a loved one, the recent separation of parents, a change of residence, a failure either at work or school, a serious accident or a traumatic event.
Unlike the bulimia , which involves eating large amounts of food then induce vomiting, anorexia is an eating disorder that involves uncontrolled weight loss and caused by the same patient. While the person is too thin the disease makes them look fat in the mirror, creating a compulsive obsession with not eating and staying clean on the inside using laxatives to maintain a slim appearance.
Unfortunately for the patient is aware of the problem is too late, so that people who are around us that first we must act . It is a serious issue to be addressed with the help of experts, physicians, and psychologists.
Anorexics begin to have much interest in food calories and food groups, avoiding it consumes carbohydrates and fats, overall reduction in the amount of food consumption, and this may be added also a sudden excess exercise and use of diuretics or laxatives.
As parents we can see these notorious time changes in behavior and do something about it. Given these symptoms before talking with the patient, that it will do is evade and hide information, it is important that their activities subtly vigilant to ensure that there is a problem, do not act hastily.
If indeed, you are sure your child has a problem, it is best to go to a professional to confirm or not your suspicions. You can consult your family doctor or directly to specialists in the treatment of these disorders.
