While the royal wedding was going on, all eyes were on the couple, comparing the new princess with Lady Diana, and while i was watching the whole procession one thing that was coming in my mind was the eating disorder that she had been suffering from, 'Bulimia" a disease characterized by a cycle of bingeing and self compensatory behaviors such as inducing an artificial vomit to compensate for the effects of binge.
Eating in a discrete period of time and eating an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during that time. A sense of lack of control over eating during that period of time. And then recurrent inappropriate behaviors in order to compensate or prevent the gain in weight.
This is referred to as the binge- purge cycle a simple flow chart shown below explains the cycle completely.
According to the National institute of mental health, Women are more likely to develop this disorder and at least 1% of the adult population is suffering from this disorder.
Therapy is designed by your consultant psychiatrist and by recognizing the triggers, he helps you manage stress and overeating. Therapy is necessary because our body is not designed for repetitive vomits as it causes an electrolyte imbalance, damage to our heart and may also cause Gastric ulceration.
Eating in a discrete period of time and eating an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during that time. A sense of lack of control over eating during that period of time. And then recurrent inappropriate behaviors in order to compensate or prevent the gain in weight.
This is referred to as the binge- purge cycle a simple flow chart shown below explains the cycle completely.
Therapy is designed by your consultant psychiatrist and by recognizing the triggers, he helps you manage stress and overeating. Therapy is necessary because our body is not designed for repetitive vomits as it causes an electrolyte imbalance, damage to our heart and may also cause Gastric ulceration.
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