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Signs Symptoms of E.D. Compulsive Eating - Bulimia - Anorexia
Compulsive Over-Eating
- Binge eating large quantities of food
- Constant grazing
of food throughout day often secretively eating
- Obsessive type
thought of food, meals, and the desire to lose
weight
- Continued
weight gain over time
- Sometimes obsessions with the scale or
weighing oneself
- Inability to remain on a healthy meal plan without
binging
episodes
- Failed attempts to lose weight through
various weight-loss diets,
fasting or programs some even being extreme
- Marked decrease in self-esteem or self-confidence
- Possible
mood swings
- Increased feelings of hopelessness or despair
- A feeling of not controlling eating compulsions
- Self-loathing may be present
- There
is often a sense of "calm" which accompanies binging
Excess
weight causes many health problems some are:
- Strain on
heart
- Increase in blood pressure
- Difficulty breathing
- Stress on
joints particularly knees
- Increased risk of diabetes
- Fatigue and decreased energy levels
- Changes in metabolism
- Too much weight carried can cause
premature death
Bulimia
- Episodes of binge eating large quantities of food followed by
purging
- Some abuse syrup of Ipecac for inducing vomiting
- Purging may be by vomiting, use and abuse of laxatives, diuretics or excessive exercise
- The binge-purge cycle is most often a secretive event
- Increasing isolation for purpose of binging and purging
- Obsessive
thoughts of food, calories, weight, binging and purging
- Often
periods of restricting food accompany the plan to binge and purge
- Decrease
in the enjoyment of activities
- Increase in mood swings
- Self esteem and self confidence falls
- Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
- Feelings of
being alone with an out-of-control secret problem
- Intense fears
of becoming fat and feeling fat
- Body distortion or seeing oneself
as fat even if not
- Denial that there is a problem
- Generally individual is at or around normal weight
- Habit of chewing food and spitting it out
- There often is a "high" and sense of relief following purging
behavior
Bulimia causes many health problems some are:
- Possible hair loss
- For women loss
of Menses
- Stomach and digestive problems
- Dental problems
- Electrolyte imbalances,
low potassium
- Physical dependency on laxatives
- Possible irreversible damage to intestines
- Internal bleeding from purging
- Possible dehydration
- Heart complications
- There can always be the potential of serious complications
resulting in illness and death
Anorexia
- Denial that there is any problem
- Dramatic weight loss
in short period
- Exaggerated and intense fears of becoming overweight
- Preoccupation with calories, food and weight
- Restricting food for prolonged periods
- Inability
to stop dieting even when below normal weight
- Distorted body
image or seeing oneself as fat even with evidence to the contrary
- Constant
weighing of oneself throughout the day
- Increased isolation from
family or friends
- Isolative behavior concerning food and exercise
- may stop eating in front of others
- Increased prolonged periods
of exercise for purpose of burning
calories
- Increased dishonesty
with self and others over eating and
exercise habits
- Frequent
arguments with others regarding eating habits
- Increased mood
swings
- Self esteem and confidence levels drop
- Possible loss of hair from head
- Increased
body hair as thermal insulator for body's decreasing
ability to stay warm
- Loss of the ability to enjoy friends or activities
- Strong
feelings of being in control of oneself
- There is often a "High"
experienced with restricting and over
exercising behavior
- Possible
feelings of self-loathing
Anorexia causes many health
problems:
- Changes in metabolism
- Chronically chilly or cold
- For
women, loss of menses
- Drop in blood pressure
- Dizziness and weakness from malnutrition
- Body begins feeding itself off muscle tissue and storing fat
- Heart complications
- Vitamin and Mineral deficiencies
- If untreated Anorexia can cause premature death from starvation.
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