ANOREXIA OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

Anorexia is a disease that most often affects mainly adolescents and girls. But in recent years doctors have to take care of patients of younger and younger .

Anorexic people live with the feeling that their body is too big, poorly made ... They themselves through pipes that make losing weight. They feed almost more but do not see themselves lose weight. Anorexia is considered a substance without addiction , anorexia is an eating disorder .

When eating is a source of anxiety

Anorexia is more than just a loss of appetite. The girl often has a false perception of her body, she is considered too portly , poorly made ​​and would like to lose weight beyond reasonable. At first, the teenager can start with a plan to correct curves, real or imaginary . But instead of stopping , once lost a few extra pounds , she continued her regime that is becoming increasingly restrictive , to the end where it refuses almost any diet. Meals then become a source of anxiety and conflict within the family, where all attention is focused on the plate, always full ... or does not empty . Sometimes , out of sight , it " cracks " and downs of a sudden a lot of food : this is an episode of bulimia. This access voracity is seen as a failure , the person to exonerate can then force themselves to vomit.

These deprivations result in a very significant weight loss up to , in the most critical cases , half of normal weight. Thinness is , moreover, one of the first reasons why parents consult a doctor, often against the wishes of the patient who claims to be fine. Besides weight loss , anorexia is often accompanied by young girls of the cessation of menstruation or amenorrhea .

anorexia tips

Anorexia  can be the result of multiple situations. Indeed, the mechanisms of hunger and satiety involve complex pathways. Any situation disturbing an item level of these pathways may lead to loss of appetite.

The cause loss of appetite can be the result of poor diet or unhealthy habits like constant chewing gum stimulates the satiety center or consumption of food or drinks rich in sugars.
On the other hand, sick people are often prone to loss of appetite. In fact, his body is mobilized to defend against a disease which reduces appetite to save up his strength.
 It will draw on its reserves nutrients necessary for its operation. This mainly concerns:

diseases affecting the brain (pituitary insufficiency, brain tumor ...)

-more than 5% of girls and young women aged 14 to 35 years are affected. There are also some men who suffer.
Anorexia, bulimia, 

binge eating,

6  anorexia tips  given by the association Anorexia & Bulimia

1

 Observe your behavior towards your body. Teach your children to accept the physical differences (body shape, defect, disability).

2

 Avoid attitude reinforces the praise of weight loss and denigration of excess weight. Do not tease the children on the basis of appearance ...

3

 Help your children rather to appreciate whatever models in the media.

4

Do not demonize certain foods in the qualifiers "bad", "calorie", "magnifying". Diversify meals.

5

You can talk regularly with your children about the dangers of strict diets. Do not forget to set an example by eating everything (always at the table!) And accept you as you are.

6

Do not blackmail to food: "eat well to please mom." Eating is eating, love is something else.