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Bulimia

Bulimia or nervpus bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by the adoption of behaviors in which the individual moves away from healthy eating patterns eating excess food in very short periods of time (this has sparked a temporary feeling of well-being), and then search or remove excess food through vomiting, purging or laxatives. It is a mental illness, for fear of gaining weight directly affects the feelings and emotions of the person, thus influencing their mood on that soon lead to depressive problems.

The population at risk consists primarily of women of any social class in industrialized countries like the United States, Latin America in general, European Union, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Sudfrica. Bulimia nervosa usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood, usually in women (10 cases only one is a man). Binge usually begin after or during a period of regime diettico.

Another cause is the sociocultural pressure has an important place, which induces adolescents to achieve a slim and slender body. This can be seen for example evidenced in malls where women appear slender figures, textile and fashion where it seems that only makes clothes for skinny people. Usually this disease occurs in adolescents with problems in their autonomy, ie depend on someone either a family or couple, often losing this autonomy, the person compensates with excessive control diet. The mortality rate is set at 5%. One study indicates that 20% of women continue to struggle with bulimia disorder after ten years.

BULIMIA CHARACTERISTICS One of its key features is that the person experiences episodes of binge eating, followed by a deep sense of guilt, feelings of anxiety and loss of mental control from eating "excess". Usually alternate with periods of fasting or very low food intake, but soon resurface intakes episodes compulsivas. Is a binge eating in a time less than two hours an amount much higher food that most people eat. Another essential feature of this disorder are inappropriate compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain. Many individuals use different means to try to compensate for binge eating: the most common is self-induced vomiting. This method of purging (cyclical patterns of overeating and purging) use it for 80-90 percent of the subjects who come to clinical centers for treatment. The immediate effects of vomiting involve the immediate disappearance of physical discomfort and reduction of fear of gaining weight. Other purging

behaviors include excessive use of laxatives and diuretics, enemas, physical exercise and intense ayuno. Some examples of these unhealthy behaviors are vomiting, abuse of laxatives and diuretics, saunas or hot baths used for body fluid loss, excessive exercise, smoking to whet the appetite, limit or avoid foods, taking diet pills and restrict consumption liquids.

Treatment is most effective in the early stages of developing this disorder but since bulimia usually hide easily, diagnosis and treatment is not usually present only until this problem has already become a permanent ingredient in the patient's life . Several treatment centers in institutions (internment) offer long-term support, counseling and cessation of symptoms. The most common form of treatment currently includes psychotherapy, group therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy. People with anorexia or bulimia often receive the same treatment and be part of the same treatment groups. This is because, in many cases, patients suffer from both diseases simultaneously. Some call this phenomenon "interchange of symptoms".

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