Contest alert!//Anorexia
What is anorexia?
Talking about Anorexia, It is a medical condition that is affiliated to eating. It is a eating disorder that always comes with the person always afraid that if they eat too much, they might gain more weight and so it now leads to them not having appetite for food any longer.
It now leads to weight loss and even sometimes malnutrition which if not properly handled can lead to several health issues. There are some key features or should I say symptoms of Anorexia. Most times it leads to restrictive eating and distorted body image most of the time and that is attributed because the person has strong fear of gaining massive weight.
Causes of anorexia?
There are some major causes of anorexia that we did not always pay attention to but which I want us to be aware.
- Biological Causes: The first is the Biological causes and it can be because of genetics. If you come from a family that is suffering from the disorder, you might also suffer it. Another thing also is the brain chemistry and most of the time hormonal imbalance also contributes to it which most of the time we did not always pay attention to also. Sometimes when we experience hormonal changes, it can affect our thirst for food.
- Psychological Causes: The second cause of the condition or disorder is through psychological causes which can be because of low self esteem, sometimes it can even be because of trauma and abuse probably because of past experiences.
- Social and Environmental Causes: Then the last cause I will like to make mention of is the social and environmental causes which can be because of cultural pressure, it can be because of peer pressure and sometimes it can be because of occupation and hobby also. Sometimes also it can be because of family environment which we do not always pay attention to.
Treatment of anorexia?
I will like to round up my mentioning some of the treatment measures for anorexia that I knew of also.
- Medical Treatment: There can be some treatment recommended like medical treatment such as nutritional rehabilitation, like the hospitalisation and even medications . There are some medications that can be prescribed by the doctors for people suffering form the condition.
- Psychological Therapy: The second form of therapy I will like to talk about is the psychology therapy like the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), their Family-Based Therapy (FBT) and the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Then there is also the individual counselling also that can be worked upon.
- Nutritional Counseling: Then the last form of treatment I will like to talk about which is the nutritional form of treatment like taking balanced diet, been careful of your eating practices and many more.
I invite @suboohi @khursheedanwar and @sahmie to drop very constructive comments on this post and also to participate in this contest.