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Anorexia, Bulimia & Compulsive Overeating

28 May 2009

28 May, 2009  adhd nutrition

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MADAME SARKOZY
Anorexia (deriving from the Greek “α(ν)-” (a(n)-, a prefix that denotes absence) + “όρεξη (orexe) = appetite) is the decreased sensation of appetite. While the term in non-scientific publications is often used interchangeably with one of its causes, anorexia nervosa, there are many possible causes for a decreased appetite, some of which may be harmless while others pose significant risk for the person.

The most common form of anorexia is simply satiation following the consumption of food. This happens in all normal humans and is called postprandial anorexia. Disorders that cause (harmful) anorexia include anorexia nervosa, severe depression, cancer, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, dementia, AIDS, Acute Radiation Syndrome, and chronic renal failure and the use of certain drugs, particularly stimulants and narcotics such as cocaine and heroin. Environmentally induced disorders such as altitude sickness can also trigger an acute form of anorexia. Anorexia may also be seen in congestive heart failure, perhaps due to congestion of the liver with venous blood.

Although the presenting symptom (the one which prompts a patient to seek medical attention) in acute appendicitis is abdominal pain, patients virtually always experience anorexia as well, possibly accompanied by an early episode of vomiting.

Some medications, antidepressants for example, can have anorexia as a side effect. Most notoriously, however, chemicals that are a member of the phenethylamine family are known to have more intense anorectic properties. For this reason, many individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa may seek to use these medications to suppress appetite. Such prescription medications include Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine, and Desoxyn. In some cases, these medications are prescribed to patients prior to undergoing an operation requiring general anesthesia. This is a prophylactic measure taken to ensure no food will back up into the esophagus and cause the patient to stop breathing during the procedure.

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia are known to commonly control body weight through the means of voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. It primarily affects adolescent females, however approximately 10% of people with the diagnosis are male. Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition, involving psychological, neurobiological, and sociological components.[1]

The term anorexia is of Greek origin: a (α, prefix of negation), n (ν, link between two vowels) and orexis (ορεξις, appetite) thus meaning a lack of desire to eat.[2] A person who is diagnosed with anorexia nervosa is most commonly referred to with the adjectival form anorexic. The noun form, “anorectic” is generally not used in this context and usually refers to drugs that suppress appetite.

“Anorexia nervosa” is frequently shortened to “anorexia” in both the popular media and television reports. This is technically incorrect, as the term “anorexia” used separately refers to the medical symptom of reduced appetite (which therefore is distinguishable from anorexia nervosa in being non-psychiatric).

The most commonly used criteria for diagnosing anorexia are from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) and the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).

Although biological tests can aid the diagnosis of anorexia, the diagnosis is based on a combination of behavior, reported beliefs and experiences, and physical characteristics of the patient. Anorexia is typically diagnosed by a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist or other suitably qualified clinician. Notably, diagnostic criteria are intended to assist clinicians, and are not intended to be representative of what an individual sufferer feels or experiences in living with the illness.

The full ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa can be found here, and the DSM-IV-TR criteria can be found here.

To be diagnosed as having anorexia nervosa, according to the DSM-IV-TR, a person must display:

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25 Responses

  1. DancingLaney

    2009 May 28 1

    So, if u look in …
    So, if u look in the mirror and think ur fat when people say ur really skinny, and think that u look fat, is it just u thinking ur fat, when ur actually not??

  2. ElanorPL

    2009 May 28 2

    the girl in the …
    the girl in the mirror seems ok to me,very ok. Who in comments sees her as fat? ;/ She DOES look like that in comparison to the ’skeletal’ one..

  3. nohiqegyxege

    2009 May 28 3

    Horny loves …
    loves the taste of - iANALPORNTUBE[.]COM

  4. jwhiteout

    2009 May 28 4

    Lose some …
    Lose some weight. Fatty.

  5. kevalenoxx

    2009 May 28 5

    well to her it was …
    well to her it was fat

  6. AntiChristxD

    2009 May 28 6

    ih…
    ih…

  7. WowItsMe317

    2009 May 28 7

    ok dat was scary
    ok dat was scary

  8. HeartedAngel27

    2009 May 28 8

    that’s really scary …
    that’s really scary.
    the girl is super anorexia, but yet sees herself as fat.
    that is just so scary.
    wow.
    shocking for me,

  9. raymoch3

    2009 May 28 9

    Weed only will make …
    Weed only will make it worse.cause it makes you even more hungry then you will feel even worse for eating and you will start to exercise and try n puke up more.Yea i know my frined had me smoke weed and it hit me of alot harder and idk it made it sorta worse.I guess but i stopped though cause i lost a load of weight! i lost like 60 in two months and i should of went to the hospital a few times cause i passed out and I had to get IV done and i didnt tell them.i stoped on my own though.

  10. casanasie

    2009 May 28 10

    the girl in the …
    the girl in the mirror isnt even fukn fat!!!!

    im 5′5” and 115 and i look a of alot bigger than she did…and then it showed how EDed ppl like myself see ourselves that which they are trying to portray as fat…just made me feel a of alot worse of myself. well thats just great. now im gonna go purge up the soup i just had in a minute.

    bulimia is a bitch.

  11. wafflezgalore

    2009 May 28 11

    my sister had …
    my sister had anorexia and its not funy that is litterally how they see them selves

  12. xxundefinedbeautyxx

    2009 May 28 12

    woahhh. very good …
    woahhh. very good videoo.

  13. blaaaank11

    2009 May 28 13

    i’m the same. uk …
    i’m the same. uk size 10 and i think i’m fat. i hate my large round bum and my fat thighs .. and my stomach is too lumpy. i can never stop thinking about food, but if i go on a binge, i feel bad and have to go to the gym to get it off. i’m obsessed with calories too .. i feel so horrible! but sometimes i just think, eat sensibly! its really really hard to try and deal with these negative thoughts ..

  14. sweetrevenge0987

    2009 May 28 14

    The girls …
    The girls reflection in the mirror
    ISNT EVEN FAT

  15. Abbelin

    2009 May 28 15

    she was smokin hot …
    she was smokin hot before they panned out

  16. XikuHearts

    2009 May 28 16

    Wow …
    Wow thinkforyourself420… You’re so shallow, it’s disgusting…

  17. sjonvarpi

    2009 May 28 17

    the girl in the …
    the girl in the mirror is really beautiful, it’s terrible to see how many people have, anorexia and stuff like that !!!!!!! I wish that people could just love there selfs just the way they are !!! nobody is perfect !!!!

  18. benichou31

    2009 May 28 18

    It’s not really …
    It’s not really like that, it’s more like hating yourself.
    You hate the way you look, you hate the way you are, you want to punish you and you are hurting yourself by having eating disorders

  19. riolala

    2009 May 28 19

    im a uk 10. i think …
    im a uk 10. i think im fat. i dont see why guys fancy me at all. i constantly put myself down. i hardly eat. but when i do its junk. i need help. i know i do. but i dont want to get sent to a dietrtion or anything cuz they make you follow plans and all. anyone got any ideas? please help..

  20. collinscustoms

    2009 May 28 20

    and she is so …
    and she is so beautiful

  21. crisesofia

    2009 May 28 21

    Its so sad, and …
    Its so sad, and reality.

  22. arbelisk

    2009 May 28 22

    This is so sad. …
    This is so sad. That people would think of themselves like this. I can understand why people do this to themselves. Its the whole glorification of the super model and models in general. The world is portraying them as a ‘this is how your suppose to be’ image. It’s just wrong.

  23. ilove2dance4eva

    2009 May 28 23

    umm the girls body …
    umm the girls body in the mirror a guy would date but the girl standing infont of it i think if a guy held her hand it would snap its sad girls have to be like this AND boys
    :(

  24. kyliebug1212

    2009 May 28 24

    I do to a body like …
    I do to a body like that looks so much better than a really skinny one

  25. DAKODA1415

    2009 May 28 25

    that skinny girl is …
    that skinny girl is really ………..gross i almost puked not to be mean though


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