People who have anorexia place a high value on controlling their weight and shape, using extreme efforts that often significantly interfere with activities in their lives. Anorexia nervosa, commonly referred to as just “anorexia,” is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight, intense fear of gaining weight, and a distorted perception of body weight.
People with anorexia typically severely restrict their calorie intake, may misuse laxatives, diet aids, diuretics, or enemas to control their calorie intake, and may also try to lose weight by overexerting themselves in order to prevent weight gain or to keep losing weight.
The person with anorexia has a strong fear of gaining weight, regardless of how weight loss is accomplished. Some people with anorexia binge and purge, similar to people who have bulimia nervosa. However, people with anorexia generally struggle with an abnormally low body weight, whereas people with bulimia typically are normal to above normal weight.
When you have anorexia, you frequently equate thinness with self-worth. Anorexia isn’t really about food; it’s a harmful way to try to deal with emotional problems.
Although it can be very challenging to recover from anorexia, with the right care, you can improve your self-awareness, revert to healthier eating patterns, and even undo some of the serious complications that can result from anorexia.
CausesAs with many diseases, the precise cause of anorexia nervosa is unknown, but it’s likely a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors.
Biological.Some people may have a genetic tendency toward perfectionism, sensitivity, and perseverance – all traits associated with anorexia – while it is still unknown which genes are involved or which genetic changes make some people more susceptible to developing anorexia.
Psychological.Young women may have obsessive-compulsive personality traits that make it easier to stick to strict diets and avoid food even when they are hungry. They may have a strong drive for perfection, which makes them believe they are never thin enough. They may have high levels of anxiety and restrict their eating to reduce it.
Environmental.Peer pressure may contribute to the emphasis on thinness in contemporary Western culture, which frequently equates success and worth with being in shape. This is especially true for young girls.
The physical symptoms of anorexia nervosa are linked to starvation, but the disorder also has emotional and behavioral problems linked to an exaggerated perception of one’s own body weight and an intense fear of gaining weight or getting fat.
Physical symptoms
Anorexia may exhibit the following physical symptoms:
· Extreme weight loss
· Thin appearance
· Abnormal blood counts
· Fatigue
· Insomnia
· Dizziness or fainting
Fingers that have a bluish tinge to them
Thin, broken, or thinning hair
Body-covering downy, soft hair
· Absence of menstruation
· Constipation
· Dry or yellowish skin
· Intolerance of cold
· Irregular heart rhythms
· Low blood pressure
· Dehydration
· Osteoporosis
Arms and/or leg swelling
Emotional and behavioral symptoms
Anorexics may make an effort to lose weight in one of two ways:
Strictly limiting one’s intake of food by fasting or dieting, which may also involve engaging in excessive physical activity
Binge eating and using laxatives, enemas, diet aids, or herbal products to induce vomiting to get rid of the food
Anorexia may also exhibit the following additional emotional and behavioral symptoms:
· Preoccupation with food
· Refusal to eat
- Denial of hunger
- Fear of gaining weight
- Misrepresenting the amount of food consumed
- Lack of feeling or a flat mood
- Social withdrawal
- Irritability
- Reduced interest in sex
- Depressed mood
- Thoughts of suicide
Anorexia nervosa is more likely to occur in people who have certain risk factors, such as:
Being female.Although boys and men are more likely to develop eating disorders than girls and women, this may be due to escalating social pressures. Anorexia is more common in girls and women.
Young age.Teenagers may be more vulnerable due to all the changes their bodies go through during puberty, increased peer pressure, and being more sensitive to criticism or even casual comments about weight or body shape. However, people of any age can develop anorexia, though it’s rare in those over 40.
Genetics.People may be more prone to anorexia if certain genes are altered.
Family history.Anorexia is much more likely to affect people who have a first-degree relative with the condition, such as a parent, sibling, or child.
Weight changes.Starvation and weight loss may change the way the brain functions in susceptible individuals, which may perpetuate restrictive eating behaviors and make it difficult to return to normal eating habits. When people change their weight, whether on purpose or unintentionally, those changes may be reinforced by others’ positive comments for losing weight or by their negative remarks for gaining weight.
Transitions.Change can cause emotional stress and raise the risk of anorexia, whether it be a new school, home, or job; the end of a relationship; or the illness or death of a loved one.
Sports, work and artistic activities.Coaches and parents may unintentionally increase the risk by encouraging young athletes to lose weight, which increases the risk for anorexia in actors, dancers, and models.
Media and society.It may seem that the images of a parade of thin actors and models that frequently appear in the media, such as TV and fashion magazines, equate thinness with success and popularity, but it’s not entirely clear whether the media merely reflect social values or actually serve as their engine.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Some significant treatments for anorexia nervosa are listed below as well as a list of well-chosen homoeopathic medications.
A person with anorexia nervosa is fastidious, upset about disorder, dirt, germs, etc., irritable, oversensitive, and fault-finding. They also think it is pointless to take medications because they are afraid of dying and developing certain diseases, so they starve. They cannot stand the sight or smell of food. They feel sick to their stomach after eating and drinking. **ARSENICUM ALBUM 30-**
ALFALFA Q—Alfalfa is regarded as a specific for anorexia nervosa, which is characterized by emaciation, anorexia, elevated mood, and impaired appetite.
CARCINOSIN 200-The most effective treatment for anorexia nervosa is carcinosin. Carcinosin people always believe in perfectionism, so they fear of becoming fat and also fear of rejection. They always have abuse, grieve, or fears frequently related to weight.
HYOSCYAMUS NIGER 200Hyosyamus people are highly suspicious and fearful of being poisoned. They are jealous and more concerned about their weight and getting fat, so they restrict their diet. They experience stomach cramps, which are better after vomiting and worse after irritable food.
IGNATIA AMARA 200-Ignatia amara is best for anorexia nervosa from grief, fright, or emotional shocks, disappointments, or emotional shocks that are often related to weight. In order to reduce weight, they limit their food. Ignatia persons possess perfectionism and also have a fear of becoming fat and a fear of rejection. They are hysterical people, loss of control of emotions, and they faint very easily. They frequently feel sinking in stomach, better by taking a
NATRUM MURIATICUM 200Due to the effects of grief, disappointment, love, fright, and anger, natrum mur is another effective treatment for anorexia nervosa. Natrum mur individuals are depressed, introverted, fearful of rejection or emotional harm, possess perfectionism, and fear of gaining weight. They also have no appetite, a special craving for salt, and feel better on an empty stomach. They also have terrible head pain.
PHOSPHORIC ACID 30-Phosphoric acid is helpful for anorexia nervosa caused by grief and mental shock, which manifests as emaciation and pining away from a loved one who has passed away, indifference to all emotions and food, loss of appetite, and a feeling of pressure in the stomach that feels like a weight and leaves them feeling sleepy after eating.
PLATINA METALLICUM 200-Platina met is best for anorexia nervosa with obsessive and impulsive personality. Platina persons experience aching pressure in the stomach, especially after a meal. They are very arrogant, proud and erotic, all based on their sexuality.
PULSATILLA NIG. 30Pulsatilla patients prefer rich food, so there is a chance for becoming fat. To reduce weight, Pulsatilla persons limit their food. They have scanty or suppressed periods. Pulsatilla is good for anorexia nervosa. It is most suited to mild, timid, emotional, and tearful persons.
SEPIA 200-Due to hormonal imbalance, sepia is effective for treating anorexia nervosa. Patients with sepia have a lack of appetite and a disgust for food, as well as a faint sinking sensation at the epigastrium, acid dyspepsia with a bloated abdomen and sour belching, nausea at the thought of and smell of food, and sepia.
STAPHYSAGRIA 200Staphysaria is the best treatment for anorexia nervosa, which is characterized by severe depression, a pervasive sense of worthlessness, suicidal thoughts, humiliation, intense guilt, lack of confidence, and canine hunger despite a full stomach.
TARENTULA HISPANA 200They have a fear of being poisoned, are agitated and high-energy people who complete tasks quickly, are more self-conscious about their body weight, and vomit all food they have consumed. Taretula His is effective for treating anorexia nervosa with religious mania.
SULPHUR 200-People with the element of sulfur have unhealthy, dry skin that itches intensely, making it worse when scratched or washed, complete loss of appetite, sour belching, and high stomach acidity, as well as a feeling of weakness that is worse at 11 a.m. and an extremely sensitive abdomen. They are also selfish, irritable, and argumentative.
THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 200– Thuja people have fixed ideas, believe that their blood is tainted or poisoned, have dull minds, experience a sinking sensation in their stomachs prior to eating, and belch rancid after eating fatty foods.
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