Anorexia and Bulimia :: Causes of Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia

A variation of Anorexia, Bulimia ranges fromexcessive food intake, to an protrude of control dogmatic cycle of binge eating whereextraordinary amounts of any avail satisfactory food,normally of high carbohydrate content, may beconsumed. Once having gorged, the victims ar subdue with the urge to rd themselves of whatthey hate eaten by purging themselves, normally byvomiting, and sometimes by massive doses oflaxatives. Between these obsessive bouts, mostare able to accept some nutrition. Whereas theanorexic sufferer fears fatness from anticipated dismission of eating control, and unlike the anorexicsufferer the typical bulimic person is nonemaciated, but usually maintains a normal body weight down and appears to be fit and healthy.However, the obsessive binge purge cycle causesthem oceanic abyss di assay, shame, guilt, self-loathing andsocial isolation, and many will go to any lengths tohide their ignominious secret from the family andfriends. Typical Sufferers The anorexic or b ulimicmay be either sex, but the smaller percentage is in anthropoids. However the male percentage is on theincrease. Most sufferers come from middle andupper income families, and are usually highlyintelligent. Anorexic and bulimic people are practicallyperfectionists, with unrealistically highexpectations. They frequently lack self-esteem,with their feelings of ineffectiveness and a conceptiveneed for other peoples approval. Causes There isat present no in general accepted view of thecauses of anorexia or bulimia. Most authoritiesbelieve the chore to be psychologically based,possibly stemming from family and socialpressures, or other forms of stress in our modernenvironment. Where a high value is placed onslim-ness, women are most likely to be judged ontheir appearance, against a level-headed background ofhigh carbohydrate junk food promotion. Often, theillness is triggered by a major change in thepersons life. develop and Extent Anorexia tends tostart in early the early teen s, whereas bulimiausually occurs in the late teens and older agegroups. Sometimes bulimia develops out ofanorexia, but can occur without a previous historyof anorexia. It practically persists over many years. It isknown girls as young as 8 years of age haddisplayed an unhealthy pre-occupation withdieting. The full extent of the problem is notknown, but estimates very from one in everyhundred direct girls with anorexia, to six percentof Australian women with bulimia. Since bulimia isnot a physically obvious condition, the numberscould be far higher. Social Isolation mountain whohave anorexia or bulimia have probably beenfeeling stranded and friendless for a long time. Thismay have been one of the factors lend totheir belief that they are essentially unacceptablepeople. However, the condition itself increasessocial isolation. Sufferers resist not let people gettoo close to them in case their real self, which they