ANOREXIA
Anorexia is an eating disorder where people do starve themselves. It usually begin in young people around the onset of puberty usually the female. People suffering from it have extreme weight loss ( 15% below the person’s normal body weight). However there are two types of anorexia: the restricting and binge eating/ purging type.
Causes of anorexia.
1. refusal to eat-people with anorexia continue to think they are still overweight even when they are extremely thin and usually develop a habit of eating while hiding.
2. use of laxative diuretics or enemas that hasten the passage of food from the body system
3. a lot of exercise that takes away all the food
4. self-vomiting
Physical consequences
1. suffering from protein-energy malnutrition(PEM that is similar to marasmus)
2. in young people grow ceases and normal development alters
3. the basal metabolic rate slows since so much lean tissue is lost
4. death after many cells and organs of the body have being damaged
5. brittle skin, shortness of breath
6. in women loss of 3 consecutive menstrual periods or failure ton conceive or delivering of an underweight child.
Psychologolical effects
1. Anxiety, restlessness
2. Lack of sleep
3. Physical exhaustion
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
First one is taught to accept they are suffering and they need our care, support and love, then take them to a nutrition counsel. There they will get to know their eating program and schedules. They should also be taking supplements e.g. high-calorie-protein formula in addition to regulate meals. In serious cases, the victim may get food with the use of the tube.
