According to DigoPaul, the bulimia is a word of Latin origin (bulimia), which in turn derives from the Greek. The term refers to someone who feels an exaggerated desire to eat, without being able to satisfy their appetite. The concept is used in medicine and psychology, as bulimia nervosa is a mental disorder related to food.
The person suffering from bulimia eats compulsively, bingeing heavily. After this behavior, the subject feels guilty. That is why it is common for compulsive eating to be followed by stages where the patient refuses to eat or fasts.
Although the type of food consumed in bingeing is usually varied, bulimics tend to opt for sweets and foods with a large amount of calories. Individuals with this disorder are ashamed of their behavior and try to hide or hide the symptoms.
Those affected by bulimia also develop behaviors that try to compensate for binges but are very harmful. In this way, they can make themselves vomit after each meal to expel food and thus not gain weight. When vomiting, the bulimic no longer feels discomfort or fear of gaining weight, which enables him to eat again as the cycle restarts.
This eating disorder that we are addressing has become one of the great evils for many women, and also for men, although to a lesser extent, at the moment. For this reason, a series of studies have been undertaken and continue to be undertaken to determine its causes and effects as well as the various existing treatments.
Regarding the first issue, that of causes, it must be emphasized that these can be basically of three types: biological, psychological and social. Among the first are facts such as genetic predisposition, hormonal disorders or the fact that a person who is overweight is subjected to strict diets that all they do is create much more anxiety.
From the psychological point of view, the most frequent causes that cause a person to suffer bulimia are affective problems that may exist in the environment, being experiencing depression, the pressure that can be felt by being physically perfect or the contempt that feel both for the environment and for yourself.
However, in social matters, the facts that can lead someone to suffer from said eating disorder are associating thinness with success and fame, the need to feel loved and admired by those around them or the desire to integrate and be part of a group.
The direct and indirect effects of bulimia include dehydration, tooth decay, changes in the menstrual cycle, and hair loss. Treatment for this disorder should be indicated by a psychiatrist.
Psychotherapy and drugs are the two most common treatments that exist to treat bulimia, a disorder that is often confused with anorexia. However, it must be emphasized that while the former is manifested by an excessive way of eating, the latter is defined because it is the abnormal lack of desire to eat.
