Bulimia and anorexia problems in Ecuador
Introduction
Bulimia and anorexia are food disorders that are presented in adolescents, may be due to various circumstances such as family and psychological problems; Bulimia develops mainly due to bullying, since people receiving hurtful comments about their physique where vomiting is caused after eating excessively, the case contrary to what happens in anorexia where those who suffer from it usually do not eat, to the point where they are seen in an unhealthy way due to the problems that said said It causes, coming to risk his own life for being accepted by an ephemeral society.
Developing
Anorexia is a food disorder, where the person feels complexed by their physical appearance and body weight. This type of disorder can present symptoms such as severe dehydration, sudden fainting, dizziness, fatigue, low blood pressure, chills, electrolytic disorder (low body temperature), etc. Once the disease has begun, it is common for patients to avoid food time and remain sleeping all day, losing the notion of time. Individuals who have this disorder usually have low self – esteem, this low self – esteem generates that the person does not relate correctly in their environment; Which causes the abnormal behavior of it, thus causing the person to be isolated completely from society and lock themselves in their own world where the trauma he lived constantly revives, thus triggering his eating disorder. Which evidences his obsession to acquire the appearance of extreme thinness. To treat this disease, you must use urgently where specialists in psychology, gastroenterology and nutrition.
Bulimia is an alteration in the food that occurs in adolescents, especially in women and develops in society. There are several causes that cause it, but the most substantial of them is bullying; due to the malicious comments that other people make about the victims; These are psychologically affected and begin to feel insecure with their weight, and this makes them distort the way they come. To recover confidence they are subjected to extreme diets; This accompanied by exercises in an excessive way and to compensate for its obvious weight loss, eat excessively (binge) and then cause vomit themselves; Until the so -called ideal weight that, unlike being, makes people see in an insane way and those who suffer from this disease do not realize it, since when weighing in a balance and looking in the mirror they continue to see themselves with obesity ; Since bulimia is not easy to detect parents should be able to identify when their children’s behavior begins to change, since it is very common for severe mood changes (bipolarity). It is advisable to visit a specialist specialist of the mental type.
In Ecuador it is estimated that more than 90% of people suffer from eating disorders, anorexia is usually people have died; However, there has been no record of deaths from bulimia, in particular it is presented in people between 18 and 44 years since, it cannot be detected frequently, so the clinical picture is unsuspecting. “In Ecuador there are no exact figures on these two diseases, however the results are that in Cuenca there are 15 % of women suffering from these food problems. It is estimated that of every 5 people, three have bulimia and anorexia.”(Román, 2016)
conclusion
Due to the criticism and non -meaning jokes that people receive, they tend to accommodate; Bulimia and anorexia are eating disorders that are caused by ourselves. This would change if we only focus on being happy as we are and we put aside what other people say or think about our physical aspect. Thus, 90% of people suffering from these bullying disorders would decrease considerably. They do not realize that in doing so it causes profound emotional damage difficult to forget and thus end up falling into the vicious circle of ignorance, so as not to be one more of the pile begins to love and respect the diverse. Trust a little more in yourself, feel comfortable being who you are. All this will end if we stop thinking that life is measured in kilos.
Bibliography
- Roman, a. (October 23, 2016). San Francisco de Quito University repository. Obtained from repository of the San Francisco de Quito University: http: // repository.USFQ.Edu.EC/Bitstream/23000/233/1/106631.PDF
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