The causes, consequences and treatment of binge eating

In developed Western countries, foodborne disorders are taking on the dimensions of a real epidemic. According to statistics, the number of Americans - victims of eating disorders, has already exceeded 4 million. Among the most common disorders leading anorexia, bulimia and gluttony (binge eating). The most strongly gluttony is noticeable in people full. But it is a mistake to think that all fat people suffer from gluttony. In this publication, we will examine the causes, consequences and treatment of binge eating.

The consequences of gluttony affect many areas of the patient's life - social, family, professional and emotional. Some reasons for gluttony are explained by long abstinence from food (various restrictions in food and incredible enthusiasm for hard diets). But most often these disorders are caused by emotional dependence and instability. Let's see how gluttony can upset mental, emotional and physical health.

Overeating (syndrome of food excesses).

Each of us from time to time is a glutton when not in forces to refuse the most delicious festive dinner, a pizza, a favorite pudding and any favorite, though not too useful, dishes. Often we can not say no to an abundant homemade dinner or a savory snack at a party. But this is not gluttony yet.

An eating disorder is characterized by very frequent abnormal appetite exacerbations, when a person absorbs food in huge quantities (food excesses). Patients suffering from gluttony often do not understand how much they ate. They absorb food at incredible speed, until they feel a temporary relief. Then these food excesses are replaced by self-disgust and guilt. Gluttony inexorably leads to obesity, and from there the formation of an underestimated self-esteem and loss of self-esteem follow.

For people suffering from gluttony, it is often characterized by the avoidance of large concentrations of people, society. Such people prefer to lead a reclusive way of life and be alone. They are oppressed by a feeling of helplessness and impotence.

Since eating disorders are often the cause for the development of various diseases, it is difficult to determine the exact level of mortality for them. Especially, eating disorders are often invisible, or the patient, careful not to convict others, carefully conceals his condition. If the treatment for binge eating is absent, then its physical, physiological and emotional consequences can be very scary. Eating disorders among women are more common than among men. This is due to the desire of women to conform to the established canons of beauty.

The causes of this ailment are diverse:

Overeating seems very harmless, but, in fact, it is very dangerous for health. Perhaps the development of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, some forms of cancer, increased blood levels of cholesterol. The increase in body weight is a natural result of often occurring food excesses. When obesity appears, shortness of breath, joint disease, hypertension. In addition, gluttony and further obesity can cause neuroendocrine disorders, and they, in turn, lead to a violation of digestion, kidney function, sexual functions, to appetite disorders.

How can you get rid of gluttony?

Full people, suffering from gluttony, are very eager to lose weight. But strict adherence to a diet can lead to directly opposite results. Therefore, it is very important to use psychotherapeutic counseling and behavioral therapy to treat the disorder in order to change the patient's reaction to stressful situations. For the treatment of people with gluttony, cognitive behavioral therapy is often used. Patients are advised to control their eating behavior to understand the impact of stressful situations on eating habits. Also effective communication, being in specialized groups and individual counseling sessions.

Interpersonal psychotherapy helps patients see the fallacy of the thought scenarios and schemes that they have developed, give stimulus and a desire to make changes in the lifestyle and stereotypes that have taken hold in the mind. A patient suffering from gluttony needs to help revise unhealthy eating habits. He needs to learn to be more positive about himself as a whole, and not feel a sense of helplessness and guilt.

It is also very important to start controlling food intake, adjusting your way of life, your habits. An indispensable condition is fitness. It is necessary to include them in your daily routine, in addition to the fact that fitness helps to lose weight, it also reduces anxiety, relieves stress. In extremely serious situations, antidepressants are prescribed, such as sertraline, fluoxetine, or desipramine.