Eating Disorder
Do you or your loved one struggle with body size, weight and shape? Are you suffering from a behavioral condition characterized by severe and persistent disturbance in eating behaviors, associated distressing thoughts and emotions. Let us help you figure things out. Here at Amanny Wellness our providers use evidence-based practice to care for our patients. We listen, are empathetic and offer compassionate care to all.
What is Eating Disorder?
Eating disorders often begin in teen years or in young adulthood and include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Most people who struggle with anorexia and bulimia have a disturbed body image and may use extensive measures such as inducing vomit, use laxatives, diuretics, excessive exercise and sometimes fasting to lose weight. Individuals with binge-eating disorder may typically binge in response to negative emotions.
Anorexia Nervosa
This disorder is linked with obsessive-compulsive personality traits. Those people battling anorexia nervosa are preoccupied with their weight, body image, and being thin.
There are two types
- Restricting Type
- Binge-eating/Purging Type
Bulimia Nervosa
It involves binge eating and behaviors to counteract weight gain including excessive exercise, inducing vomit; use of enemas, laxatives or diuretics not to gain weight. These people maintain their body weight.
Binge Eating-Disorder
These people suffer emotional distress over their binge eating and are not fixated on weight or body image. They do not control their weight by restricting calories or purging as compared to those with anorexia and bulimia.
