Adopting a normal diet and exercise routine is a healthy step towards healthy living. But with some girls, things get a little out of hand when it comes to following the diet plan and avoid junk food in order to lose weight. Anorexia Nervosa is one such disorder that leads the person into believing that he need to lose more weight so the person avoids eating almost everything.

The biggest issue with Anorexia nervosa is that it is not limited only to teenage girls, but adult men and women also fall prey to this disorder. Anorexia Nervosa can be treated if the effected person is willing to be cured. But if this disorder is not cured on time then it can also result in the death of the patient.

Anorexia Nervosa: Meaning and Definition

Anorexia Nervosa is basically explained as an eating disorder. If you detect three main symptoms in any person then it means that the concerned person is suffering from Anorexia Nervosa.

1. If the person is not able to keep the normal or average body weight
2. If the person has developed a grave fear of weight gain
3. The bodily image of the concerned person seems distorted

Any person suffering from Anorexia Nervosa is going to think about his/her bodily image throughout the day. People suffering from this disorder hate to get fat, so in order to remain slim they tend to starve themselves to death. Meal times become the toughest times for such people. Patients suffering from Anorexia Nervosa think only about how to lose weight and in this conquest they lose track of this routine life, family and friends.

Two Types of Anorexia Nervosa

People usually fall prey to two types of Anorexia Nervosa:

1. Purging Type
2. Restricting Type

Purging type of Anorexia Nervosa is known as the severest form of Anorexia. People suffering from it will try to lose weight by consuming diuretics or inducing vomit.

Restricting type of Anorexia Nervosa is serious but it can be controlled if detected on time. People suffering from this type tend to lose weight by fasting regularly, and performing drastic diets and exercises.

Hidden reason behind Anorexia Nervosa

Although most of the people relate Anorexia Nervosa with food but in fact it’s all about psychological disturbances. Anorexia Nervosa can be caused if the person feels

• Lonely
• Stressed
• Insecure
• Unable to control life
• Dreams to become perfect

There are many people who seek refuge in Anorexia Nervosa in order to escape from the burdening issues of their life.

Anorexia Nervosa: Symptoms

• Sudden and speedy weight loss
• Patient is thin but feels fat
• Patient is obsessed with the nutritional value of every single bite
• Patients avoids food but lies about eating
• Patient is unaware of his/her dangerously less weight
• Patient induces vomit after having meals

Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Medical treatment for Anorexia Nervosa is also available but first the patient would be treated with the help of a therapy or counseling. This disorder can only be treated if the person admits that he/she is suffering from a disorder and is willing to get cured.