Question

what are the possible symptoms, causes, and types of eating disorders?

Answer 1

Eating disorder caused by many factors and it varies in type due to unhealthy eating habits.
types:
1,Anorexia nervosa:
It is common among young adults that affect mostly women than men. it causes underweight because people think they are overweight and avoid some foods and restrict calories.
symptoms include underweight, fear of gaining weight, perceived body shape on self-esteem, control of their environment for food restriction.
There are two types of anorexia nervosa called binge eating and purging type. binge eating includes eating little food, purge type includes activity of vomiting, exercise more to reduce weight.
2, Bulimia nervosa: it is common among adolescents and men than women. eating large amounts of food in a specific period of time, then purge. Symptoms include feeling a lack of control, prevent weight gain, low self-esteem, fear of gaining weight.
3, Binge eating disorder common among adolescents it includes bulimia or subtype of anorexia, symptoms include eating a large amount of food rapidly until the stomach full uncomfortably, feeling distressed, shame, guilt, lack of control during binge eating. nor curing purging behavior, overweight, or obesity.
4, pica: Craving for non- food substance like ice, dirt, chalk, paper, hair, and wool, etc.
symptoms include infection, gut injury, fatal symptoms, etc.
5, Rumination disorder is a condition in person with regurgitating food they eat previously chewed they re chewing it or they split it out.
It is like reflux disease common in infant, child, adult. symptoms include malnutrition, weight loss, underweight.
6, Avoidant is a disorder fail to meet adequate nutrition daily because they don't like eating due to sensory character like changes in taste, smell, color, fear if chocking, and gaining weight. symptoms include weight loss, nutrition deficiency.