Comparisons in Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa

Treating Bulimia Nervosa
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Treating Bulimia Nervosa
By definition, Bulimia nervosa refers to an eating disorder that is usually characterized by bender eating of large amount of food and on the other hand the patient struggles to avoid gaining weight at the same time. This kind of disorder usually affects men and women regardless of their age. For patients who struggle with Bulimia, their aim is either to remain thin, lose weight or struggles with the large amount of food. Research indicates that 80% of women are usually affected with Bulimia and they can also consume up to 5000 calories in an hour. However, many patients with Bulimia tend to do more exercise and even other avoid eating in order to reduce the amount of weight in their body. In other circumstances such patients will resort to purging which may involve taking of laxatives or even through vomiting. Constant vomiting by a patient might lead to tooth decay and thickened skin of the body. In addition, patients with Bulimia tend also to have mental disorders like anxiety, Depression and other problems that are associated with alcohol or drugs. According to research, Bulimia can be spread through relatives in form of genetics. Across the world it was estimated that more than 6 million people were affected by Bulimia in the year 2013. Nevertheless, bulimia has some of the primary treatments to correct the situation. However, Bulimia is not very common in the developing countries. This paper is grounded of the Bulimia disorder in terms of the treatment measures to correct the situation and also the advantages that are associated with the same treatments.
Comparisons in Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa
One of the best treatment or management that is offered to a patient with the disorder is interdisciplinary approach. This approach can be used with the care provider, the psychiatrist, nutritionist or even the psychotherapist. The above professionals are mainly to advice the client or patient on the best nutrition that they should observe and moreover on what to avoid eating in order to avoid development of the same disorder. In addition, the specialists are also capable of looking at the dental problems of the patient that might have been caused by frequent vomiting. However, there are a number of objectives that are associated with the above treatment. This includes the reduction and elimination of the heavy eating and purging as well. In addition the practitioner can correct also the physical complications that are associated with the body with the aim of bringing back the healthy body of the patient. In some cases, the specialist involves the patients in motivations and counseling in order for them to be part of the treatment. Like any other disease the patient must cooperate well with the patient in order to speed up the treatment process (Swain, 2006). Furthermore, other patients that ail from chronic diseases also receive the same kind of treatment whereby they are advised o the best nutrition that they should observe. Also, the treatment is to prevent relapse whereby the doctors are responsible for dealing with mental and psychological difficulties that the patient may be going through and as a result no impulse regulation in the body. I...