EATING DISORDER - Dietitian Dr. Komal Tiwari - Best Dietitian in Weight Loss, Diabetes Management

Treatment for EATING DISORDER with diet with diet

Treatment for EATING DISORDER with diet

As the name suggests, these are the eating behaviour where person has disordered and erratic eating patterns which are related to psychological issues. The consequences of eating disorders are very detrimental for the individuals. It affects their physical, social as well as mental health..

Types

Anorexia: : It is a disorder when the patient completely refuses food in fear of gaining weight or to attain a specific shape, which may not be realistic (Kareena Kapoor’s zero figure that became very famous couple of years back is one such example). These patients strictly cut calories and avoid major food groups.

BILUMIA: It is the Eating Disorder in which the person binges on food in large quantities. After bingeing, there is self induced purging. Every bingeing episode is followed by a purging episode. With this disorder, people have no control food. Bingeing is followed by guilt. During this period of guilt, the individual strictly limits the food intake. Intense fear of weight gain is always there and the weight loss is always on the mind. The people with Bulimia cannot focus on anything else.

BINGE EATING DISORDER: The individuals have no self control and gorge on very large quantities of food in short time. Binge eaters eat very fast.

Unlike Bulimia, there are no purging episodes. But the self guilt and shame are there. Binge eaters eat mostly in solitude with nobody around, to avoid embarrassment.

Symptoms:

Extreme method of weight loss

Excessive exercising

Using Laxatives

Self induced purging

Avoiding foods rich in carbohydrates and fats

Nutritional deficiencies

Weaker bones

PCOD due to imbalanced hormones

Electrolyte imbalance due to purging episodes

Causes:

Family History of eating disorders

Acquired/learned habit

Body shaming and Bullying

Trauma, anxiety and depression

Emotional instability

Dieting

Adoption of FAD diets

Childhood abusestrong

How UD works:

At UD, the first priority is given to the counselling sessions. The patients are encouraged to speak up. A detailed history of the patient is taken into account to find the causes of the erratic eating behaviour. The treatment depends upon the intensity of the disorder. Memory exercises and therapies are also used so that the individual is able to build healthy relationship with food.Initially, the individual is asked to follow the diet of their choice. It is done to check the progress after counselling and therapy and also to examine their eating patterns. After regular counselling sessions and therapy the diets are prescribed to them keeping in view their current condition regarding eating behaviour, food choices, taste and nutritional deficiencies.