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How long does it take to lose facial swelling from bulimia nervosa once the patient has stopped binging and purging?
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∙ 16y ago
Although I am not experienced with this disorder or know of anyone that has I do know that when people go on RAW FOOD Diets with over 90% of their diet being uncooked that a person can lose a dramatic amount of weight and the remedy for this is to eat healthy fats like avocados which easily resolve the problem but just keep in mind even healthy fats can lose benefits to the body if used to excess, try to be patient.
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What minerals would a bulimia nervosa patient be likely to lose in the greatest amount?
Calcium
What mineral would a patient of bulimia nervosa be most likely to lose in the greatest amount?
Magnesium and potassium.
Why is bad to take sibutramine when having bulimia nervosa?
In the quest to conquer bulimia nervosa, are bulimia sibutramine treatments a viable solution? Because many drugs are already successfully being used to help treat bulimia nervosa, including anti-depressants such as Paxil, Zoloft and Prozac, many people have wondered about the effectiveness of sibutramine treatments for those with bulimia nervosa. First, some facts about bulimia:* Many factors are thought to contribute to bulimia, including biological, psychological, family, social, and the media. * In Western countries, about 1% to 3% of women suffer from bulimia nervosa at some point in their lives (the number for men is only about one tenth of that of women). * Treating bulimia can be difficult, because the disorder is as much mental as it is physical, and involves improvement of the person's self esteem and self-image. What is the idea behind bulimia sibutramine treatments? Sibutramine (Meridia) is a stimulant and anti-depressant made by Abbott Laboratories. It is a neurotransmitter reuptake inhibitor that increases satiety. In more common terms, this means that sibutramine makes you feel full by altering the balance of chemicals in the brain; because of this effect, sibutramine has been shown to help people lose weight. Since sibutramine is traditionally prescribed to help people eat less, many people wonder if sibutramine bulimia treatments hold any promise in reducing the overeating episodes common in bulimia nervosa. Could bulimia sibutramine treatments complement other bulimia management components? The best bulimia treatment strategy appears to be an integrative one that combines two or more strategies. Most commonly, this means combining drug therapy with cognitive behavior therapy to combat the eating disorder on many levels, all at once. While some drugs have been proven effective when used in conjunction with counseling or behavior therapy, it is currently not advised to use sibutramine in patients with bulimia nervosa. To understand why bulimia sibutramine treatments are currently not recommended, we must understand how binge-eating and true bulimia nervosa are different. Bulimia sibutramine treatment vs. binge-eating disorder sibutramine treatmentResearch has shown that sibutramine is effective in treating binge-eating disorder. Binge-eating disorder is characterized by uncontrolled consumption of huge amounts of food, without any consequent action to rid the body of the food or calories. Compare this to bulimia nervosa: bulimia nervosa is also characterized by eating large amounts of food; however, with bulimia nervosa, the person also seeks to get rid of the extra calories that were consumed. One or several methods may be used to get rid of the food or calories, including vomiting, using diuretics or laxatives, or through excessive exercise. Since sibutramine has been shown to be effective with binge-eating disorder, could sibutramine bulimia treatments also hold promise? For now, the answer is no. The makers of sibutramine actually list bulimia nervosa as a contraindication to taking the drug; this means that when bulimia nervosa is present, the patient should not be prescribed sibutramine. Why are bulimia sibutramine treatments currently not allowed? A person with bulimia nervosa typically purges the body of the extra calories consumed during bingeing episodes. Additionally many bulimia sufferers eat very little or nothing at all in the time between bingeing/purging episodes. These behaviors may cause the person to become underweight. Because sibutramine is an appetite suppressant, it is thought that sibutramine would only cause further weight loss. The bottom line is that the appetite-suppressant effect of sibutramine would further compound the problems associated with bulimia nervosa, and so it is not recommended for treatment in bulimia nervosa. For more information about bulimia and eating disorders, please see our home page. More than bulimia sibutramine on our eating disorder home page.
What is the percentage of people affected by bulimia?
In eating disorder statistics, 40% of cases are bulimia. But in an entire population of healthy minded people, it's known that 1-4% of women may experience bulimia or bulimic behaviours at some point in their lifetime.
What is the behavioral perspective of eating disorders?
what is the behavior of an anorexic nervosa patient?
Where to get help for bulimia?
Hospitals and treatment centers (both in-patient and out-patient) and therapy session, usually.
How does a bulimia treatment center differ from an anorexia treatment center?
In Anorexia, the patient does not consume food and starves herself. In bulimia, the patient overeats and then vomits the food. Most treatment centers will generally address both eating disorders.
Does hemophilia cause swelling?
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Which eating disorder causes the patient to become emaciated?
That would most commonly be anorexia, but it can also happen with bulimia and orthorexia.
What are the symptoms of goitre?
A goiter is the visible swelling of the thyroid gland. A patient may have a goiter and no physical symptoms other than the swelling itself.
What is it called when a patient may consume a lot of food at meals and then induce vomiting or tak laxtives so the food does not have a chance to digest?
Bulimia?
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giving height dose of antibiotic to a patient have chronic abscess with swelling
