This post is going to be focusing on three types of eating disorders. while not as life threatening as anorexia or bulimia, they are just as harmful.
Nocturnal sleep-related disorder: Abnormal eating patterns during the night. While not as common as sleepwalking, people who have this disorder prepare and eat food while sleepwalking. When they wake up, they usually have little to no recollection of their late night consumptions. If this occurs often, the person can develop weight gain, have unrefreshing sleep, or be tired the next day. This is more common in women, and having histories of drug and alcohol abuse, along with having other sleep-related disorders. Treatment is available in the form of a clinical interview and could include an overnight stay in order to monitor brain activity. Medication can also help.
Pica: A lot of toddlers are curious and eat non-edible things. But when this behaviour still is happening when the kid is around 6, they can be diagnosed with pica eating disorder. This happens when they have persistent and compulsive cravings for inedible objects that lasts longer than a month. Common objects individuals may eat are: dirt, clay, chalk, paint chips, plaster, glue, hair, buttons, paper, sand, toothpaste, and soap. If this happens, the individual maybe at risk for lead poisoning, constipation, diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, dental injury, and parasitic or other infections. The easiest way to fix this, or even prevent this is by teaching the individual what is edible and what is inedible. Locking up items may also help.
Othoerexia Nervosa: Orthorexia is a relatively new eating disorder. Orthorexia means a fixation on righteous eating. While it may seem innocent at first, it can soon turn into an obsession with food quality, purity, and healthiness. Orthoerxics punish themselves if they stray or have a moment of weakness. They will develop an even stricter fast, they'll exercise more, and will limit what food they can take. You can help prevent this by setting healthy fitness goals, eating proper amounts of food, and realizing that fasting and constantly dieting isn't healthy.
-Emma-Kate
Nocturnal sleep-related disorder: Abnormal eating patterns during the night. While not as common as sleepwalking, people who have this disorder prepare and eat food while sleepwalking. When they wake up, they usually have little to no recollection of their late night consumptions. If this occurs often, the person can develop weight gain, have unrefreshing sleep, or be tired the next day. This is more common in women, and having histories of drug and alcohol abuse, along with having other sleep-related disorders. Treatment is available in the form of a clinical interview and could include an overnight stay in order to monitor brain activity. Medication can also help.
Pica: A lot of toddlers are curious and eat non-edible things. But when this behaviour still is happening when the kid is around 6, they can be diagnosed with pica eating disorder. This happens when they have persistent and compulsive cravings for inedible objects that lasts longer than a month. Common objects individuals may eat are: dirt, clay, chalk, paint chips, plaster, glue, hair, buttons, paper, sand, toothpaste, and soap. If this happens, the individual maybe at risk for lead poisoning, constipation, diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, dental injury, and parasitic or other infections. The easiest way to fix this, or even prevent this is by teaching the individual what is edible and what is inedible. Locking up items may also help.
Othoerexia Nervosa: Orthorexia is a relatively new eating disorder. Orthorexia means a fixation on righteous eating. While it may seem innocent at first, it can soon turn into an obsession with food quality, purity, and healthiness. Orthoerxics punish themselves if they stray or have a moment of weakness. They will develop an even stricter fast, they'll exercise more, and will limit what food they can take. You can help prevent this by setting healthy fitness goals, eating proper amounts of food, and realizing that fasting and constantly dieting isn't healthy.
-Emma-Kate