Contest - About Anorexia

nishadi89 (71)in Healthy Steem • 23 hours ago (edited)

Greetings everyone,

I hope you are all well. Today I am participating in the contest organized by @khursheedanwar.

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1️⃣ What is anorexia…?

I first heard the word anorexia when I started studying pharmacy course. That is some of those medications cause anorexia as a side effect. So what is anorexia? Anorexia is a loss of appetite. There is no desire or like to eat. That is, it is a disorder related to eating.

There is no big or small difference in this. Anyone, whether a child, a younger, or an old person, can develop anorexia. This loss of appetite can have a negative impact on a person's weight and physical health. If this condition occurs as a side effect of a medication, you will be able to eat normally again after stopping that medication. If anorexia is due to another reasons, it is best to get treatment for it.

2️⃣ Causes of anorexia?

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• As I mentioned above, some medicines such as antibiotics, antiepilepsy, and antidepressants cause anorexia as a side effect. So, there is no reason to be afraid of this matter. It is a reversible condition. Because after stopping the use of the these medications, the appetite returns to normal.

• The main cause of this disease is psychological reasons. That is, the low self-esteem and low self-confidence of the person about his/her body shape. Constantly thinking that his/her body is too heavy and that if he/she eats more, his/her body will become ugly, this leads to a reluctance to eat.

• This anorexia condition can also occur due to genetic reasons. In this case, an experienced doctor should diagnose the disease and conduct tests to confirm it. Also, family history of eating disorders should be investigated.

3️⃣ Treatment of anorexia…?

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If you have anorexia as a disease, you should seek treatment for it. It requires medical and psychological treatment.

• The best treatment for this is psychological treatment. No matter how much medicine you take, it is useless if you do not have mental health. Therefore, you should first heal your mind. You should not underestimate yourself and have good self-confidence. Also, you should not compare yourself with others.

• Seek special medical advice for food nutrition and eat accordingly and take medicine according to the advice.

• Spend time happily talking with family and friends.

Finally I would like to invite my some of friends @sualeha, @enamul17 and @shohana1 to participate this contest.