Binge Eating Disorder

 

Individuals from any age group, race, ethnicity, or culture are susceptible to binge eating disorders. Evidence suggests that they are more prevalent than other types of eating disorders. Binge eating disorders involve devouring many calories abruptly, which is a common practice for those with binge eating disorders. Contrary to people suffering from bulimia, they don’t frequently fast between binges to get clear of the nourishment. However, they do occasionally do so.

 

Introduction:

 

Although occasional munching is prevalent, having a disorder related to eating implies that you must confront it continuously. It affects and controls your physical, mental, and emotional health. The term “binge eating” refers to gobbling a lot of food and feeling unable to stop. The requirements that follow are used for identifying binge eating disorders:

• Eating more food than most individuals would in a short time (one to two hours).
• Experiencing an overwhelming feeling of desperation or lack of autonomy when consuming.
• Additionally, there were frequent instances of binge eating for a period of time, preferably once a week.
• Distressing or demeaning thoughts regarding binge eating.

Compared to the concept of bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder is not associated with the misuse of laxatives, excessive activity after meals, or other calorie-purging strategies. They could cut back on calories before preceding to binge eating disorders, whereas others might try to slim down and atone for a spree.

Binge eating disorders do not result from people consuming large portions of food or those who have them just “overindulging.” Instead, they are highly uncomfortable and frequently involve eating far more food than one would typically prefer. Binge-eating people could find it difficult to give up rice, regardless of whether they want to. Some sufferers of binge eating disorders have spoken of feeling disengaged from their activities during binges or even having trouble recalling their meals afterward.

 

Causes and Symptoms:

 

Although the exact causes of binge eating disorders are unknown, many risk factors, such as:

• Genetics. Dopamine, a brain chemical involved in sensations of reward and pleasure, may be more sensitive in people with BED. Decisive proof that the condition is inherited is also present. 
• Alterations in the brain. There are signs that people with binge eating disorders may experience structural changes in their brains that cause them to respond to food more intensely and to have less self-control.
• Body weight. Obesity affects about 50% of those with BED, and 25–50% of individuals undergoing weight loss surgery also have BED. Weight issues may both contribute to and be a symptom of the condition.
• Body perception. Many binge eating disorder sufferers have a feeble perception of their bodies. Overeating, dieting, and body dissatisfaction contribute to the disorder’s emergence.
• Psychological harm. Stressful life experiences, which include violence, death, estrangement from relatives, or an automobile crash, are associated with risk. Nearly 80% of those with binge eating disorders also suffer from at least one other mental illness, such as phobias, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, or substance misuse. 

 

Manifestations and Indicators of Binge Eating Disorder:

• Consuming excessive quantities of nutrition in a brief span of time, such as for two hours in a row
• Your food choices, according to your perspective, are entirely out of control.
• Eating quickly when having a binge
• Eating until you’re sated but not satisfied
• Commonly eating alone or covertly Being depressed, ashamed, culpable, or upset about your diet
• Often dieting, possibly without seeing any weight reduction

Compared to someone with bulimia, one does not usually adjust for excess calories taken following a binge through nausea, bowel movements, or partaking in vigorous activity. Try following a dietary regimen or eating meals frequently. The frequency of binge events each week determines the extent of binge eating disorders.

 

Homeopathic Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder:

 

Numerous effective homeopathic treatments for binge eating disorders exist, but the choice is patient-specific and considers mental and physical manifestations.

• Carcinosin: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and fastidiousness combined with binge eating disorder. A cancerous person continuously strives for perfection, which causes them to fear both getting fat and being rejected. They frequently experience worries relating to weight, abuse, or grief. Incredibly uneasy in the stomach. Malnutrition brought on by chemicals.
• Natrum Mur: Binge eating disorder brought on by loss, disappointment, love, fear, and fury. They are introverted and depressed. They also struggle with perfectionism and weight-gain anxiety. Their hunger for salt is extreme. They function better when one is not hungry. They get excruciating headaches. Their face appears to be coated with pimples and is oily.
• Perfectionism, anxiety about gaining weight, and fear of rejection are all characteristics to use Ignatia Amara. They are frantic individuals who frequently lose emotional control and become dizzy quickly. Constant breathing helps with the stomach sinking that they often encounter. They feel hungry and queasy and experience stomach pains.
• Pulsatilla Nigricans: Best suited to quiet, reserved, sensitive, and teary people. They cry readily and want to be understood. Patients with pulsatilla enjoy fatty foods, so there is a potential that they will gain weight. People on Pulsatilla limit their dietary intake to lose weight. They have irregular or suppressed menstruation.
• Staphysagria: Profound depression and sense of inadequacy. They contemplate suicide as well. shame, intense guilt, and humiliation. They lack self-assurance. Even when they are complete, they have canine hunger.