Anorexia and bulimia-Anorexia and bulimia-urgent current diseasesurgent current diseases

Arta MīlīgaArta MīlīgaA.A. A. A. Upits’ SkrUpits’ Skriiveri Secondary Schoolveri Secondary School

B.B. LatviaLatvia

Anorexia is a mental Anorexia is a mental affection which expresses affection which expresses as eating disorders with as eating disorders with

a remarkable loss of body a remarkable loss of body weight up to 50% of the weight up to 50% of the

initial weight.initial weight.

Reasons for anorexia Reasons for anorexia affectionaffection

Following the beauty standards set Following the beauty standards set up by the mediaup by the media

Arguments among family members Arguments among family members or friendsor friends

Failures, stress, depressionFailures, stress, depression Psychic load at the pubertyPsychic load at the puberty Broken relationships with the Broken relationships with the

beloved personbeloved person

The development of the The development of the diseasedisease

Everything starts really innocently like Everything starts really innocently like controlling of the menu. Attention is paid to controlling of the menu. Attention is paid to calories in products.calories in products.

Different types of diets are taken up. Different types of diets are taken up. Sweets and products with high fats are Sweets and products with high fats are removed from the menu. More fruit and removed from the menu. More fruit and vegetables are used as nutriment. vegetables are used as nutriment.

By time breakfast and later lunch are By time breakfast and later lunch are eliminated as meals. The girl eats very little eliminated as meals. The girl eats very little and alone, she doesn’t have meals with her and alone, she doesn’t have meals with her family. The girl weighs herself every day.family. The girl weighs herself every day.

The mood gets worse. There are arguments The mood gets worse. There are arguments in family and with friends. The girl retreats in family and with friends. The girl retreats into herself more and more and shuts into herself more and more and shuts herself off the rest of the world. All what is in herself off the rest of the world. All what is in the mind is food. At night there can be the mind is food. At night there can be dreams about greasy food. The only dreams about greasy food. The only consultative seems to be the Internet- consultative seems to be the Internet- different sites where girls share different sites where girls share encouragement as well as compete counting encouragement as well as compete counting up the quantity of food eaten that day.up the quantity of food eaten that day.

Unless a help and treatment is given to the Unless a help and treatment is given to the girl, she can die.girl, she can die.

Consequences caused by Consequences caused by anorexiaanorexia

Hormonal disordersHormonal disorders Menstrual cycle disappearsMenstrual cycle disappears Muscular feeblenessMuscular feebleness Circulatory disordersCirculatory disorders Hair falls outHair falls out Problems with skinProblems with skin Deficient amount of vitamins and mineral Deficient amount of vitamins and mineral

substances have an effect on organs.substances have an effect on organs.

Bulimia is a mental affection Bulimia is a mental affection which expresses as eating which expresses as eating disorders when starvation disorders when starvation

interchanges with interchanges with uncontrollable fits of shoveling uncontrollable fits of shoveling up food followed by intentional up food followed by intentional

instigation of vomiting, or instigation of vomiting, or usage of various types of usage of various types of

medicine to dispose of putting medicine to dispose of putting on weight.on weight.

Reasons for bulimia Reasons for bulimia affectionaffection

Arguments in family or among Arguments in family or among friendsfriends

Failures, stress, depressionFailures, stress, depression Psychic load at the pubertyPsychic load at the puberty Eating habits and culture in the Eating habits and culture in the

familyfamily

The development of the The development of the diseasedisease

Everything starts with irregular eating. Everything starts with irregular eating. Attempts not to eat at all, or little eating Attempts not to eat at all, or little eating ends up with enormous fits of shoveling up ends up with enormous fits of shoveling up food.food.

Having surfeited, vomiting is instigated by Having surfeited, vomiting is instigated by thrusting a finger or another object into thrusting a finger or another object into the throat thus disposing of the eaten, or the throat thus disposing of the eaten, or with the help of a purgative stimulating with the help of a purgative stimulating excretion.excretion.

The woman’s emotional condition is The woman’s emotional condition is critical which can lead to depression.critical which can lead to depression.

Instigation of vomiting recurs more and Instigation of vomiting recurs more and more often. There are changes of mood, more often. There are changes of mood, oscillation of the weight. By time the place oscillation of the weight. By time the place doesn’t even matter- vomiting is doesn’t even matter- vomiting is instigated at home, at school as well as instigated at home, at school as well as work.work.

Consequences caused by Consequences caused by bulimiabulimia

hormonal changeshormonal changes metabolism changesmetabolism changes damage of the dental enamel caused damage of the dental enamel caused

by the acid of gastric juiceby the acid of gastric juice irregular function of the heartirregular function of the heart muscular feeblenessmuscular feebleness renal damagerenal damage

Analysis of the Analysis of the questionnairesquestionnaires

Respondents of the questionnaire: Respondents of the questionnaire: 48 secondary school girls, 29 48 secondary school girls, 29

secondary school boys, 15 secondary school boys, 15 elementary school girls and 8 elementary school girls and 8

elementary school boys of A. Upits’ elementary school boys of A. Upits’ SkrSkriiveri Secondary Schoolveri Secondary School

More than 90 % primary school girls More than 90 % primary school girls know what these diseases are. know what these diseases are.

However, less than 10 % don’t know. However, less than 10 % don’t know. More than 60 % primary school boys More than 60 % primary school boys know, but less than 40 % don’t know know, but less than 40 % don’t know

what these diseases are. 100 % what these diseases are. 100 % secondary school students know that secondary school students know that

these are psychological diseases these are psychological diseases related to eating disorders.related to eating disorders.

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80% primary school girls inquired consider that the 80% primary school girls inquired consider that the media don’t media don’t ggive enough information about these ive enough information about these diseases. 20 % think the information is enough.diseases. 20 % think the information is enough.

More than 70% secondary school girls agree that More than 70% secondary school girls agree that there should be more information, but less than there should be more information, but less than

30 % don’t agree with that.30 % don’t agree with that.Almost 90% primary school boys consider that there Almost 90% primary school boys consider that there

is too little information. A bit less than 10 % is too little information. A bit less than 10 % consider there is enough information.consider there is enough information.

More than 80% secondary school boys agree there More than 80% secondary school boys agree there should be more information. However, less than should be more information. However, less than

20% don’t agree with that. 20% don’t agree with that.

In families of more than 70% of the asked primary In families of more than 70% of the asked primary school girls they don’t speak about these school girls they don’t speak about these

diseases, but in families of more than 30 % of the diseases, but in families of more than 30 % of the girls they talk about the diseases.girls they talk about the diseases.

The theme is only discussed in a little bit more than The theme is only discussed in a little bit more than 10 % families of secondary school girls. Almost 10 % families of secondary school girls. Almost

90% families don’t discuss the topic. 90% families don’t discuss the topic. The theme is only discussed in more than 20% The theme is only discussed in more than 20% families of primary school boys. Less than 80% families of primary school boys. Less than 80%

families don’t talk on the theme. families don’t talk on the theme. The diseases are only discussed in a few families of The diseases are only discussed in a few families of

secondary school boys- less than 10%. More than secondary school boys- less than 10%. More than 90% families don’t talk on the topic.90% families don’t talk on the topic.

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More than 70% primary school girls agree that that More than 70% primary school girls agree that that main cause of the affection is the standards set up main cause of the affection is the standards set up in the society but less than 30% don’t agree with in the society but less than 30% don’t agree with

that.that.Almost 90% secondary school girls believe that the Almost 90% secondary school girls believe that the

reason for the affection is the set up standards, a reason for the affection is the set up standards, a little more than 10% don’t agree with that.little more than 10% don’t agree with that.

More than 60% of the inquired primary school boys More than 60% of the inquired primary school boys don’t know the cause of the diseases; only less don’t know the cause of the diseases; only less

than 40% know the cause of the affection.than 40% know the cause of the affection.51% of the inquired secondary school boys agree that 51% of the inquired secondary school boys agree that

the cause of the affection is the standards set up in the cause of the affection is the standards set up in the society; 49% don’t know the cause of the the society; 49% don’t know the cause of the

affection.affection.

Thank you!Thank you!