Detecting Symptoms for Eating Disorders

Evolution of Complete Female Body Shape Leading To Eating Disorders

Eating disorders have multiplied in counts ever since the conception about complete body image in females started changing. Take a look at models from a few decades back. They were extremely proud of the curves they showed off. But over the decades, even the figure of God Venus has taken a thinner shape and so has the total perception of beauty and looking good. So as a result, young people starve themselves up to achieve the perfect figure and end up with eating disorders.

Underlying Eating Disorder Symptoms

Eating disorder symptoms are fairly easy to narrow down. Although many people put the blame on media and extra thin models that spread the disease of shaping up women s bodies, some claim that there is a genetic component involved. When we analyze eating disorder symptoms, it is fairly easy to spot out the psychological base connected to these symptoms as well. So let s explore some very underlying eating disorder symptoms that can be openly seen in today s society.

1. Obsession with Body Size and Weight and Food intake

If someone you know has dramatically loss weight over a very brief period of time, it is fair to assume that this person is showing some eating disorder symptoms. These people would often complaint about their body size and weight even if they are average size. You will also see these people shifting from body fit outfits to baggy clothing. If you ever go out for dinner with someone with eating disorder symptoms, you will see that she will be obsessed with the amount of calories in food.

2. Excessive Exercising and Meal Time Rituals

Many eating disorder symptoms are also concerned with excessive exercising and meal time rituals carried out by the individuals.

3. Extreme Body Reactions - Constipation, Incontinence and Trouble with Menstruation

Physically, certain condition will appear as a response to eating disorder symptoms. These include constipation and incontinence and trouble with mentruation etc. These are considered extreme reaction of the body which tries to adjust to secretive eating patterns the person exercises.These people would also want to appear normal at any given time so if you find them reading a lot about eating disorders and losing weight, it is fair to suspect that they have a problem which may be possibly leading to an eating disorder.

4. Other Extreme Mental and Physical Reactions

Additionally, people who are concerned with their body image will further evidence eating disorder symptoms such as loss of sexual drive, blood shot or bleeding in the eyes, bruising under cheeks, calluses knuckles, mood swings, depression and etc.