Individuals who suffer from binge eating may eat quickly, even when they are not hungry, and often choose unhealthy foods.
Binge eating is a disorder characterized by the excessive and uncontrolled intake of food in a short period. There are many people who, when they go to eat, cannot control themselves and end up eating more than they would like, but if this lack of control becomes frequent it could be a sign of illness. Compulsive eating, in addition to the obvious lack of impulsive control over eating behavior, not only affects your figure, but also your general health, as it can lead to heart and metabolic problems, such as diabetes and hypertension, which are life-threatening. . . According to psychiatrist Dr. Naiayde Monte, a mood disorder specialist at USP, binge eating can be an even more serious problem, especially when the medical evaluation of the condition is limited only to the problem of compulsive eating when in In reality that person may have a lack of control over impulsivity in many other areas of life that do not gain attention and may be part of a single problem that deregulates mood and impulses: bipolar disorder. “Lack of control occurs in the areas of the brain responsible for our every action, and because they increase food cravings, they weaken satiety centers and cause the person to eat uncontrollably,” she says. ©Doucefleur via Canva.com The psychiatrist says that a person can eat a large amount of food, very quickly, with a consequent sense of guilt, for not being able to have self-control over that act, which can cause a lot of anguish and suffering in the person. “When this increased impulsivity is accompanied by other symptoms, such as changes in mood, energy and thinking, and when it occurs cyclically, in phases or periods, it is time to raise the alarm bells for bipolar disorder,” he says. The doctor also explains that, in these cases, the treatment is different, because it is a pathology with a complex mechanism that requires attention, in search of an overall improvement for the patient and not just the compulsion. “A simple binge eating disorder may not be so simple and must be treated with care, aiming not only to improve the symptom, but also all its consequences, from low self-esteem, to social isolation and negative feelings about oneself, to metabolic disorders that may require treatment in the near future,” concludes Dr. Naiayde.
SOURCE: Dr. Naiayde Monte | Specialist in Mood Disorders, member of PROMAN (USP Bipolar Disorder Program) and of the ABRATA Scientific Committee. Founder, coordinator and preceptor of the Outpatient Clinic for Bipolar Disorder of the Medical Residency in Psychiatry at the University of Santo Amaro (UNISA/SP). | @dra.naiayde
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