Explain the Management of Eating Disorders?
We shall consider the components of the management of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa together, since the nutritional consequences and nutritional management for both these conditions are on similar lines. However, before that, consideration needs to be given to symptoms of the starvation syndrome i.e. (starvation caused either by food restriction/dieting as in anorexia nervosa or problems related to food absorption as in purging or excessive exercise may mean that insufficient energy is consumed for weight maintenance in bulimia nervosa).