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Eating Disorders
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Capo By the Sea has several highly qualified and experienced medical doctors affiliated with our staff. After an evaluation in our custom program, individual clients are matched with the doctor who best matches the specific needs for their recovery.
Research shows that more than 90 percent of those who have eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25. People who have anorexia (Anorexia nervosa) develop unusual eating habits such as avoiding food and meals, picking out a few foods and eating them in small amounts, weighing their food, and counting the calories of everything they eat. Also, they may exercise excessively. Anorexia can slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, increasing the chance of heart failure. Those who use drugs to stimulate vomiting, bowel movements, or urination are also at high risk for heart failure. Starvation can also lead to heart failure, as well as damage the brain.
People who have bulimia (Bulimia nervosa ) eat an excessive amount of food in a single episode and almost immediately make themselves vomit or use laxatives or diuretics to get rid of the food in their bodies. This behavior often is referred to as the binge and purge cycle. Like people with anorexia, people with bulimia have an intense fear of gaining weight. The acid in vomit can wear down the outer layer of the teeth, inflame and damage the esophagus and enlarge the glands near the cheeks. Damage to the stomach can also occur from frequent vomiting. Irregular heartbeats, heart failure, and death can occur from chemical imbalances and the loss of important minerals such as potassium.
Once admitted to Capo By The Sea, our client meets with an eating disorder recovery specialist MD in order to address their specific individual needs and formulate an eating disorder treatment and recovery program. The first goal for the treatment of anorexia is to ensure the person's physical health, which involves restoring a healthy weight. Substance abuse problems (including alcoholism) that may be present at the time the eating disorder is diagnosed are usually treated first. The next goal of treatment is to reduce or eliminate the person's binge eating and purging behavior.
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