Marked diseases Excessive Appetite



Jakarta, Increased appetite may be normal in a person's life. But sometimes an increase in excessive appetite reflects a particular disease that requires treatment.

Increased appetite will occur if you are in a condition such as bulimia, diabetes, hyperthyroidism and intestinal worms. Therefore, it is important for you to evaluate the increase in cases of excessive appetite from the start.

Here are some conditions that can cause increased appetite, as quoted by Medindia on Monday (6/25/2012), among others:

A. Bulimia

Bulimia nervosa is a condition where a person loses control of appetite and overeating to an end with a period of time. After that, patients usually experience some vomiting and other digestive disorders.

2. Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus in adults is often diagnosed based on three main symptoms, ie polyuria, or increased urination, increased appetite or polyphagia and polydipsia, or increased thirst.

In diabetics, the body cells become resistant to insulin. Thus, glucose can not enter the cells and the brain does not get signals that indicate hunger. This leads to overeating or polyphagia.

3. Hypoglycemia

Low levels of sugar in the blood also makes you feel hungry. This condition will stimulate you to eat more, so that blood sugar levels returned. Other symptoms of hypoglycemia include nervousness, dizziness, sweating, shaky and weak easily. The next stage is characterized by seizures and coma.

4. Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which there are elevated levels of thyroid hormones in the blood. Thyroid hormone increases the metabolic rate, so that makes a person hungry faster.

This causes your appetite increases. Because calories are burned faster, patients do not gain weight, but otherwise they can lose weight.

5. Wormy

Infestation of worms in the intestine, especially in children will increase hunger. Although the children eat too much, but it will not gain weight because of nutrient food is inhaled by the worm.

6. Premenstrual Syndrome

Premenstrual syndrome, which is a period of time before menstruation, a woman often experience an increased appetite especially for foods high in fat and sugar. Increased appetite is probably triggered by hormonal changes prior to menstruation.

7. Mood disorders

Mood disorders such as psychosis and bipolar disorder can increase appetite. Anxiety is also associated with increased appetite.

8. The influence of drugs

Certain medications can increase your appetite such as corticosteroids, siproheptadin, tricyclic antidepressants and marijuana.

9. Brain disorders

Kleine-Levin Syndrome is a rare brain disorder in which patients have the desire to sleep and excessive eating. This condition may affect the hypothalamus in the brain that controls the activity of sleeping and eating.

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