厌食症和贪食症通常被认为是精神疾病,但最近科学家发现,这两种症状可能是一种自体免疫疾病。一些人很不幸,其体内的免疫系统产生了自身抗体来攻击自己正常的器官组织,有时会带来破坏性的影响,结果就会导致一些经常所谓的神经系统方面的疾病。这些新发现将有助于人们重新考虑对相关疾病的治疗方案。 Anorexia and bulimia are often considered mental illnesses, but scientists have recently discovered that these two symptoms may be an autoimmune disease. Some people unfortunately have their own immune system producing auto-antibodies to attack their normal organ tissues, sometimes with devastating effects. As a result, they often cause so-called neurological diseases. These new findings will help people rethink the treatment of related diseases.