About Anorexia Nervosa
Signs And Symptoms:
- Diminished body weight
- Intense fear of gaining weight
- Feeling fat even when thin
- Excessive exercise
- Excuses for not eating meals (ie. ate earlier, not feeling well)
- Unusual eating habits (ie. cutting food into tiny pieces, picking at food)
- Obsession with food, calories, recipes
- Frequently checking weight on scale
- In women, irregularity of the menstrual cycle
- In men, reduced libido
- Fatigue and lack of energy
- Amenorrhea (loss of menstruation)
- Skin problems
- Dizziness and headaches
- Dehydration
- Shortness of breath
- Irregular heartbeats
- Cold hands and feet
- Bloating
- Constipation
- Hair loss
- Stomach pains
- Decreased metabolic rate
- Edema (water retention)
- Lanugo (fine downy hair)
- Loss of bone mass
- Kidney and liver damage
- Electrolyte imbalances
- Osteoporosis
- Insomnia
- Anemia
- Infertility
- Depression
- Cathartic colon (caused from laxative abuse)
- Low potassium (most common cause of nocturnal cardiac arrest)
- Cardiac arrest and death
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