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What are the signs and symptoms of anorexia?

Avoidance of eating

Denies feeling hungry

Avoids social gatherings where food is involved

Develops food rituals that allow for eating very little: eats in secrecy, eats foods in a certain order, excessive chewing, rearranges food on the plate, eats unnaturally small amounts of food.

Dramatic weight loss

Refuses to maintain the minimal normal body weight for age and height

Denies the serious consequences of low body weight

Obsession with dieting and weight loss

Weighs self several times a day and focuses on the smallest fluctuation in weight

Terrified of gaining weight or being fat

Even when thin, sees self as overweight

Bases self-worth on body weight and body image

Excessive focus on an exercise regimen

The classic form of anorexia (restricting type) involves weight loss through self-starvation and excessive exercise. In another form of anorexia, the individual not only cuts calories, but also behaves similarly to the bulimic: bingeing on foods, and then purging. With the symptoms of both anorexia and bulimia, an individual is considered to have anorexia of the Binge-Eating/Purging type.

A person with a family member who has anorexia is more likely to develop anorexia.
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The effects of anorexia

Anorexia nervosa can have severe medical consequences. Because the anorexic individual does not consume enough calories or nutrients to support the maintenance and growth of the body, all body processes slow down, to conserve energy. This slowing down has serious physical, emotional, and behavioral effects.

Loss of menstrual periods

Dry, brittle bones due to significant bone density loss (osteoporosis)

Dry, brittle nails and hair; or hair loss

Lowered resistance to illness

Hypersensitivity to heat and cold

Bruises easily

Appears to need less sleep than normal eaters

Digestive problems such as bloating or constipation

Muscle loss and weakness

Severe dehydration, which can result in kidney failure

Fainting, fatigue, and overall weakness

Eventual growth of a downy layer of hair (lanugo) all over the body, including the face (the body is trying to stay warm)

In severe cases: heart trouble, low blood pressure, low heart rate, low body temperature, poor circulation, anemia, stunted growth, and even death
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Emotional and Behavioral Effects

Difficulty in concentrating on anything else except weight

Isolation from family and friends

Emotional regression to a child-like state

Irritability

Feelings of guilt and depression

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