Anorexia Nervosa Facts

Facts about Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa Facts:

Anorexia causes usually to

  • shrunken breasts
  • bruises
  • hair loss
  • cold and blue hands and feet
  • gaunt, hollow facial features
  • very dry skin
  • sharply protruding bones
  • menstruation: hormone levels drop, alerting the body that it cannot support a fetus; menstruation becomes irregular or stops completely – can result in temporary or permanent infertility.
  • Especially dangerous when menstrual periods stops or having periods only possible when having hormones.
  • delayed puberty: pre-adolescent females fail to menstruate and develop breasts at normal age; in males, testosterone levels might remain low, leading to impotence
  • permanent bone loss: susceptibility to stress fractures and osteoporosis
  • insomnia, constipation, sensitivity to cold, kidney failure, abnormally low heart rate and blood pressure
  • mood changes: impatience, irritability, depression, suicidal tendencies

Anorexia Facts and Danger Signals:

  • Obsessive about gaining weight
  • Excessive exercising.
  • self induced vomiting
  • purging
  • bingeing
  • continuing to diet pills, diuretics, laxatives
  • losing a significant amount of weight
  • feeling fat, even after losing weight
  • losing monthly menstrual periods
  • preoccupation with food, calories, nutrition and/or cooking