Anorexia Symptoms

Anorexia, Bulimia and binge eating are eating disorders that are frequently hard to detect and analyze. If you think your teenager or someone you know may have an eating disorder there are exact telltale signs to look for. Individuals suffering from eating disorders need to seek treatment as quickly as possible. The faster treatment is started, the better the chance of recovering from the damage that these illnesses can cause to body and psyche.

Anorexia symptoms can be categorized into five main groups: physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral. They differ in severity depending upon how advanced the disorder is.

 

Some Physical Anorexia Symptoms:

 

Amenorrhea. This is when menstrual periods stop. This can also occur in people who exercise excessively.

 

Brittle and dry hair and nails.

 

Muscle atrophy. This wasting away also affects the heart muscle and, if the eating disorder is not treated, can permanently damage the heart.

 

Fatigue. This is brought on by iron shortage, muscle flaw, malnutrition and electrolyte imbalance.

 

Another one of the anorexia symptoms is a lowered resistant system, which can cause a greater occurrence of ill health.

 

Easy bruising.

 

Osteopenia. This is a weakening of the bones which can lead to osteoporosis and fractures.

 

Constantly feeling cold and yet being intolerant to heat.

 

Lanugo. This is a fine, downy covering of light colored hair all over the body. This is the body’s way of warming itself during times of famine as body fat is lost.

 

Anorexia symptoms can also include upset stomach and bloat.

 

 

In sum, kidney stones and eventual kidney failure can also be anorexia symptoms.

 

Some Behavioral Anorexia Symptoms:

 

strange eating habits. Two more anorexia symptoms may be that the young girl cuts all the food into little pieces previous to eating it and may usually push food around on the plate without actually eating much of anything.

 

Another of the anorexia symptoms is preoccupation with food, including collecting recipes and/or cookbooks, and offering to cook meals for family and friends, plus making menus.

 

Wearing baggy clothing to disguise the amount of weight being lost is another of anorexia symptoms.

 

Increasing consumption of liquids including diet sodas, tea, water, etc. may be an indication of anorexia symptoms.

 

classification of food as also ‘good’ or terrible with usually an greater than before urge to binge on the ‘bad’ foods.

 

Fear of gaining weight.

 

Substance abuse could be an indication of anorexia..

 

Finally, another of the anorexia symptoms might be the inability to tell whether or not they are full or hungry. The body’s natural mechanisms for indicating hunger or satiety are disturbed.