| It is known that those who are obsessed by | | | | rate, low body temperature, low blood |
| losing weight, permanently count calories and | | | | pressure, heart trouble, anemia and even |
| exercise too much can become affected by an | | | | death. |
| eating disorder, and that will determine | | | | |
| serious emotional and physical consequences. | | | | It is known that there can show up emotional |
| | | | and behavioral effects of anorexia, such as |
| We can say there are a few signs that can | | | | depression, irritability, bad memory, |
| show us a person has anorexia. The one | | | | isolation from family and friends, feelings |
| affected by this illness develops an intense | | | | of guilt, difficulty in concentrating on |
| fear of body fat and gaining weight, is | | | | anything else except weight, emotional |
| having a distorted image of his body , | | | | regression to a child-like state and others. |
| believes it is fat even when underweight, and | | | | |
| has the permanent desire to become thinner. | | | | There are some factors that can lead to |
| | | | anorexia. For example, socio-cultural |
| It was seen that people affected by anorexia | | | | factors. Because our society associates |
| try to hide their symptoms, so the others | | | | thinness with attractiveness and success, |
| will not notice very easy the signs and | | | | people try to be just like that. |
| symptoms of this illness. However, the signs | | | | |
| and symptoms of anorexia include frequent | | | | Also, the individual's inner feelings, |
| skipping of meals, excessive focus on an | | | | personality characteristics, and personal |
| exercise regimen, avoidance of social | | | | history can lead to anorexia as well. |
| gatherings where food is involved, dramatic | | | | Anorexia can appear because of critical |
| weight loss, wearing baggy clothing to cover | | | | transitions or emotional upsets, |
| up thinness, frequent looking in the mirror | | | | interpersonal, or relationship problems, |
| for flaws; females can miss three consecutive | | | | depression, anxiety, feelings during |
| menstrual periods and males will experience a | | | | adolescence of being powerless. Often |
| decreased sexual desire. | | | | associated with anorexia is: perfectionism, |
| | | | approval-seeking, low self-esteem, |
| There are known two types of anorexia. The | | | | withdrawal, obsessiveness, black-or- white |
| person who has the restrictive type eats too | | | | thinking. |
| little, and by excessively exercising and | | | | |
| self- starvation, loses weight. | | | | There can also be some biological causes of |
| | | | anorexia, studies revealed that a |
| In what concerns the second type, the persons | | | | predisposition to anorexia may be genetically |
| having binge- eating anorexia eat too little, | | | | based. |
| and also binge and purge. It is known that | | | | |
| the persons from this type of anorexia have | | | | When a person goes to the doctor for a |
| symptoms of both anorexia and bulimia, and | | | | possible diagnosis of anorexia, the doctor |
| 50% of people with anorexia develop bulimia | | | | will first see if endocrine, metabolic, and |
| too. | | | | central nervous system disorders do not |
| | | | explain the weight loss. In this way he will |
| There can appear some physical effects of | | | | know if anorexia is the cause, and he can |
| anorexia, and we can mention here: severe | | | | also perform some tests to see the damage |
| dehydratation which can determine kidney | | | | already done to the body. These tests can be |
| failure, hair loss, hypersensitivity to heat, | | | | a physical exam, laboratory tests- like blood |
| fatigue, lowered resistance to illness, and | | | | test and urinalysis, other specialized |
| less need for sleep than normal eaters. In | | | | tests-like x-ray and electrocardiogram, and a |
| severe cases there can also appear low heart | | | | psychological evaluation. |