Effects

Anorexia - a dangerous disease that can have serious health consequences. These are the complications of anorexia give only a general idea of ​​the dangers that lie in this disease that often affects people who are very much - or too much - they want to be beautiful.

Heart

Voluntarily exposing themselves to fasting, people are also plagued by hunger, their organs and muscles, as the blood flow slows, blood pressure decreases, the content of important minerals in the blood decreases, and as a result of all this can cause electrolyte imbalance. It is in most cases a negative effect on the heart, and specifically, may cause arrhythmia and even cardiac arrest.

Heart disease - the main cause of death among patients with anorexia nervosa.

Hormones

Hormonal changes - one of the most dangerous consequences of anorexia. The level of stress hormones How to beat stress? Create an oasis   patients dramatically increases the levels of growth hormone and thyroid The thyroid gland - is responsible for your hormones In contrast, falling. Reproductive hormones, such as estrogen and DHEA, also produced in smaller and smaller amounts. This may contribute to the development of heart disease, osteoporosis, and other complications; women because of this can be irregular periods or their complete termination, which sometimes leads to infertility. In severe cases, restore the menstrual cycle is not possible.

Bones

Low levels of estrogen Estrogen - the key to bone health , High levels of stress hormones and a lack of calcium leads to a decrease in bone mass. Many women with anorexia develop osteopenia Osteopenia - decrease in bone density   (bone mineral density below the norm), and about 40% of patients suffering from osteoporosis. Especially dangerous it can be for teenagers whose bones are not yet fully formed. And if the weight and normal menstrual cycle is often possible to restore the bone loss is often irreversible.

Digestion

When the body lacking nutrients, it starts to save energy, slowing all processes, including digestion. Many people who suffer from anorexia both during the active phase of the disease, and the early recovery period, complain of abdominal bloating, constipation and other problems associated with the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Nervous system

Anorexia may change the structure and activity of the brain. In severe cases of the disease may be damaged nerves, which can cause seizures, disorders of thinking and numbness of limbs.

Blood

Lack of nutrients often causes anemia. Among the other problems associated with anemia, dangerously low levels of vitamin B12 in the blood and pancytopenia, life-threatening condition characterized by significant changes in the structure of the bone marrow.

The consequences of anorexia are also liver damage, dehydration, weakened immunity, reduction of muscle mass and weakness, dry skin, fainting, cold intolerance, violation of many internal organs. The body can endure starvation only up to certain limits.

In addition to these effects on physical health, anorexia has a significant impact on the human mind. And without treating its psychological causes and effects of anorexia can not be completely cured.

What you need to know about anorexia

In anorexia blame. Anorexia does not mean that parents brought their child properly. Cultural, genetic and personal factors interact closely with the events of life, which creates fertile ground for the emergence and development of eating disorders of a psychological nature.

• In anokresii nothing pleasant. Many people who observe the grueling diets, rashly declare that dream ill anorexia. They only see the obvious manifestation of this disease - excessive thinness, but do not see the dangers of this "fashion" of the disease. Patients with anorexia are not proud of their ideal figure and not feel incredibly beautiful; if you talk to that person, you will learn a lot about it - for example, that the girl, whose weight is 55 kilograms during the growth of meter eighty, considers herself fat, unattractive and nestilno. Patients suffering from anorexia for a moment did not let go of self-imperfections, they are scared and cornered their fears.
• From anorexia do not just get off, it's not a disease that reminds himself once a month. The consciousness of patients with anorexia nervosa is not theirs, they can not control their feelings. These people are literally obsessed with weight, food, calories, and the image of his own body. Many diseases torments even in sleep Dreams: how to understand our dreams   - Their nightmares, intrusive dreams about food and nutrition. And in a dream the poor sufferers and the sufferer continue to count calories and horrified by dialed 100 grams. Anorexia - a terrible disease, which snatches its prey from a normal life and condemns her to loneliness. Anorexia is very difficult to cure. Sometimes I struggle with it go for years.
• Anorexia can be fatal. By the way, anorexia has the highest mortality rate among psychological diseases. If you or someone you know symptoms of eating disorders, proceed without delay - seek medical advice.

Specific symptoms of anorexia

Anorexic primarily distinguished by the reluctance to keep the weight corresponding to its constitution, age and height. To be precise, a normal weight person must be 85% or less weight percent, which is considered the standard for a person of such a body, age and height.

This fear is not considered a real weight of a person, and does not let his prey, even when it is on the verge of death from starvation. First of all, the causes of anorexia are rooted in low self-esteem, which is also one of the main symptoms of this disease. Anorexic believes that his weight, shape and size options are directly related to self-awareness and personal status. Victims of anorexia often deny the seriousness of their condition and can not objectively assess their own weight.

Another symptom is typical for women - the menstrual cycle Menstrual cycle and its characteristics   and the absence of at least three consecutive menstrual periods. In particular, a woman is diagnosed with "amenorrhea" (absence of menstruation), if her periods begin only after hormone therapy Hormone therapy - is it possible to fool nature?   (e.g., administration of estrogen).