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Symptoms of Anorexia

Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa:

  • Significant weight loss (more than 15% of ideal body weight)
  • Extreme dieting: including skipping meals and extended fasting
  • Obsessions about food and fears of eating in public
  • Obsessive exercise
  • Use of laxatives
  • Binging and purging
  • Distorted self-image; feeling fat desspite being thin 
  • Self-esteem that depends on weight and appearance
  • Amenorrhea (stopping of menstrual periods or a delay of starting menstruation in young teens)
  • Skin dryness or flakiness
  • Brittle nails and hair
  • Anemia
  • Swelling in feet and ankles
  • Intolerance to cold
  • Hypothermia (low body temperature)
  • Poor concentration
  • Dehydration
  • Fainting


 


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