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Anorexia side effectsWomen's health & fitness guideAnorexia nervosa is a eating disorder that affects millions of individuals throughout the world. Anorexia has no lines it will not cross and will inflict itself upon young women of all ages and races, as well as men. Anorexia is a disease, classified as an eating disorder, where individuals will starve themselves on purpose. There are many theories on the cause of anorexia and weight loss is the most common side effect of anorexia. However, weight loss is not the only effect anorexia will have on an individual. Suffering from anorexia, an individual most likely will develop drastic changes to their personality. An individual who is normally outgoing and considered to be an extrovert will suddenly withdraw into themselves and become more subdued. They may suddenly have a difficult time concentrating and are in constant fear of gaining weight. Their diet becomes the most important aspect of their lives and the one thing they can control. The massive weight loss that happens with anorexia can cause many changes to the body. Due to a lack of vitamins and proteins, the fingernails will become fragile, hair will become dingy and brittle, and the skin may turn a yellowish, pale color. Also due to the massive weight loss, the body temperature will drop. This will make the anorexic more prone to cold. Once the body becomes too thin, it is common for menstruation to stop, as well. One of the first systems in the body to be damaged from anorexia is the skeletal system. Most commonly, anorexia is found within young women at the time they are still developing. The effects of anorexia can lead to osteoporosis later in life. In more severe cases of anorexia, there may be liver damage, as well as kidney damage, and an irregular heart beat. Cardiac arrest, as heart muscle deteriorates and weakens with anorexia, is one the leadings cause of death among those diagnosed, as well as pulmonary and renal damage. While anorexia is a serious illness, it can be treated and it is reversible. One of the issues with anorexia is the fact that the damage can start even before weight loss becomes apparent. In young girls who have been diagnosed, it will often have long-term effects on their fertility. If diagnosed early in the onset of anorexia, treatment tends to be successful. There are many individuals, however, that do not get treatment early enough and the results can be fatal. |
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