jonas asked:

What are the signs of anorexia?

Monday, March 19, 2007

I am suspecting my daughter is suffering from anorexia. What are the true signs of this disease?

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* A person suffering from anorexia is thin and keeps getting thinner. A person with anorexia may end up losing 15% or more of her ideal body weight. * A person with anorexia continues to diet or restrict foods even though she is not overweight. * Anorexia creates a distorted body image a person with anorexia feels fat even when she is thin or underweight. * A person with anorexia is preoccupied with food, calories, nutrition, or cooking. * A person suffering from anorexia will deny that she is hungry. * A person with anorexia will tend to exercise obsessively. * Anorexia may cause a person to complain about feeling bloated or nauseated even when she eats normal or less than normal amounts of food. * A person with anorexia may weighs herself with abnormal frequency. * Loss of hair or thinning hair may indicate anorexia. * A person suffering from anorexia may feel cold even though the temperature is normal or only slightly cool. * A person with anorexia may stop menstruating.

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