Anorexia Are Extremely Serious of the Health Risks.
Anorexia has one of the higher death rates among all mental illnesses, around 5 percent but perhaps even higher than that. Cardiac disease is the most common medical cause of death in people with severe anorexia; the heart can develop dangerously slow rhythms, known as bradycardia, or, in many cases, the heart muscles literally starve, losing size. Some individuals suffer nerve damage and experience seizures, disordered thinking, and/or chronic nerve problems in their hands and feet.
Individuals with anorexia nervosa can become victim to major depression which then sets in play a dangerous cycle of emotional and physical disturbances, suicide is the cause of as many as half the deaths in anorexia nervosa.
If a person with anorexia becomes severely malnourished, every organ in the body can sustain damage, including the brain, heart and kidneys. This damage may not be fully reversible, even when the anorexia is under control.
Complications of anorexia include:
· Death
· Anemia
· Heart problems, such as mitral valve prolapse, abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure
· Bone loss, increasing risk of fractures later in life
· Lung problems resembling emphysema
· In females, absence of a period
· In males, decreased testosterone
· Gastrointestinal problems, such as constipation, bloating or nausea
· Electrolyte abnormalities, such as low blood potassium, sodium and chloride
· Kidney problems
People with anorexia also commonly have other mental disorders as well. They may include:
· Depression
· Anxiety disorders
· Personality disorders
· Obsessive-compulsive disorders
· Drug abuse
Anorexia has one of the higher death rates among all mental illnesses, around 5 percent but perhaps even higher than that. Cardiac disease is the most common medical cause of death in people with severe anorexia; the heart can develop dangerously slow rhythms, known as bradycardia, or, in many cases, the heart muscles literally starve, losing size. Some individuals suffer nerve damage and experience seizures, disordered thinking, and/or chronic nerve problems in their hands and feet.
Individuals with anorexia nervosa can become victim to major depression which then sets in play a dangerous cycle of emotional and physical disturbances, suicide is the cause of as many as half the deaths in anorexia nervosa.
If a person with anorexia becomes severely malnourished, every organ in the body can sustain damage, including the brain, heart and kidneys. This damage may not be fully reversible, even when the anorexia is under control.
Complications of anorexia include:
· Death
· Anemia
· Heart problems, such as mitral valve prolapse, abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure
· Bone loss, increasing risk of fractures later in life
· Lung problems resembling emphysema
· In females, absence of a period
· In males, decreased testosterone
· Gastrointestinal problems, such as constipation, bloating or nausea
· Electrolyte abnormalities, such as low blood potassium, sodium and chloride
· Kidney problems
People with anorexia also commonly have other mental disorders as well. They may include:
· Depression
· Anxiety disorders
· Personality disorders
· Obsessive-compulsive disorders
· Drug abuse
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