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Anorexia Nervosa

ANOREXIA NERVOSA CAUSES SYMPTOMS RISK FACTORS TREATMENT

Symptoms

• Abnormal weight loss (at least 15 per cent below the normal ideal body weight).

• Ending of periods or delayed development in puberty.

• Self-induced weight loss through methods like  fasting, low food intake, excessive exercise, diuretic medicines,  laxatives, diet pills or vomiting. 

• A constant fear of gaining weight, as well as a feeling of being fat, even though their weight is much less than that of other people of the same height.

• Sufferers may feel bloated, even after a small meal.

• They may lose interest in socialising with friends.

• Loss of scalp hair

Other symptoms include tiredness, feeling cold, constipation and stomachache. Some patients also develop additional disorders such as bulimia.



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