Here are the organs that potentially disrupted due to anorexia:
1. heart
People suffering from anorexia nervosa severely limit the amount of calories consumed. This means the body does not get any fuel intake.
The body then turns into 'starvation mode' by slowing all body processes.
Over time, the body will begin to consume itself to meet the needs of a variety of nutrients.
This will lead to organ damage and bone loss.
Anorexia nervosa is a severe mental disorder that is potentially damaging to almost all body systems.
Approximately 5-10 percent of people who have died from anorexia nervosa damage to various organs and body systems.
Most of the people died from heart disease. Heart vulnerable to disruption due to the lack of the amount of nutrients that enter the body.
Composed of cardiac muscle. Anorexia sufferer's body will consume muscle mass for energy so that the heart also lose mass and become smaller and weaker.
2. bone
Because Anorexia usually begins in adolescence, bones are part of the body that is vulnerable to damage.
Instead of adding bone mass as befits that occur in puberty, people with anorexia actually lose bone mass.
Bone loss can occur 6 months after a person begins to show the behavior of anorexia.
This can lead to fractures and osteoporosis that occurs at an early age.
3. Damage to various body systems
Anorexia nervosa can lead to anemia and decreased white blood cell count that makes people susceptible to the disease.
This causes dry skin, hair loss, loose teeth, and can damage a woman's fertility due to loss of menstrual periods.
People who suffer from anorexia also experience a lack of energy, feeling weak and cold, constipation, and headache.
Long-term effects of anorexia on the body including heart disease, kidney failure, stunted growth and eventually cause death.
