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Symptoms of anorexia
In people suffering from anorexia are characteristic features of personality: the lack of readiness to establish contacts with other people, marginalized from the other, loss of friends. Perfekcjonizm - the sick are sound, focusing on learning and work, it has a big need for success. Also characterized by uncertainty, fear of failure, excessive criticism to the other. Is characterized by low self-esteem and lack of faith in yourself. The state of depression, anxiety and social withdrawal often precedes the appearance of the disease.
Other symptoms of anorexia ..
Often, common symptoms are abdominal pain, vomiting, intolerance to cold, hypothermia (lowered body temperature), and constipation. Some patients abuse the resources przeczyszczających - in such cases, there are alternating constipation with diarrhea. The heart beats too slowly (bradycardia).
Younger girls maturing process is stopped, reducing the volume of glandular tissue nipples, the exemption process of growth. In older women the retention period. After ponadrocznym period of the disease appears to osteopenia and osteoporosis and fractures are the bones. With the development of the disease is characterized by increasing irritability, it is difficult to talk calmly to the person suffering from anorexia.
Noticeable changes in laboratory studies: electrolyte disturbances, particularly Hypokalaemia (low potassium level of K +) and an increase in activity of alanine transaminase (AspAT, ALAT) due to liver damage. The characteristic is the low level of glucose, protein and reduced the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood. There is also the hormonal changes (thyroid hormones, sex hormones).
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