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Anorexia
affects your whole body |
Brain and Nerves:
- Can't think right
- fear of gaining weight
- sad
- moody
- irritable
- bad memory
- fainting
- changes in brain
chemistry
Hair
- hair thins and gets
brittle
Heart
- low blood pressure
- slow heart rate
- fluttering of the heart
(palpitations)
- heart failure
Blood
- anemia and other blood
problems
Muscles and Joints
- weak muscles
- swollen joints
- fractures
- osteoporosis
Kidneys
- kidney stones
- kidney failure
Body Fluids
- low potassium
- low magnesium
- low sodium
Intestines
Hormones
- periods stop
- bone loss
- problems growing
- trouble getting pregnant
- If pregnant, higher risk
for
- miscarriage
- having a C-section
- baby with low
birthweight
- postpartum depression
Skin
- bruise easily
- dry skin
- growth of fine hair all
over body
- get cold easily
- yellow skin
- nails get brittle
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