If not stopped, starving, stuffing, and purging can lead to irreversible physical damage and even death. Eating disorders can affect every cell, tissue, and organ in the body. The following is a partial list of the medical dangers associated with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder:
- Irregular heartbeat, cardiac arrest, death
- kidney damage, death
- Liver damage (made worse by substance abuse), death
- Destruction of teeth, rupture of oesophagus, loss of muscle mass
- Damage to lining of stomach; gastritis, gastric distres
- Disruption of menstrual cycle, infertility
- Stunted growth due to under nutrition. Even after recovery and weight restoration, person may not catch up to expected normal height
- Weakened immune system
- Icy hands and feet
- Swollen glands in neck; stones in salivary duct. "Chipmunk cheeks."
- Excess hair on face, arms, and body
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