is anorexia really that bad?

Answer 1

Yes, it is a mental disorder that causes many physical disorders that can last for the rest of a person's life. If a person goes untreated for anorexia, starvation affects all areas of the anorexic's body, including the heart. Binge and purge type anorexics may induce vomiting or laxative abuse, which may have serious side effects to the digestive tract.

Anorexic women eventually stop menstrating (amenorrhea)and even after a few months of amenorrhea can start the process of osteoporosis which increases the risk of fractures and bone abnormalities.
Anorexia causes infertility, depression, skin abnormalities, kidney stones, etc.

It is starvation and the body begins to shut down the normal functions that keep a person healthy to protect itself. Some of these systems cannot rejuvenate themselves.

Anorexia is very very dangerous.

Answer 2

Yes! You starve your body. It can lead to countless medical problems during and after the time you stop eating. You might want to google anorexia for a good site that will tell you exactly what can happen and how fast lifelong medical problems can occur.

Answer 3

God, yes. You miss out on all of the important nutrients your body needs to grow and be healthy. It's an illness/disorder for a readon. Any eating disorder is "really that bad". Especially if you are in your teens and still growing.

Answer 4

How can you trick the scale?

i need to make it look like im 4 or 5 pounds heavier on the scale wqith out gaining weight. how can i do this? do i put like 5 layers of clothes on and coins and rocks in my pocket or somethin? please help i dont want to go to a hospital. ok so im on vacation and in a bout a week im going back home and before i left i was struggling with an eating disorder but i really think im getting better. i mean now i eat breakfast lunch and dinner but idk. anyways so before i left i was 93 pounds and my mom didnt want me to lose more weight or she threatened to "put me in a hospital"! its so stupid. well over here i lost about 5 pounds and now im 88. i didnt do it intenitionally. i mean i didnt want to lose all this weight but im still not eating completely right but im getting there. so i need to know how to make it look like im 5 pounds heavier. im 13 and 5'3 so pleaz help!
This is just one example of someone who is very very ill but in complete denial.

Answer 5

It is a life threatening illness.

Answer 6

It's not SO bad; as long as you don't mind death. Especially when it's your own.

Answer 7

very, to the extend that it causes death.

Answer 8

it's worse than you will ever know.