2007-09-30 20:25:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Yes. Here's why:
Even healthy bodies can have trouble regulating blood sugar when faced with starvation. The blood sugar will drop so dangerously low that it can cause fainting, nausea, vomiting and disorientation. This happens to brittle diabetics when they do not eat properly or take their meds.
In advanced stages there can be cell death and seizures from the lack sugar in the blood stream. At this point, there is already damage to the brain which will become progressively worse if it is still starved for nutrients.
A side note: Anorexics do not die from starvation, per se, they die from heart failure. The cell death I spoke about occurs body wide. The heart, being the hardest working organ, is put under great strain and tends to give out under the stress of working with no energy
2007-09-30 20:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by Habanera 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-21 23:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. seizures can happen from trauma or post stress disorders. Anorexia being a mental disorder can put stress in your conscious...that can enable a seizure (maybe only partial) to occur. Do you get dizzy? Do you lose conscious and feel lost in familiar places? Does your body involuntairly tense? Things like this can be from stress...but if its reoccuring, than it might be seizure like symptons.
instead of getting frightened and start turning into some agrophobe, do research. Than goto a doctor...in that order. Remember, most mental illness can be cured through self realization and control....and alot of doctors are quacks getting paid by lobbiest to distribute drugs...so make sure you do research so you will know if ur doc is a quack pill pusher or not.
2007-09-30 20:31:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES. Anything that messes with your body like anorexia can cause seizures.
PLEASE get yourself or your friend to the Dr or ER because you can DIE.
DO NOT place anything in the mouth during a seizure either, it is a wives tale that a person can swallow their tongue.
2007-09-30 20:28:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If you are profoundly anorexic. And your sugars go way low, you could end up with hypoglycemia . And with hypoglycemic episodes, it's possible to have seizures. I had a friend who had this malady. And she always go into seizures. as she becomes hypoglycemic.
2007-10-01 00:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by rosieC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there! I had an eating disorder and my period went (not as bad as yours though) it came back a few months after eating normally. Well done in getting over it! it is great to see people that can be strong!
2016-03-19 00:01:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible. Anorexia does a lot of bad things to your body before it kills you. If you have this please get help.
2007-09-30 20:28:13 · answer #7 · answered by kim h 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
starvation causes the body to burn fat for calories. that process release ketone into the body. ketone in higher
concentrations has been linked to seizures in rat.
2015-10-03 19:14:13 · answer #8 · answered by daniel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can and you can go into a coma and die. The body must be nourished. It is unnatural and dangerous to starve it.
2007-09-30 20:32:53 · answer #9 · answered by teatotler 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can all the time (up to 2 times a fortnight)
2007-09-30 20:30:33 · answer #10 · answered by Hayden M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋