I am afraid that I have noticed (not sure) that my daughter is suffering from anorexia. She is 19 years old and still lives with us. I have noticed that she is losing weight at the speed of light, and is acting weird about food. I am wondering what you advise I do in such a situation? What are the side effects of not eating enough?
The side effects of not getting the proper nutrients in the right amount are many fold, and anorexia patients are no different to famine victims. If you search for "famine effects", I am sure you will easily find what happens to the body during a famine. In the end, the body experiences irreparable physical and mental consequences. This is why it is so important that anorexia patients get help right away. If you have not done so already, please told to a professional about how to best go about getting your daughter the help she needs. Of course, this will be hard and difficult, because anorexia patients almost never admit they have a problem until they are in really dangerous conditions already.
if your daughter has been anorexic for a while and it starts to affect her health you will notice yellowing or darkening under her fingernails her hair will thin due to lack of nutrition she will get out of breath more get sick easier she will wear baggier clothes more often you'll find a notebook or other way of recording her calorie intake and what she eats it is also HIGHLY common for anorexic girls to have a notebook or something like that with Thinspo quotes diets pics of skinny girl ect... inside If she is anorexic Take her to a Therapist if your worried about her have her get checked by a doctor to see if her health is going to be okay