Do you know the early symptoms of anorexia?

Anorexia literally means hating to eat and having no interest in eating. The patient's early symptoms are not very obvious, just a few times of not eating, and then gradually symptoms such as weight loss and endocrine dysfunction will appear.

1. Typical symptoms of anorexia:

1. Insidious onset

The onset of anorexia is insidious, making it difficult for family members to detect. Initially, the patient only skips eating occasionally. As the disease progresses, he or she develops regular dieting, which leads to vomiting after eating, and he or she participates in strenuous exercise, takes diet pills, drinks diet tea, and participates in various activities related to weight loss, such as study classes, etc., to exchange weight loss experiences, insights, and feelings. Finally, it develops into a conditioned reflex, and the patient becomes nauseous and vomits when hearing about eating, always saying that he or she is not hungry, has significantly lost weight, and is malnourished. Reactions such as dizziness, lightheadedness, blurred vision, and hypoglycemia may occur, and sweating may occur after a little activity.

2. Weight loss

The main symptom of anorexia is often overall weight loss. Because patients have been deliberately suppressing their appetite for a long time and dare not eat enough, the secretion of digestive juice is reduced, causing the food intake to further decrease. In the early stages of the disease, patients only experience weight loss and can still work and study normally. At the same time, their weight continues to decrease due to deliberate increase in activity, continued weight loss, and continued dieting.

3. Endocrine dysfunction

Due to malnutrition and endocrine dysfunction, teenage girls often have delayed menarche, and those who do have menstruation will experience amenorrhea, breast underdevelopment, or development cessation or stunted growth. Male children and adolescents do not have obvious secondary sexual characteristics and their growth stagnates.

2. Symptoms of anorexia in teenage girls:

Anorexia can endanger the physical health of young girls and even cause complications such as electrolyte imbalance, anemia, amenorrhea, paleness and weakness, constipation, low blood pressure, slow heart rate, and even osteoporosis. In severe cases, dry skin, pelvic inflammatory disease, endocrine disorders, amenorrhea, and even depression may occur, and some may even have suicidal tendencies. In addition, anorexia affects the sexual maturation and development of adolescents and will have an adverse effect on the sexual psychology of patients in the future.

Anorexia in teenage girls may be a psychological disorder of "self-compulsion". Although some young girls have a standard body shape, they are dissatisfied with their body shape and completely refuse to eat to lose weight. This is a serious self-compulsive psychological disorder. Treatment for anorexia includes psychotherapy and physical therapy, which includes medication and family-assisted therapy. However, the main reason why anorexia is difficult to treat is that patients generally refuse treatment, and the treatment time is long and the effect is not obvious. Therefore, we must pay attention to a reasonable diet and be wary of children suffering from anorexia.

The above is some relevant content about the symptoms of anorexia. I believe people have a lot of understanding about it. It should be noted that once people find that they have symptoms similar to anorexia, they must go to the hospital for relevant diagnosis and treatment in time to prevent the disease from spreading and reaching a life-threatening level.