Saturday, December 6, 2008

Early Signs of Anorexia

What are the early warning signs of anorexia?

  • When regular well-child assessments show failure to gain weight or a weight loss.
  • Denying obvious thinness or weight loss.
  • Complaints of being cold all the time, or wearing lots of layers of clothing.
  • Hands and feet are cold to the touch much of the time and may be bluish in color.
  • Evidence of increased hair loss; more hair on the pillow or in brushes. Hair looks thinner and drier.
  • Lanugo hair on face or body (similar to body hair found on newborns).
  • Crying without producing tears (due to dehydration).
  • Yellowish skin tone due to elevated levels of carotene (caused by eating excessive amounts of vegetables and/or poor liver function).
  • Complaints of dizziness.
  • Fainting
  • Restricting fluids.
  • Preparing foods for others but not eating it.
Katie Goode, LMFT
www.HolisticTherapyOC.com

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