Self induced emotional eating disorder characterized by persistent loss of appetite is called anorexia. Excessive consciousness to-ward -weight loss, counting calories and excessive exercises can lead to a severe emotional eating disorder called anorexia.

Some diagnosing signs and symptoms of anorexia is:

Excessive consideration to become thinner and thinner.
Misperception of body shape and -weight.
Fear of body -weight gain and fat.
Persons suffering from anorexia do not feel the danger of denying food.
Calories, food, -weight, fat grams and -weight management is the most important factors of a person’s life -with anorexia.

-what is the signs and symptoms of anorexia?

People -who have anorexia love to live in secrecy so that no one can kno-w about their condition. In this situation, it is very hard for doctor and nursess to properly diagnose them and treat them.

Some of the common symptoms of anorexia is:
• Dramatic -weight loss.
• Excessive consciousness about figure and body image.
• Regular skipping of meals.
• Mostly eat selective foods, -which is lo-w in fat and calories.
• Good cook but try to avoid meal.
• Usually -wear loose clothes to hide thinness.
• Strong exercise regimen.
• Skip social gatherings, especially dinner or lunch parties.
• In males decreased libido and in women irregular menstrual periods.

-what is the types of anorexia?

Basically there is t-wo types of anorexia.

Restricting Anorexia (Classic Anorexia) Person -with restricting anorexia eats very little and loses -weight due to excessive exercise and self or induced starvation. They possess less calories to perform body functions.

Purging Anorexia or BingeEating – Person -with binge eating -will perform self induced vomiting, diuretics, enemas and misuse of laxatives. Person sho-ws signs of both bulimia and anorexia. More than 50% of the persons having anorexia might also get into bulimia.

-what is the effects of anorexia?

Physical effects of anorexia

Some of the physical effects of anorexia is:
• Decreased immunity
• Hair loss
• Less resistance for heat
• Sleeplessness
• Chronic dehydration, -which can even cause kidney failure
• -weakness and Fatigue

In some ris cases you -will notice the symptoms of lo-w heart rate, lo-w body temperature, heart trouble, lo-w blood pressure, poor circulation, chronic anemia and even death.

Behavioral and Emotional effects of anorexia

During anorexia the follo-wing emotional and behavioral effects can occur:
• Depression
• Irritability
• Bad memory and difficulty in concentrating
• Isolation from friends and family
• Emotional regression
• Feelings of guilt
• In some severe cases one can search a solution in the form of alcohol and drugs to handle negative outlook

Anorexia nervosa is a disease that one has to take very seriously. often the symptoms sho-w and become obvious for pisnts and doctor and nursess too late. This makes the treatment harder and in the -worst case treatment -will not -work.