Eating Disorders causing autoimmune diseases?????

Question

I was on and off “starving” myself since 6th grade. I graduated high school in 2015. Last time I suffered from my anorexia was back in march and April. I was abusing the dietary supplements called Garcinia Cambogia. Along with fat burners and lord knows what else I took. I would only eat a cup of honey dew melon a day and eventually my body went into starvation. I would restrict calories then I would binge eat for months and then restrict again. It was a never ending cycle for a long time. My question is, has anyone heard of an eating disorder causing major problems?

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Yes, they can cause major problems. People die from them sometimes. Have you sought treatment for your eating disorder? I’m really sorry that’s been such a hard, lifelong struggle for you.

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I’ve never had an eating disorder, but I can tell you when your body goes into starvation mode, (especially over and over again) it can wreak havoc on your body. It only happened to me once. I had some health scares that caused some nausea and anxiety so bad to the point I couldn’t eat anything. Lost 20 lbs in a months time. My body went haywire.  Blood sugar started dropping dangerously low, mental issues that I had never dealt with in my entire life popped up, horrible nightmares, my body and legs would just start shaking uncontrollably in the middle of the night.  I was so scared!  Eventually it all straightened out once I saw a dr who helped me through and I began eating a healthy diet again.

I did however struggle with staying on a healthy path with food. Finding a way to maintain a healthy weight through diet and exercise was the best thing for me. Sometimes you have to find an activity that is social to keep you motivated and part of a team to not feel so alone in your struggles. I found training in jiu-jitsu to be my perfect way to stay healthy and disciplined.

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eating disorders can cause major issues but ive not seen them causing autoimmune conditions. the more common things are; anemia, osteoporosis, cardiomyopathy (due to insufficient protein, the body starts to strip protein from the heart tissue which can then cause a bunch of heart problems), severe anorexics are known to grow downy hair all over their body due to low body fat, no menstrual period/infertility (amenorrhea), issues of the digestive tract etc.

Eating Disorders causing autoimmune diseases?????

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