Replies to 'Anorexia'

Quote From: swchick

Two things - first the loss of appetite and enjoyment of eating you describe is most definately anorexia...however, it is not necessarily the result of anorexia nervosa.

Anorexia used alone is a more general term meaning what you describe, a loss of the desire to eat, and it can stem from a variety of causes.

At 94.5 pounds, and 5'6" of height, you are seriously underweight. It is unlikely that you are adequately nourished, and I don't just mean calories, but nutrients required for minimum body operations of all kinds. Being slender or slightly underweight can be healthy, but at that extreme you are at risk of some very negative health consequences unless you begin to take in adequate nutrients.

It's important to have a diet plan and stick to it to make sure you at least get the minimum you need to function properly.

It's important to rule out underlying disease. Many serious conditions cause a loss of the desire to eat, and underlying illness or body malfunction may be the reason food is so unappealing to you now.

You may be suffering from stress and depression, too. These conditions are treatable.

Your smoking is worrisome. It may be causing your loss of desire to eat through primary causes ( loss of taste and smell, and take-over of the chemicals that regulate appetite in the body) or secondary causes - such as disease caused by the smoking.

Newer medication now avaukabke to help shut off nicotine receptors specifically could help you get rid of this now socially unacceptable and always physically damaging habit, without the disruption of mood and physical discomfort breaking the addiction used to have.