CAUSED BY EATING DISORDERS
Liver
– white nail beds
– nausea
– itchy skin
– swollen abdomen
– yellowing skin/eyes
– fatigue
– confusion
– pale / clay-like / bloody / tar-like stool
– vomiting
– pain in the upper, righthand abdomen
– joint pain
– spider angiomas (coloured skin spots that resemble spiders, due to clotting issues)
– dark urine
– swollen legs / ankles
– bruising easily
– tachycardia (fast resting heart rate, over 100 beats per minute)
– bradycardia (slow resting heart rate, under 60 beats per minute) * note that a very high fitness level can cause a lower heart rate
– irregular heart rate
– if your heart rate is under 40, you could be in immediate danger, and remember that your heart rate will drop even further in sleep
– shortness of breath / shallow breathing
– chest pains
– fatigue
– dizziness
– swelling in ankles / feet / legs
– swollen abdomen
– choking sensation
– coughing up pink liquid / goop
– unable to concentrate
– sudden weight gain
– fainting
– palpitations
– feeling your own heart
– hearing your own heart
– chest / arm / sternum pain
– anxiety
– sweating
– vomiting
– lack of energy
– coughing up white
– vomiting / general nausea
– changed sleeping patterns / problems sleeping
– swelling of ankles / legs / feet / just general swelling
– hypertension (high blood pressure)
– metallic taste in mouth
– hyperkalemia (high levels of potassium)
– less urinating than usual
– bloody / dark / foam-like urine
– confusion / mental fuzziness
Osteoporosis (severe bone weakness)
– weak bones (weak grip / bones fracture easily)
– receding gums and bone loss in jaw
– general pains in muscles or even bone
– dropping fitness levels
Cathartic colon (from laxative use)
– intense feelings of fullness
– incomplete bowl movement / ‘fecal evacuation’
Hypokalemia (low potassium levels)
– weakness in limbs, especially the sort that causes numbness or cramping
Other common side-effects of EDs
– muscle spasms, weakness or twitching (electrolyte imbalance– very common in bulimia, and can be very dangerous)
– irregular menstrual cycles / infertility in women
– depression and other mood disorders may develop / worsen
– eye damage and diminishing vision
STAY SAFE. A COUPLE OF SYMPTOMS MAY NOT BE LIFE-THREATENING, BUT HAVING MULTIPLE FROM THE SAME ORGAN CAN BE.
