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Anorexia is usually developed amongst adolescent girls thinking they are overweight when they are not. Around the onset of puberty there is a stage girls go through where they feel as if they need to lose weight because they are self conscious about their body. A weight loss is when you lose 15% of your normal body weight. Many anorexics decide to use laxatives or they overly exercise to lose more weight. This disorder is most common between dancers, models, celebrities, distance runners and theater. Some major symptoms of this can be not wanting or refusing to eat in public, a loss in three menstrual cycles, brittle skin, shortness in breath, anxiety and obsessiveness about calorie intake. Some medical risks that can follow with this disorder are shrunken bones, mineral loss, irregular heartbeat, low body temperature, permanent failure of normal growth, and development of osteoporosis and/or bulimia nervosa. The use of laxatives can also harm the bowel muscle from being overused. Being pregnant with anorexia is also a very dangerous thing that can occur. Most people with anorexia cannot conceive or they have many miscarriages due to the menstrual cycles being screwed up. The baby can also be born prematurely which can put it at risk of many medical problems. A person that is pregnant that recovered from anorexia can however have healthy babies as long as they have more prenatal care than normal people. This eating disorder can be overcome. The only hard part is getting the anorexic person to admit their disorder and get help. It is the same with and alcoholic or a drug abuser not admitting their addiction. The only thing different is that an anorexic person has an addiction to not eating and losing weight. A person with anorexia can either get their disorder from the media, a traumatic experience, or even some type of sport than can cause their obsession over weight loss.   http://www.mamashealth.com/anorexia.asp