What are signs of anorexia nervosa?
• What happens to someone who has anorexia nervosa? • Can someone with anorexia nervosa get better? • Can women who had anorexia nervosa in the past still get pregnant? • Can anorexia hurt a baby when the mother is pregnant? It was 6 months ago when I realized my daughter, Jen, had an eating disorder. Jen has always been a picky eater. But I started to see that she moved food around her plate. And she never ate very much. She exercised all the time_ even when she was sick. And she was sick a lot. She became very skinny and pale. Her hair was thinning. Jen was moody and seemed sad_ I thought that’s what teens act like. But once I put the signs together, I talked to Jen about the disease anorexia. She denied the problem. But I knew she needed help. I took her to our health care provider (HCP), and she asked me to put Jen in the hospital. It’s been a tough road since then_ for all of us. But Jen is back home now. She is still seeing her doctors, and may need help for some time. But she is
