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{{See also description|1=the mental and behavioral illness which involves a refusal to eat combined with fears of being fat and other factors|2=Anorexia and eating disorders#anorexianervosa|3=Anorexia nervosa}}
{{See also description|1=the mental and behavioral illness which involves a refusal to eat combined with fears of being fat and other factors|2=Anorexia and eating disorders#anorexianervosa|3=Anorexia nervosa}}
==Prevalence==
==Symptom recognition ==
==Symptom recognition ==
[[Digestive problems]] are very common symptoms in ME/CFS, and may some cause changes in eating behaviors or weight, for example because of [[food intolerance]]s.
[[Digestive problems]] are very common symptoms in ME/CFS, and may some cause changes in eating behaviors or weight, for example because of [[food intolerance]]s.
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Some people severely affected by [[ME/CFS]] need feeding tubes or artificial nutritional, and may become severely underweight purely as a result of their ME/CFS symptoms, and may starve to death.<ref name="merryncrofts">ME sufferer who was dismissed as hysterical vindicated in death’ The Times 29 May 2018 by Lucy Bannerman; also The Quarterly published by the 25% ME Group Summer 2018 pages 22-23 www.25megroup.org</ref> This is also the case for some people with anorexia or eating disorders.
Some people severely affected by [[ME/CFS]] need feeding tubes or artificial nutritional, and may become severely underweight purely as a result of their ME/CFS symptoms, and may starve to death.<ref name="merryncrofts">ME sufferer who was dismissed as hysterical vindicated in death’ The Times 29 May 2018 by Lucy Bannerman; also The Quarterly published by the 25% ME Group Summer 2018 pages 22-23 www.25megroup.org</ref> This is also the case for some people with anorexia or eating disorders.


==Learn more ==
==Notable studies==
 
==Possible causes==


==See more ==
==See more ==
*[[Digestive system]]
*[[Digestive system]]
*[[Anorexia and eating disorders]]
*[[Anorexia and eating disorders]]
==Learn more ==


==References ==
==References ==

Revision as of 13:41, February 24, 2021

Anorexia is a physical symptom also known as appetite loss causing an inability to eat.[1]

Prevalence[edit | edit source]

Symptom recognition[edit | edit source]

Digestive problems are very common symptoms in ME/CFS, and may some cause changes in eating behaviors or weight, for example because of food intolerances.

Severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome can also cause

  • dysphagia (swallowing difficulties or an inability to swallow)[2]
a symptom also found in some people after a stroke, and in multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's diseases[3]
this may cause a reluctance to eat/swallow in severe cases[4]

These swallowing and eating symptoms can lead to the sufferer becoming severely underweight; this can cause a misdiagnosis of anorexia[5] or another eating disorder, which may lead to inappropriate treatment.

Some people severely affected by ME/CFS need feeding tubes or artificial nutritional, and may become severely underweight purely as a result of their ME/CFS symptoms, and may starve to death.[6] This is also the case for some people with anorexia or eating disorders.

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

Possible causes[edit | edit source]

See more[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Harris, Peter; Nagy, Sue; Vardaxis, Nicholas, eds. (2018). Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions (Revised 3rd Anz ed.). Australia: Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7295-8691-7.
  2. The Grace Charity for M.E.; The 25% ME Group (January 2019). "KNOWLEDGE IN THE HOPE OF PROTECTING M.E. SUFFERERS FROM UNNECESSARY SECTIONING". ... the terrible act of sectioning sound minded M.E. patients who are neither a threat to themselves nor to others ... Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. The 25% ME Group (Summer 2018), "Drs. Byron Hyde and John Chia - Questions and Answers", The Quarterly Newsletter, 25 Percent ME Group, p. 10, Some M.E. specialist researchers believe that the gastric mucosa which is infected with enteroviruses may reach the brain by travelling up the vagus nerve, which controls the swallowing reflex.
  4. Carruthers, Bruce M.; Jain, Anil Kumar; De Meirleir, Kenny L.; Peterson, Daniel L.; Klimas, Nancy G.; Lerner, A. Martin; Bested, Alison C.; Flor-Henry, Pierre; Joshi, Pradip; Powles, A C Peter; Sherkey, Jeffrey A.; van de Sande, Marjorie I. (2003). Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols (PDF). Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 11. p. 7-115. doi:10.1300/J092v11n01_02.
  5. Colby, Jane. "ME - The Illness and Common Misconceptions: Abuse, Neglect, Mental Incapacity. A summary originally produced for the legal profession" (PDF). Tymes Trust. Retrieved February 25, 2019. Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ME sufferer who was dismissed as hysterical vindicated in death’ The Times 29 May 2018 by Lucy Bannerman; also The Quarterly published by the 25% ME Group Summer 2018 pages 22-23 www.25megroup.org