Indigestion (discomfort felt as a burning pain in the chest and lower throat) is a symptom of an inflamed esophagus. Causes include hot or spicy foods, and acid flowing back from the stomach. A hiatus hernia, in which part of the stomach passes into the chest cavity through the hole for the esophagus, is often responsible, causing belching, bloating, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Symptoms

• Pain in the chest, throat and jaw
• Partially digested food that returns to the mouth on bending or lying down
• Pain between the ribs suggests a peptic ulcer
• Water brash – whereby the mouth suddenly fills with watery saliva – is also typical of a peptic ulcer

Cures

Vitamins and Minerals

Cabbage juice has long been taken to help heal peptic ulcers. Sip 10-13 fl. oz (300-400 ml) daily on an empty stomach, freshly juiced with a handful of fresh basil, marjoram and/or oregano leaves to improve the flavor and boost the effect. Small, regular meals taken 2-3 hours apart help to reduce stomach acid and soothe painful inflammation. Sip reduced-fat milk and milk beverages, and chew licorice, which has potent ulcer-healing properties. Follow a daily vitamin/mineral regimen and take 2 kelp (seaweed) tablets daily, because large quantities of raw cabbage (or juice) can affect thyroid gland function in people with an iodine deficiency. Take additional A, C and E vitamins; B complex vitamins for stress reduction; and zinc supplement, 40 mg twice daily, to boost the healing process.

Herbal Medicine

Aloe vera juice or gel taken orally before your three main meals and at bedtime has been clinically shown to combat peptic ulceration. A herbal practitioner might prescribe an infusion of marshmallow leaves, or medications containing ginger, bay leaves, thyme, caraway, marjoram, mint or savory. Follow recipes containing these herbs to increase ulcer healing. Chew slices of dried or candied root of angelica.

Aromatherapy

Add a couple of drops of essential oil of cardamom, laurel, basil, cinnamon and/or lavender to a carrier oil and heat in a burner, or add sparingly to bathwater.

Homeopathy

For acute attacks of indigestion, take every 10-15 minutes for up to 7 doses: Carbo veg. 30c for a stomach full of wind, relieved by belching, a burning sensation in the stomach felt through to the back, and a craving for fresh air; Nux 6c for heartburn half an hour after eating, painful retching leaving a bad taste in the mouth, irritability, and attacks triggered by stress of too much food or alcohol; and Capsicum 6c for indigestion during pregnancy, with a burning sensation behind the breastbone, great thirst, and drinking that causes flatulence and shuddering.

Medical Treatment

Reflux (acid flowing back from the stomach) suppressant mixtures containing sodium alginate and potassium bicarbonate are suitable both for heartburn and for reflux episodes due to hiatus hernia. Antacids/antiflatulents (taken to combat wind) and antispasmodic medications may also be prescribed to control spasm triggered by gastric irritation. Medications used to control the acid concentration of the stomach contents may also be prescribed as a course accompanied by amoxycillin and clarithromycin (antibiotics) to overcome bacterial infection of the stomach, which is now recognized as an important contributory cause of peptic ulcers.

Prevention

• Reduce stomach acid with small, frequent meals and milky drinks
• Avoid acidic/spicy foods
• Avoid smoking, alcohol, strong tea and coffee
• Reduce stress by counseling/meditation
• Lose surplus weight to help combat reflux
• Raise the head of the bed to reduce night-time reflux

Caution

• A diagnosis by X-ray or an endoscopy is vital if there are persistent symptoms.
• Unexplained weight loss, jaundice or pain radiating into the back must all be traced to their cause
• Dark "tarry" stools or "coffee grounds" vomit (containing partly digested blood) suggest an active ulcer – see a doctor without delay.

   

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Heartburn – Pregnancy Symptoms and treatment – Antacids

There are many remedies for heartburn during pregnancy, including antacids. in fact, antacids are the most common remedy for heartburn. although you should consult your doctor before taking antacids to speak in what is generally very safe.

they must learn that antacids for the best work. You may find that some antacids for a period of time, then work to stop working. At this point you may need to experiment until you returnfind the right antacids for your body.

Pregnancy symptoms and treatments – – Heartburn your diet

if your heartburn during pregnancy will have to pay attention to your diet. in addition, the food that the consensus usually can suddenly become a problem. they want to pay close attention to the coffee (regular and decaffeinated), caffeine, chocolate, fatty foods, tomatoes and citrus fruits.

You also need the quantity of food they eat to see you. You canI think they're eating for two, but the reality is if you are eating extra stomach acid, will in turn lead to heartburn. Watch what you eat especially if you eat fatty or fried foods.

in addition to watching what you eat, you see what you drink. in general, you should cut out all carbonated beverages, coffee (regular and decaffeinated) and all the caffeine. Stay away from citrus fruits, and (orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemonade,limeade, etc.). these drinks can have significant heartburn.

Heartburn – Symptoms of pregnancy and care – sleeping habits

Heartburn can be very uncomfortable and keep you in the night. One of the reasons why many women have a difficult time when trying to sleep is the simple law of gravity. if you travel with your stomach a chance to overtake. Flat on the bed, can easily go up to stomach acid.

Try to support your upperBody so that your upper body raised. this, of course, lead to stomach acid that remains in force. an easy way to do this is something under the front legs of the bed or put a pillow "wedge", now hold the upper body should increase.

if you have symptoms of heartburn during pregnancy, you get a craving or to try to help more of these treatments to relieve your heartburn. Finding the right treatment help or treatment, it has a much smoother pregnancy.

Pregnancy symptoms and treatment – Heartburn

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Getting Rid of Ulcer Pain

ROCHESTER, Minn. — There’s no need to put up with gnawing stomach pain due to ulcers. Most peptic ulcers can be cured in a matter of weeks, according to the March issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

Peptic ulcers occur in the stomach or in the uppermost part of the small intestine (duodenum). The predominant symptom is a burning pain anywhere from the navel to the breastbone. Pain might last a few minutes to several hours. Typically, pain is worse when the stomach is empty and may flare at night. often, symptoms improve with eating food or by taking medication that reduces stomach acid.

Until 1980, doctors thought lifestyle factors such as stress and spicy foods caused ulcers. That’s not the case. It’s now known that the common bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) often are the culprit behind ulcers. The bacteria damage the acid-tolerant lining of the stomach or duodenum, allowing stomach acid to reach more sensitive tissue underneath. The result is irritation and more tissue damage.

Regular use of anti-inflammatory pain medications is another common cause of ulcers. The medications can irritate and inflame the lining of the stomach, which can lead to ulcer development. Anti-inflammatory medications include celecoxib (Celebrex), diclofenac (Voltaren), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) and ketoprofen. Aspirin also increases the risk of peptic ulcers.

an ulcer diagnosis is based on symptoms, medical history and imaging of the digestive tract. Blood tests, breath tests and stool samples may be used to check for H. pylori.

Regardless of the cause, treatment focuses on protecting the stomach or duodenum from stomach acid. A physician will likely prescribe one or more acid-reducing medications. if H. pylori is the cause, antibiotics also may be prescribed. Ideally, patients refrain from taking any anti-inflammatory medications.

With proper treatment, ulcers usually heal within a few weeks. While lifestyle factors aren’t the primary causes of ulcers, they can contribute to worsening symptoms. to encourage healing, it’s important to manage stress, stop smoking and avoid alcohol.

Mayo Invention Depicts Stiffness of Organs, Helps Doctors Diagnose Liver Disease

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new diagnostic imaging tool invented at Mayo Clinic helps doctors know how internal organs feel to the touch, according to the March issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

Called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), the technology merges the age-old diagnostic practice of using touch — known as palpation — with high-tech magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

MRE uses sound waves to vibrate soft tissues within the body, then captures and analyzes the characteristics of how the tissues vibrate. that information is used to create an image that depicts the relative stiffness of the body tissues and organs.

Mayo Clinic and other select medical centers are using MRE to diagnose early stages of liver disease. A healthy liver is soft and supple. Early liver disease causes a stiffening of the liver tissues from fibrosis, which can be detected quickly and painlessly with MRE. When diagnosed early, fibrosis can be halted or reversed with proper treatment. Advanced fibrosis can only be treated with liver transplant.

Previously, the only way to diagnosis liver fibrosis was by taking tissue samples (biopsies) using needles. This approach didn’t always produce accurate results. The sample could have come from healthy areas of a diseased liver.

Mayo Clinic researchers are studying MRE as a tool to aid in the diagnosis of other diseases and conditions, including breast cancer, brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease and musculoskeletal diseases.

Telomeres — the end Caps to Chromosomes — Provide Hints about Benefits of Healthy Living

ROCHESTER, Minn. — new findings about the protective end caps to DNA-filled chromosomes suggest that healthy lifestyles might influence a person’s genetic code, according to the March issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

The research focuses on telomeres, end caps present on every DNA-filled chromosome. Telomeres often are likened to the plastic ends on a shoelace that prevent unraveling. Likewise, telomeres keep DNA within a chromosome from unraveling, becoming damaged or from accidentally linking to another chromosome.

Researchers have looked at both telomere length and changes over time. When healthy cells divide to facilitate healing or renew tissue, the DNA-containing chromosome within the cell nucleus divides, too. each division shortens the telomeres. Cells with shortened telomeres may lead to damaged chromosomes or may spark tumor growth. as a result, telomere length is emerging as a marker for the process of aging. But related research has found that the telomere shortening process can be slowed, stopped or even reversed with the enzyme telomerase.

Preliminary research shows that a healthy lifestyle increases telomerase activity. One three-month study found a 29 to 84 percent increase in telomerase activity among participants who ate a plant-based diet, walked briskly 30 minutes a day and underwent stress management therapy.

so far, there’s no known cause-and-effect relationship between telomeres and disease. But telomere health appears to be most enhanced by a healthy diet, exercise and stress management. these new discoveries suggest that a healthy lifestyle may be protective down to an individual DNA strand.

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Prevalence 

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of adult cancer death, accounting for an estimated 42,470 new cases and 35,240 deaths in USA for 2009.  The high mortality rate is due to the high incidence of metastatic disease at initial diagnosis, the aggressive clinical course and the failure of current therapies.  

Causes 

It is not clear what causes pancreatic cancer, but some risk factors have been linked to the disease.  Modifiable risk factors that have been associated with pancreatic cancer include: 

Smoking: Smokers have 2 to 3 times higher risk of getting pancreatic cancers.. About 2 to 3 out of 10 cases of pancreatic cancer are thought to be caused by smoking.Obesity and lack of exercise: Overweight people and those who don’t get much exercise are more likely to develop pancreatic cancer.Diabetes: Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increase risk of getting pancreatic cancer.Chronic pancreatitis: some patients with chronic pancreatitis develop pancreatic cancerCirrhosis of the liver: People with cirrhosis due to hepatitis and alcohol consumption seem to have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.Work exposure: Heavy exposure to certain pesticides, dyes, and chemicals may increase the risk of getting pancreatic cancer.Stomach problems: having too much stomach acid or having bacteria called H. pylori in the stomach may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. 

Prevention 

At this moment, there is no way to prevent pancreatic cancer. Similar to the prevention of other cancer, stop smoking, having a healthy diet and exercise are important in keeping pancreatic cancer at bay. 

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer  

It is very difficult to find pancreatic cancer early in the course of the disease since the pancreas lies deep inside the body and it is not easy to fell the tumors during a routine physical exam. Currently, there are no blood tests or other tests that can find the pancreatic cancer early in patients without symptoms. 

When a person has symptoms, the cancer is usually large and has spread to other organs. thus, patients with pancreatic cancer usually have a poor outlook. 

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer include jaundice, abdomen pain (belly area), pain in the middle of the back, weight loss, pale and greasy stools, swollen gallbladder, blood clots and increase in blood sugar level. 

Physical exam  

To confirm whether the tumor is cancerous, the physician will need to do a biopsy to confirm the cell types.  

The physician might also examine your lymph nodes and conduct imaging tests such as CT, MRI, PET, endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) to see whether the tumor has spread to lymph nodes or distant organs.  

Prognosis 

Only 20% of the patients presenting with pancreatic cancer will the tumor be operable.  The median disease-free survival following complete resection of pancreatic cancer and adjuvant administration of gemcitabine is 13.4 months versus 6.9 months for untreated patients.  The longer disease-free survival after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, unfortunately, has not translated into any advantage in overall survival. 

For the other patients who had locally advanced (40%) or metastatic (40%) disease at diagnosis, the median survival is 8-12 months and 3-6 months respectively. 

Treatment

Pancreatic cancer surgery is one of the hardest operations for surgeon and patients.  Surgery results in complications and may take many weeks for patients to recover. 

There are 2 types of surgery used for pancreatic cancer: 

Curative surgery when it looks like it is possible to remove all the cancer.  Palliative surgery may be done if tests show that the tumor is too widespread to be completely removed.  in this case, surgery is done to relieve symptoms or to prevent the blockage of the bile ducts or the intestine by the cancer.  

Studies have shown that palliative surgery does not help most patients to live longer. 

If the cancer is contained within the pancreas, the surgeon might conduct a Whipple procedure. in this surgery, the surgeon remove parts of the pancreas, parts of the stomach and small intestine, the gallbladder, part of the common bile duct, and some nearby lymph nodes. It is a very complex operation that carries high risk of complications and might be fatal.  It is usually done by experienced surgeons who have done this many times. 

For patients who have surgery, the 5-year survival rate is only 20%.  It is because a small number of cancer cells may already have spread to other parts of the body.  only a small number of pancreatic cancer patients (about 10%) has their cancer contains within the pancreas. 

When the surgeon discovers that the tumor has spread and it is impossible to cure the patients, the surgeon may continue the operation as a palliative procedure to relieve the symptoms. For example, the surgeon may relieve blockage of the bile duct to relieve the pain and the problems with digestion. 

There are 2 options to relieve a bile duct blockage. One is to re-route the flow of bile from the common bile duct into the small intestine. this requires a large incision and it may take weeks for the patient to recover. An advantage is that during the surgery, the doctor may be able to cut the nerves leading to the pancreas and will reduce the pain for the patient. 

The second and the most popular way to treat bile duct blockage is to use metal tubes called stents to keep the bile duct open. The doctor puts the stents in through an endoscope. Bigger stents are also used to keep the small intestine open, too. 

Pharmacotherapy

Gemcitabine (Gem)- Gemzar

Gemcitabine is the gold standard chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer since its approval in 1996.  The approval was based a phase III trial which involves 126 patients randomized either to gemcitabine or weekly injection of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).  

Clinical response was experienced in 23.8% of gemcitabine-treated patients compared with 4.8% of 5-Fu-treated patients (p=0.004)The median overall survival durations were 5.65 and 4.41 months for gemcitabine-treated and 5-FU-treated patients (p=0.003)The 1 year survival rate was 18% and 2% for the gemcitabine and the 5-FU group, respectively (p=0.0009) 

Gemcitabine + Oxaliplatin (GemOx) – Gemzar and Eloxatin

For patients who like extend the time without disease progression and are willing to tolerate the adverse effects of chemotherapy may consider the GemOx regimen.  GemOx was evaluated in 313 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.  Patients were randomly assigned to either GemOx or gemcitabine. 

At the end of the study, GemOx was superior to gemcitabine in   

Response rate (26.8% vs 17.3% for GemOx and Gem, respectively; p=0.04)Progression-free survival (5.8 vs 3.7 months for GemOx and Gem, respectively; p=0.04)Clinical benefit (5.8 vs. 3.7 months for GemOx and Gem, respectively; p=0.04)

However, there was no difference in median overall survival (9.0 and 7.1 months for GemOx and Gem, respectively; P=0.13) 

Also, patients who were assigned to the GemOx arm had a higher incidence of grade 3 and 4 toxicity in platelets (14.0% for GemOx vs 3.2% for Gem), vomiting (8.9% for GemOx vs 3.2% for Gem) and neurosensory symptoms (19.1% for GemOx vs. 0% for Gem). 

Gemcitabine + Capecitabine (GemCap) – Gemzar and Xeloda

GemCap is another alternative to gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer.  However, results of two phase III trials showed conflicting results. 

The first trial randomized 319 patients to receive either GemCap or Gem. 

There was no difference in median overall survival time between the two arms (8.4 and 7.2 months in the Gem Cap and Gem arms respectively; p=0.234).Frequency of grade 3 or 4 adverse events, including neutropenia, was similar in both arms.   Post hoc analysis reviewed that patients in the GemCap arm with good Karnofsky performance status experienced a significant prolongation of median overall survival time when compared with the Gem arm (10.1 vs 7.4 months, respectively; P=0.014)

Another phase III trial randomized 533 patients to receive gemcitabine plus capecitabine or gemictabine.  The trial demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in overall survival time in the GemCap arm (7.4 months vs 6 months, p =0.0014).  The result might be attributed to the prolonged administration of capecitabine.

Erlotinib + Gemcitabine – Tarceva + Gemzar

Beside chemotherapy, targeted therapy plus chemotherapy has also been shown to improved survival.  Erlotinib, a targeted therapy, has been approved as treatment for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer patients.  

In a randomized, double-blind, phase III trial, 569 patients were randomly assigned to receive gemcitabine plus erlotinib or gemcitabine plus placebo. 

Overall median survival was significantly prolonged by 2 weeks in the erlotinbi/gemcitabine arm (6.2 months vs. 6.0 months, p=0.028). One-year survival was also greater with erlotinib plus gemcitabine arm (24% vs. 19%; p =0.023). Progression-free survival was significantly longer with erlotinib plus gemcitabine (3.75 months vs. 3.55 months, p = 0.004).of the 282 patients who received erlotinib, 79 had no rash, 102 had grade 1 rash, and 101 had a grade 2 or higher skin rash.The occurrence of skin rash was associated with a significant and clinically meaningful difference in survival.  The median survival rates for patients with grade 0, 1, and 2 rash were 5.3, 5.8, and 10.5 months and the 1-year survival rate were 19%, 9% and 43%, respectively (p=0.001).

Bevacizumab + Erlotinib + Gemcitabine – Avastin + Tarceva + Gemzar

Another target regimen that has been tested is the bevacizumab plus erlotinib and gemcitabine.  this regimen, however, have only been shown to improve progression-free survival (4.6 months vs. 3.6 months, p = 0.0002), but not overall survival (7.1 months vs. 6 months, p =0.2) when compared with erlotinib plus gemcitabine. 

Second-line therapy 

Oxaliplatin plus 5-FU and folinic acid (OFF regimen)

Patients who failed first line gemcitabine can use the OFF regiment to control their disease.  The CONKO 003 trial have shown that metastatic pancreatic patients whose disease had progressed from the first-line gemcitabine treatment, had significant survival benefit with the OFF regimen than the FF regimen (5-FU plus folinic acid). 

The progression-free survival was significantly different (p=0.012) and the median survival time from initiation of second-line therapy was 20 weeks for the OFF vs 13 weeks for the FF arms (p=0.014).

Conclusions

Pancreatic cancer remains a major challenge to the medical field.  Only 10% of the pancreatic cancer patients have their cancer contained with the pancreas.  this group of patients might be cured by surgery. The rest might need chemotherapy and targeted therapy to extend their survival.  

Gemcitabine is the standard 1st line therapy for pancreatic cancer.  Patients with good performance status can also consider oxaliplatin + capecitabine to achieve prolonged survival.

For patients who fail the first line treatment, oxaliplatin-5FU-folinic acid should be used to improve survival.

In the adjuvant setting, current studies have supported the role of gemcitabine, either as monotherapy or in combination with chemoradiotherapy with 5-FU. 

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Pancreas is an elongated gland situated behind the stomach in upper abdominal region.

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of pancreas, chronic pancreatitis occurs due to repetitive attacks of acute pancreatitis or due to injury to pancreas.

Pancreas main function is to produce pancreatic enzymes for digestion of food, besides it also produces insulin to maintain blood glucose level and bicarbonate to neutralize the stomach acid.

Pancreatitis is a serious condition, and chronic pancreatitis survival rate after 10 years is 60 to 80%. The risk factor affecting the life expectancy in chronic pancreatitis is due to cancer of the pancreas, liver damage and hemorrhage in pancreas.

Chronic pancreatitis life expectancy is reduced by abuse of alcohol and tobacco. Physicians always advise chronic pancreatitis patients to refrain from alcohol and tobacco, as they further damage the pancreas after an acute attack, even they can trigger a fresh attack. More on Treatment for Multi Myeloma Cancer

Therefore to improve the life expectancy, a patient suffering from chronic pancreatitis should be fastidious in food habits and abstain from alcohol. he should not eat fats in large amount, he should have liberal intake of vegetables, soups, fruits, yogurt etc. and drink enough water.

Chronic pancreatitis may or may not present any symptoms, it can be detected accidentally while investigating for other reasons or in some cases there is a history of repeated acute attacks of pancreatitis.

Ultra sound scan, CT scan, MRI scan and ERCP are diagnostic tools for detecting and diagnosing chronic pancreatitits.

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I took an online self test……and okay…i know it. i have anorexia. i have known it for a while now. But I would like to know how the following will affect my health:
-Cutting down to 400 or fewer calories a day
-throwing up after meals
-abusing laxatives
thanks

Well first, you have EDNOS, which is "eating disorder not other specified" because you have a mix of anorexia and bulimia. Anorexics cut down on calories, and burn then all off. while Bulimics may cut down, but also have binge [ eat hundres of calories ] and purges [ throw the food up. ] this while affect your health drastically. first you will start to loose weight, probably fast at first, then slowly. Then, you will loose your period. If your throwing up, you risk throat rupture, where your throat will actually rip open. this happens because of all the stomach acid that builds up in your throat. Eventually, if your anorexic/bulimic for long enough, your kidneys may start to fail because they aren't really doing anything anymore. you will also suffer from heart palpitations, which is when your heart skips beats. you could even have a heart attack. I'm not trying to scare you, but this is a very serious disease and i would recommend help. I know you probably think that this won't happen to you, but it could. That's what i thought, and luckily, i got help.
Good luck and try to tell someone who cares!

There's lots of ways that it effects your health and it can eventually cause heart attacks and death. Some of the effects are: your hair gets dry, brittle and limp looking; your skin turns pale; your eyes look droopy; muscle starts to waste away and causes pain; you are constantly tired and have no energy; you are more prone to illnesses; your fingernails become brittle and break easily. Throwing up: burns your esophagus and stomach; can cause ulcers; untreated ulcers can turn to cancer; damages your teeth; burns your throat. Abusing laxatives: screws up your intestines so they can no longer work well alone; no nutrition is absorbed by your body; burns your anus; dehydrates you.

I think you should talk to someone. a parent, friend, counselor, doctor. I've struggled with anorexia and bulimia for 8 years and I wish sooo badly I could go back in time and admit to my hs nurse that I did have an eating disorder.

I get awful stomach aches anytime I do try to keep food down. Even if it's half a sandwich. I have terrible insomnia, I can't concentrate, I have calluses on my throat, I'm anemic… those are just to add some to what's already been mentioned. Not to mention the mental drain it places on you. Laxative abuse is the worse [in my opinion of what you mentioned]. because your body becomes dependent on them so you mess your insides up. and you could overdose and really hurt yourself. and, by the time they work you've already digested all the calories! so you're hurting your body for no reason with those.

You should go to somethingfishy.org and read up there. be careful

there are sites that show the effects of anorexia. anyway: anemia. hair loss. kidney and liver damage. stunted growth if you,re young. hormonal imbalances. tooth loss. muscle wasting. constipation. the horrible mental anguish your family and friends go thru. trips to the ER. death. the disgust you generate when unsympathetic people see you. sorry, but many people find anorexic people revolting in appearance. nothing good comes from this. the only advantage is a twisted mental image of ones self that is fleeting and ultimately, unachievable.

The female anorexia is almost always fatal in twenty years. England is one place that announces cured anorexics