Okay… so I have been in a state of Anorexia for about a month and a half and the time for my period has come and past. I am 13 days late (which is a while for me) and I’m concerned that it’s from lack of eating. Do you think it just skipped? or is it from lack of food?
Female athletes often experience missing periods due to heavy activity.
Poor diet can effect periods, though the reasons why aren’t completely clear.
In severe anorexic states, periods stop because women need a certain amount of body fat in order to ovulate and menstruate normally (which often plays a role for female athletes as well as the activity levels).
If you’ve only been in this state for a month, it’s highly unlikely one has anything to do with the other. It usually takes a few months before things like that "catch up" in your uterus and you notice a problem.
Girls and women miss periods all the time with no clear reason behind it. If it goes missing for a few months in a row, it’s usually advised to see a doc and rule out any physical conditions that might cause it.
You should probably see a doc anyways and get the anorexia thing nipped in the bud. Missing periods would be the least of your worries.
lack of food really messes your body up, badly. it will prevent your period from coming which is not healthy you need to eat normal diet and exercise being anorexic can mess your body up long term too. but your period needs to come every month and you are preventing it or you are pregnant.
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Female athletes often experience missing periods due to heavy activity.
Poor diet can effect periods, though the reasons why aren’t completely clear.
In severe anorexic states, periods stop because women need a certain amount of body fat in order to ovulate and menstruate normally (which often plays a role for female athletes as well as the activity levels).
If you’ve only been in this state for a month, it’s highly unlikely one has anything to do with the other. It usually takes a few months before things like that "catch up" in your uterus and you notice a problem.
Girls and women miss periods all the time with no clear reason behind it. If it goes missing for a few months in a row, it’s usually advised to see a doc and rule out any physical conditions that might cause it.
You should probably see a doc anyways and get the anorexia thing nipped in the bud. Missing periods would be the least of your worries.
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