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Question : Anorexia Nervosa + loss of bone marrow?
okay so my sister has had anorexia nervosa for 5 years now and is on her way to recovery, a few years ago, while she was in ICU getting treatment, the doctors noticed that she had lost bone marrow in her pelvis.
In bio at the moment we have been learning about the medical side of the disease and how the body literally eats itself from the inside(obviously more technical than that but u get the idea) i understand all the medical side to it, but what i dont understand is how the loss of bone marrow happened. Can anyone clear this up for me please?
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Best answer:

Answer by onlymatch4u
This condition creates scar tissue in the stomach that cannot be repaired. The loss of the ability of the stomach to produce hydrochloric acid prevents good absorption of calcium, magnesium, and zinc in the small intestine. This creates a bad calcium deficiency and the lack of this mineral, in particular has a devastating effect on the bone.

Many people die of this problem and it is due to very bad nutritional deficiencies. It is an accelerated way to starve to death.

good luck