Treatments of medical complications of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Philip S Mehler; Mori J Krantz; Katherine V Sachs

doi:10.1186/s40337-015-0041-7

Treatments of medical complications of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

J Eat Disord. 2015 Apr 5:3:15. doi: 10.1186/s40337-015-0041-7. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Philip S Mehler¹, Mori J Krantz², Katherine V Sachs³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, ACUTE at Denver Health, and Eating Recovery Center, 777 Bannock Street, MC4000, 80204, and 7351 E Lowry Blvd, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80230 USA.
² Department of Cardiology, Denver Health and Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 777 Bannock Street, MC4000, Denver, CO 80204 USA.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and ACUTE at Denver Health, 777 Bannock Street, MC4000, Denver, CO 80204 USA.

Abstract

Inherent to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are a plethora of medical complications which correlate with the severity of weight loss or the frequency and mode of purging. Yet, the encouraging fact is that most of these medical complications are treatable and reversible with definitive care and cessation of the eating-disordered behaviours. Herein, these treatments are described for both the medical complications of anorexia nervosa and those which are a result of bulimia nervosa.

Keywords: Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Medical complications; Treatment.

Publication types

Review