Eating disorders / operations

[justasking]

Say someone who had bulimia/anorexia had an operation. Would they be more at risk of complications than the average person, and if so, how much more at risk of complications would they be?

[Roughquest]

Well, it is a fact that both bulimia and anorexia affect the major organs of the body, making them very weak - e.g. the heart and kidneys especially. So any extra strain on the heart which has already been weakened by lack of vital minerals and salts - is not good and could well lead to complications.

[curiosity]

Roughquest is right, I work with young people with these problems, and sometimes it's touch and go without even thinking about the effect an anathestic would have on them.