>>718026954
Yeah, long term starvation and eating disorders can get nasty and recovery is more difficult than just "start eating again".
Nowadays, they'd just put the patient on IV feed to supply necessary nutrients until the digestive system can start working on full capacity again, but without modern medicine it's potentially a death sentence.
Starved girls also stop menstruating, the body is smart enough to realize that if it can't feed itself, there's no point trying to make a baby.