A doctor told me that even if you vomit,
once the calories are in, you will not get
rid of any calories. Is this true or was
he just handing me a line of bull? I have
never heard of this. If it is true, why
are so many people bulimic? What would be
the point?
I hope someone can help answer this
question for me. Thanks!
as soon as food enters your mouth your
body starts absorbing the nutrients out of
it, alot of the time when you are bulimic
the most you end up doing is maintaining
your weight. Bulimia messes up your body
as well. You can rupture your espohagus,
or cause scarring, you can have a
heartattack any one time you purge you
just never know because your electrolytes
and everything are out of whack. It can
cause long term damage to your health .
Alot of bulimics know all this but its not
about the food all the time, its about
having control. If they can keep doing it
then they are in control and its a release
to binge and purge like an energy rush .
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everyday_struggle
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Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 304
Re: Question On Calories Posted: 08-01-07 12:24pm
hawkeye69
wrote:
A doctor told me that even
if you vomit, once the calories are in,
you will not get rid of any calories. Is
this true or was he just handing me a line
of bull? I have never heard of this. If it
is true, why are so many people bulimic?
What would be the point?
I hope someone can help answer this
question for me. Thanks!
Hawkeye
this may not be related to your question,
but doctors recommend burning the calories
instead of not eating. Its healthier and
will keep you healthier and the weight
off.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 08-01-07 12:31pm
Pink is correct. As soon as you put food
into your mouth, your saliva begins the
process of digesting food. The longer the
food stays in the body, the more calories
you will absorb. Vomiting and the use of
laxatives are both forms of bulimia, and
their primary purpose is to shorten the
time that food spends in your body, thus
decreasing the amount of calories
absorbed. However, neither of these
methods are healthy and will most
certainly lead to problems down the road.
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breeanna
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Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 79
Posted: 08-07-07 01:44am
tinkinpink84
wrote:
Alot of bulimics know all this but its not
about the food all the time, its about
having control. If they can keep doing it
then they are in control and its a release
to binge and purge like an energy rush
.
its not always about control, that is a
common misconception. eating disorders are
complex illnesses and cannot be
catagorised by saying that they're all
about control.
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Kia
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Posted: 08-07-07 07:17am
breeanna
wrote:
its not always about
control, that is a common misconception.
eating disorders are complex illnesses and
cannot be catagorised by saying that
they're all about
control.
The vast majority of time it IS about
control.
TinkinPink is very knowledgable on these
topics.
Anorexia and bulemia are pyschological
disorders, disorders caused by physical
problems have different manifestations and
are treated differently.
Anorexia and bulemia are very alike to
other psychological disorders such as
obessive compulsive disorder - which again
like anorexia and bulemia is about
control.
However, very many anorexic and bulemics
will deny that it is about control. - This
is the denial period (and very normal),
they have to first accept that they have
one or both of these conditions before
anything can be done to help.
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breeanna
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2005 Posts: 79
Posted: 08-09-07 06:24am
Kia
wrote:
breeanna
wrote:
its not always about
control, that is a common misconception.
eating disorders are complex illnesses and
cannot be catagorised by saying that
they're all about
control.
The vast majority of time it IS about
control.
TinkinPink is very knowledgable on these
topics.
im sure she is great.
but eating disorders are not primarily
about control. control is the outside
issue, but look inside... what is driving
the force? is it a lack of trust in the
people around them? if so, then
essentially it is the trust which is the
problem, and the control is just a way to
ensure they do not have to face their
issues with trust. just an example. its
not all about control.
I never said its ALL about control either.
Ive had an eating disorder for 5 yrs and
was in therapy for it for a year. But i
never quite finished therapy so i never
really got to the root of why and the
reasoning behind it
