Advice for treating Bulimia Posted: 04-15-07 03:03am
i've been bulimic for about 5 years now. i
don't know what to do anymore. for the
firdt 2-3 years i threw up about 2-3 times
a day and now it''s once or twice a day.
like i would eat a little in the morning
and a very small amount at work but once i
go home and eat dinner. i eat so much then
later threw it all up. sometime i do o bad
that i black out for a few sec. i usually
drink water after which helps. i notice my
teeth are stained and that sometime when i
threw up, the acid from my stomach comes
up too, and i remember before when i first
did it, i would thrw up blood. sometime i
want to stop but i just can't. my weight
is up and down all the time. up 2-4 pounds
then back down. i feels like its
controlling me. please sent me
advices.
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Bulimia is a psychiatric eating disorder.
A person with bulimia eats food in large
quantities and then throws it up. Frequent
cases of vomiting can cause inflammation
of the esophagus and mouth, and can damage
the teeth, or caries. Inflammation of the
esophagus can damage blood vessels in the
mucosa that manifests with throwing up
blood. During bulimia, weight can either
stay within a normal range or decrease.
Psychiatrists treat people who are
diagnosed with bulimia, so you can
consider seeking help from a mental health
professional. There are also support
groups where others experiencing eating
disorders help one another in recovery
from bulimia.
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