Bulimia Effects November 23, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: bulimia effects, bulimia nerosa, bulimia symptoms, bulimia treatment
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Most people aren’t able recognize bulimia until it is very severe. This is opposed to anorexia, which causes the sufferer to appear thinner than normal early on. When bulimia reaches an acute stage, its effects can be very serious. Bulimia effects include:
- Tooth enamel erosion because of repeated exposure to acidic gastric contents
- Dental cavities, sensitivity to hot or cold food
- Swelling and soreness in the salivary glands (from repeated vomiting)
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ruptures of the stomach and esophagus
- Abnormal buildup of fluid in the intestines
- Disruption in the normal bowel release function
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Dehydration
- Irregular heartbeat and in severe cases, heart attack
- A greater risk for suicidal behavior
My Eating Disorder Memory November 20, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: Bulimia, Eating Disorder Memory, My Eating Disorder
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When I was diagnosed with bulimia I didn’t want to believe. I didn’t want to admit that there was something wrong with me. I took me a while to come to grips that I was different and that the help my family and friends were offering me was to better me and not endanger me. I know there are many people that go through similar circumstances and does get better, but we who have the eating disorder have to let the help in.
Feeling Better But My Eating Disorder is Still Here November 17, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Struggle, Fighting the Eating Disorder
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Although I feel like I am close to full recovery from my eating disorder, I know it is still there. I know that I feel at times like I am struggling against some raging monster that lies within. Despite this I am improving all the time and the fight with that monster has become just a reminder that the eating disorder still lurks inside.
Eating Disorders: Knowing Who is a Friend November 13, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: Eating Disorder Friends, Eating Disorder Treatment, Recovery
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My eating disorder has taught me something very special about friendship: True friends never leave your side. My friend Susan (name changed) has een with me throughout. She has been encouraging and supportive when everbody else just seemd to give up on me. Thank you Susan for always being there.
My Bulimia November 11, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorders
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When I first realized I had been suffering from bulimia nervosa I couldn’t really believe it? I had this desire to always cleanse myself of the food I had been stuffing myself with, but I just thought that was healthy. After all isn’t cleansing healthy? It wasn’t until my friend alerted me to my decaying teeth that I began to be clued in. It was a little while later when I checked myself in to an eating disorders clinic.
Bulimia: Wating for the Purge November 10, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: Anorexia, Bulimia, Purging
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I used to wait to rid myself of the food I had inhaled hours before, but alas the feeling subsided and now I am only left with memories. I used to spend many hours, my head hung over the rim of the toilet. Let it out I told myself, but now we need to fight to recover our souls.
Orthorexia November 5, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: Eating Disorder, Health Food, Orthorexia
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I used to think my friends that cared so much about health foods were just a little eccentric. The truth is I fell into the health food craze from time to time, but not like my friend Stacy. She would always be after the next best health food fad. One day I noticed she had lost a lot of weight. She also never wanted to hang out with us since she thought it would cause her to splurge. (She didn’t know about my bulimia then) Soon after she was officially diagnosed with Orthorexia Nervosa otherwise known as the healthfood eating disorder where the sufferer becomes obsessed with their healthfood diet to the point where they turn it into a religion.
Now Stacy is fully recovered and much more sketical about health food.
Eating Disorders: It’s Not Who I Am November 4, 2008
Posted by Anonymous in Eating Disorders.Tags: Eating Disorders
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“An eating disorder is not who you are” a therapist once told me. As I think about it seems like a pretty true statement. The issue I have is separating my eating disorder (bulimia) from who I really am (a beautiful talented person). I feel in many ways I would be losing the thing which has made me and gotten me all th attention. So what I want to know is how do I do that?
