Q. I mean TOTALLY abstaining from food and drink. I'm trying out for a part in a play where the girl has severe anorexia, and I want to be sure I don't starve myself to the point of death. I don't want to collapse and never wake up again. Thanks!
A. Why torture yourself, you will ruin your normal physical well being, start normal eating/drinking b4 you end in complicaion/complications.
Physical complications:
· Irregular heartbeat which may lead to cardiac arrest and eventually, if left untreated, death.
· Kidney damage which may cause renal failure and eventually, death.
· Liver damage (made worse by substance abuse. This may also lead to death.
· Loss of muscle mass. Broomstick arms and legs.
· Permanent loss of bone mass which can make patients easily get fractures.
· Damage to the digestive system including: destruction of teeth, rupture of esophagus, damage to lining of stomach; gastritis, gastric distress including bloat and distension, and ulcer.
· Disruption of menstrual cycle which may result to infertility.
· Delayed growth and permanently stunted growth due to undernutrition
· Weakened immune system
· Icy hands and feet
· Swollen glands in neck; stones in salivary duct, "chipmunk cheeks."
· Excess hair on face, arms, and body. Long, downy lanugo hair.
· Dry, blotchy skin that has an unhealthy gray or yellow cast
· Anemia, malnutrition. Disruption of body's fluid/mineral balance (electrolyte imbalance, loss of potassium; can be fatal)
· Fainting spells, seizures, sleep disruption, bad dreams, mental fuzziness
· Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), including shakiness, anxiety, restlessness, and a pervasive itchy sensation all over the body.
· Anal and bladder incontinence, urinary tract infections, vaginal prolapse, and other problems related to weak and damaged pelvic floor muscles. Some problems may be related to chronic constipation, which is commonly found in people with anorexia nervosa. Structural damage and atrophy of pelvic floor muscles can be caused by low estrogen levels, excessive exercise, and inadequate nutrition. Surgery may be necessary to repair the damage.
· Because of changes in the brain associated with under-nourishment, binge eating, and purging, the person does not, and perhaps cannot, weigh priorities, make judgments, and make choices that are logical and rational for normal people. Recovery, once the process has begun, requires time for the brain to readjust -- chemically and physically -- to normal and healthy patterns of eating. This is a combined physical/psychological problem.
Mental complications:
· Clinical depression.
· Anxiety.
· Addiction.
· Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
· Social withdrawal.
Now that you know the complications eating disorders bring to your body, think twice before binge eating or deciding to go into a starvation diet. You might get hooked on your irregular eating habit that it may develop into an eating disorder. Having an eating disorder is not an easy thing to live with. Loving yourself for what you are is the best thing you can do to yourself.
Physical complications:
· Irregular heartbeat which may lead to cardiac arrest and eventually, if left untreated, death.
· Kidney damage which may cause renal failure and eventually, death.
· Liver damage (made worse by substance abuse. This may also lead to death.
· Loss of muscle mass. Broomstick arms and legs.
· Permanent loss of bone mass which can make patients easily get fractures.
· Damage to the digestive system including: destruction of teeth, rupture of esophagus, damage to lining of stomach; gastritis, gastric distress including bloat and distension, and ulcer.
· Disruption of menstrual cycle which may result to infertility.
· Delayed growth and permanently stunted growth due to undernutrition
· Weakened immune system
· Icy hands and feet
· Swollen glands in neck; stones in salivary duct, "chipmunk cheeks."
· Excess hair on face, arms, and body. Long, downy lanugo hair.
· Dry, blotchy skin that has an unhealthy gray or yellow cast
· Anemia, malnutrition. Disruption of body's fluid/mineral balance (electrolyte imbalance, loss of potassium; can be fatal)
· Fainting spells, seizures, sleep disruption, bad dreams, mental fuzziness
· Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), including shakiness, anxiety, restlessness, and a pervasive itchy sensation all over the body.
· Anal and bladder incontinence, urinary tract infections, vaginal prolapse, and other problems related to weak and damaged pelvic floor muscles. Some problems may be related to chronic constipation, which is commonly found in people with anorexia nervosa. Structural damage and atrophy of pelvic floor muscles can be caused by low estrogen levels, excessive exercise, and inadequate nutrition. Surgery may be necessary to repair the damage.
· Because of changes in the brain associated with under-nourishment, binge eating, and purging, the person does not, and perhaps cannot, weigh priorities, make judgments, and make choices that are logical and rational for normal people. Recovery, once the process has begun, requires time for the brain to readjust -- chemically and physically -- to normal and healthy patterns of eating. This is a combined physical/psychological problem.
Mental complications:
· Clinical depression.
· Anxiety.
· Addiction.
· Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
· Social withdrawal.
Now that you know the complications eating disorders bring to your body, think twice before binge eating or deciding to go into a starvation diet. You might get hooked on your irregular eating habit that it may develop into an eating disorder. Having an eating disorder is not an easy thing to live with. Loving yourself for what you are is the best thing you can do to yourself.
why shouldnt i throw up the food i ate during a binge?
Q. it wasnt a big a binge.. it was like a potato w/ cheese and butter, a nature valley granola bar, and a banana..
is there any good reasons why i shouldnt throw it up? because i really want to.. and ps i am a bulimic trying to recover
is there any good reasons why i shouldnt throw it up? because i really want to.. and ps i am a bulimic trying to recover
A. You're stomach acid is hydrochloric acid. Very nasty. Continuous throwing up will begin to burn and eat away at your esophogus, teeth, and tongue. If you do it enough, you're esophogus could burn through, you'll bleed and die.
You won't get the proper nutrients you need to survive. You will get malnurished, weak, sick, and die.
Due to the straineous activity on your body, along with the lack of necessary vitaments/nutrients/etc, you could have organ failure (heart, liver, kidney). With your bulemia past, you most likely will not get a new one. You will die.
Any way you slice it, it isn't good. You won't look good, you won't feel good, and if you keep it up, you're life will end. However, it is not too late. Change your ways. Control yourself. DO NOT THROW UP! Otherwise, someone will lose someone very close to them.
You won't get the proper nutrients you need to survive. You will get malnurished, weak, sick, and die.
Due to the straineous activity on your body, along with the lack of necessary vitaments/nutrients/etc, you could have organ failure (heart, liver, kidney). With your bulemia past, you most likely will not get a new one. You will die.
Any way you slice it, it isn't good. You won't look good, you won't feel good, and if you keep it up, you're life will end. However, it is not too late. Change your ways. Control yourself. DO NOT THROW UP! Otherwise, someone will lose someone very close to them.
Describe what annoys you about your parents?
Q. How my mum just moans all the time.
And when she keeps asking the same question over and over again.
" Do you want anything to drink? "
No.
" Anything to eat? "
No.
" Are you sure? "
YES!
Just cause I went out last night and had like a bit of wkd ( from what she knows ;);) )
She's like,
" Did you know you can get kidney failure from drinking? "
Or something,
it's like ,GOD i'm not a binge drinker.:@
But I love her :)
You?
And when she keeps asking the same question over and over again.
" Do you want anything to drink? "
No.
" Anything to eat? "
No.
" Are you sure? "
YES!
Just cause I went out last night and had like a bit of wkd ( from what she knows ;);) )
She's like,
" Did you know you can get kidney failure from drinking? "
Or something,
it's like ,GOD i'm not a binge drinker.:@
But I love her :)
You?
A. My boyfriend has the same problem with his dad, he repeats the same question 10 times until he starts flipping out.
I guess when I was 6 or 7 I used to say make me all the time, my dads been doing it for about a year now, anytime I ask him to do something like an order(its ok in our house to order around) he's like make me and then won't respond to my question and slams his door like a child, blah.
I guess when I was 6 or 7 I used to say make me all the time, my dads been doing it for about a year now, anytime I ask him to do something like an order(its ok in our house to order around) he's like make me and then won't respond to my question and slams his door like a child, blah.
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