do you think im bulimic? plz help!!?

Question

okay so i dont eat very much. no lunch breakfast or dinner. well some dinner but not much. but its pretty hard. i was trying to make myself throw up with my finger or a toohbrush but it just isnt working! do you have any sugestions to do this? kthnx!

Answer 1

People with bulimia nervosa consume large amounts of food and then rid their bodies of the excess calories by vomiting, abusing laxatives or diuretics, taking enemas, or exercising obsessively. Some use a combination of all these forms of purging. Because many individuals with bulimia "binge and purge" in secret and maintain normal or above normal body weight, they can often successfully hide their problem from others for years.

Family, friends, and physicians may have difficulty detecting bulimia in someone they know. Many individuals with the disorder remain at normal body weight or above because of their frequent binges and purges, which can range from once or twice a week to several times a day. Dieting heavily between episodes of binging and purging is also common. Eventually, half of those with anorexia will develop bulimia.

As with anorexia, bulimia typically begins during adolescence. The condition occurs most often in women but is also found in men. Many individuals with bulimia, ashamed of their strange habits, do not seek help until they reach their thirties or forties. By this time, their eating behavior is deeply ingrained and more difficult to change.
Specific Symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa:

This disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating, occurring at least twice a month for a minimum of three months, which consists of:

* Eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g., within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during a similar period of time and under similar circumstances
* A sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g., a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating)

Individuals who suffer from this disorder often engage in behavior in order to try and prevent themselves from gaining any weight. This behavior may include such things as self-induced vomiting; overusing laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; refusing to eat (fasting); or excessive exercise.

Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting; misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications; fasting; or excessive exercise. A person's self-image is usually directly correlated with their weight, with a great deal of attention focused on how their body looks.

This disorder can only be diagnosed if it is not better accounted for by anorexia nervosa.

There are two types of bulimia nervosa:

* Purging Type: -- The person regularly engages in self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas
* Non-purging Type: -- The person has used other inappropriate compensatory behaviors, such as fasting or excessive exercise, but has not regularly engaged in self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas

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Answer 2

Ok... first of all, not eating a lot or at all, that's called anorexia.

And no, I will not help you with suggestions on how to make yourself throw up. And if anyone does, I will report this as abuse.

You should not be throwing up. If you want to lose weight, you need to eat right and you need to work out. It irritates the hell out of me when people think they're fat so they go to some extreme measure to fix it. Bullemia and anorexia are serious disorders that can leave you in a hospital bed with thinning hair and a sunken face. You'll be left without the use of your sex tools down under as they're the first hacked when the body is lacking proper nutrients and you know what--you won't be beautiful. You'll be an unattractive pile of bones.

Stop it, seriously. You go see a phsycologist or medical doctor and get yourself fixed. If you are seriously overwieght, see your doctor. And I mean overweight as in you're only 5'5" and weigh 200 pounds.

Answer 3

I think you already know you are bulimic. Talk to someone you can trust- parents, friend, aunt, teacher... You are KILLING YOURSELF!! Please get help because you should be eating and living a healthy life- your life is not normal if you are starving yourself to death literally. To stay or become skinny does not mean you have to starve yourself. You simply eat what you want but limit your portions and excercise. This issue is deeper than food. There is a REASON why you are doing this. Go tell someone you trust RIGHT NOW what you are doing to yourself. Good luck sweetie and I will keep you in prayer.

Answer 4

It's hard to not eat becasue human beings are not designed for that. You need food to function properly. Do you know that throw up has lots of acid in it from your stomach, and it will rot your teeth? How do you think you'd look with missing and rotted teeth in your smile? Terrible, that's how.

I had a college student working for me who was bulimic and she had to drop out of college becasue her mind was so fuzzy she couldn't remember or learn anything. There'sa lovely 19 year old girl whose whole life is now on hold becasue she can't eat.

Please go and talk to someone. If you do need to lose weight, you will serve yourself much better by eating fresh fruits and vegetables, lean proteiins, and drinking lots of water. Get plenty of exercise, too.

There are no good looking women with falling out hair, rotten teeth, and ashy skin, which is what you're working on.

Answer 5

You defiantly have a problem

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion. Individuals with anorexia often control body weight by voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. It primarily affects young adolescent girls in the Western world and has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric condition, with approximately 10% of people diagnosed with the condition eventually dying due to related factors.[1] Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition, involving psychological, neurobiological, and sociological components.[2]

Anorexia is a life threatening condition that can put a serious strain on many of the body's organs and physiological resources. A recent review of the scientific literature outlined a number of reliable findings in this area.[3] Anorexia puts a particular strain on the structure and function of the heart and cardiovascular system, with slow heart rate (bradycardia) and elongation of the QT interval seen early on. People with anorexia typically have a disturbed electrolyte balance, particularly low levels of phosphate which has been linked to heart failure, muscle weakness, immune dysfunction, and ultimately, death. Those who develop anorexia before adulthood may suffer stunted growth and subsequent low levels of essential hormones (including sex hormones) and chronically increased cortisol levels. Osteoporosis can also develop as a result of anorexia in 38-50% of cases,[4] as poor nutrition leads to the retarded growth of essential bone structure and low bone mineral density.

Furthermore, changes in brain structure and function are early signs of the condition. Enlargement of the ventricles of the brain is thought to be associated with starvation, and is partially reversed when normal weight is maintained.[5] Anorexia is also linked to reduced blood flow in the temporal lobes, although as this finding does not correlate with current weight, it is possible that it is a risk trait, rather than an effect of starvation.[6]

Answer 6

Well if you want the enamel on your teeth to rot, to tear the lining of your oesphagus, to end up with severe digestive problems and to play Russian Roulette with your heart.. knock yourself out. Bulimia can cause heart attacks

Source: I have Bulimia for about 13 years and my health is ruined because of it. To have aspirations to be Bulimic is frankly wrong in every conceivable way. Furthermore it does not make you lose weight.

Answer 7

ok u need 2 eat talk 2 someone u trust u need some help u don't need 2 throw up 2 get skinny just exercise or do a good diet ok? good luck!and yes u may have a eating disorder feel free 2 e-mail me if u need!

Answer 8

Eat breakfast lunch and dinner, silly and duhh, don't throw it up. That is harmful. You have a digestive system for a reason. it's not too attractive by the way. neither are too skinny of people.

Answer 9

to be able to throw up you need to eat first. But please dont do this, this is very addicting and it is a psychological condition that needs treatment, its no joke. You need to first talk with your mother so that she can get you the help you need. They are so many bad things that could go wrong with you if you dont stop this, and the most serious being death of course. Go here and read a little:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulimic

Good Luck

Answer 10

A bulimic person gorges them self with food and then gags them self and throws all the food up. You are not one, and should not want to be one. This is a serious life threatening illness. Look it up on ivillage.com to see just how horrible it is.

Answer 11

Why were you trying to make yourself throw up? Maybe you should speak to a professional therapist or someone who can help you. Bulimia is very serious and shouldn't be taken lightly.