How do bulimics lose weight? surely as soon as the food hits their stomach, the body starts to store the?

Question

calories, fat, carbs, etc, so isn't it a waste of their time cos their body is still getting what it needs, so are bulimics even really losing any weight?

don't see the point, keep the food in your stomach and enjoy!

Answer 1

well, sure... but even if their body only absorbs half of it... they're still expelling the other half...

I used to think this too, but then I got sick and I'd eat and throw up and lo and behold, I lost several pounds in a matter of days....

I think bulimics also starve themselves frequently... the bulimic aspect is usually more of a binge-purge thing than anything.

But I agree with you, maybe becase I don't understand what it's like to have this disorder...

I do know the other complications are nasty - tearing up your esophagas, bad breath, rotting teeth, etc... ick!!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What usually happens is called binge and purge, if a person does this and sees the results of it they usually stop, if people really knew the truth about this it would not take drugs to stop them, this is some thing that society creates because being small and tiny is the so called popular and beautiful way and so we all want to be that, sure we want to eat what we want to and not exercise at times and so we can shove it in then puke it up or take some thing that will make us sh*t it out quickly, but it causes serious and some times life threatening conditions to do this. I would tell anyone quickly eat right, exercise, or accept yourself as you are, but don't do this. It is not a mental disease it is a way that we think we can control our appearrance for societies sake it was if you were to skinny that some thing was wrong and now it is if you are to fat, all people are different, not all people are the same and they never will be.

Answer 4

No, the food is eliminated too fast to be absorbed. That's why they do it. It doesn't sit long enough inside their stomachs for nutrients to be absorbed, so they become vitamin-deficient and they don't gain the weight. It's a vicious circle. They do it because they fear getting fat, but they are just getting themselves in a very unhealthy state. The body and brain needs a certain proportion of fat to function properly. They're playing russian roulette with their lives!

Answer 5

Bulimics not only lose weight but lose vitamins, minerals etc. it is deadly. Vomiting causes electrolite imbalances. Your body functions on these elecctrolites. Your organs begin to fail and you can end up like the supermodel 6 feet under. Get help.

Answer 6

Actually, most of the nutrients from food are absorbed in the lower intestine, not the stomach. So when they vomit, the food never makes it to their intestines. Bulimics often binge before they purge, so the amount of food that is in their stomachs cannot be fully digested before they vomit.

Answer 7

Yeah they do because all of the excess food that hasn't been processed yet is exiting the body, which makes it so that they lose weight, but NOT eating at all will make you lose more weight.

Answer 8

it's not like it gets absorbed RIGHT when it hits the stomach...usually they throw up within a few minutes after eating. im sure a little gets absorbed but definitely not enough so they lose weight