Does Bullimia actually make you lose weight?

Question

I've heard different things. I've heard that you'll lose weight and that you won't because the calories are the first things that are absorbed. Which is true? I'm not going to go bullimic or anything I just want to know if it does make you lose weight.

Answer 1

Basically you don't consume the calories you are eating since you are throwing the food up after. Someone who is bulimic will lose weight because the calories are not allowed to penetrate their body. They essentially receive no nutrients and that's how they become thin.

Answer 2

Most of the information given regarding bulimia is accurate, but I have to comment on the answer suggesting you eat cabbage and small pieces of meat.
That is starvation. You can't possibly eat enough cabbage to get all the nutrition you need, and a couple of small pieces of meat will not suffice, either.
Bulimia kills. Anorexia kills. And someone can have anorexia, bulimia and an overeating problem in the same lifetime.
Yo-yo dieting can actually cause obesity by affecting the metabolism. Any kind of diet that does not adhere to basic dietary needs and an exercise program is bound to fail. Weight lost in an unhealthy manner is inevitably gained back, and usually brings on extra pounds, therefore compounding the original problem.

Answer 3

Supposedly bulimics weigh a normal weight because they gorge themselves with thousands of calories and then purge themselves afterward, but some of the calories have already been absorbed, so they probably just purge to maintain their weight after consuming so many calories on a binge. I read this in a psychology book, but I can't recall the name of it.

Answer 4

Bulemia will kill you. Pushing your finger down your throat, will cause bleeding, eventually,,,,,,,,,,,,,and you won't be able to stop the bleeding. A corpse can become very thin. (Try eating cabbage twice a day, with a small, small piece of meat. Do this until you have lost the weight you want to lose.Then, eat sensibly, exercise, and stay your desired weight).

Answer 5

Bulimia is a binging/purging eating disorder. Victims gorge themselves on enormous amounts of food uncontrollably, and then try to get rid of it all by various methods (starving, vomiting, laxatives are common methods).

It wreaks havoc with the victim's metabolism, and their weight may yo-yo, but there will not be any long-term or healthy weight loss.

Answer 6

Bullimia doesn't make you lost weight. I've seen pictures of people with swollen cheeks and bellies, as well. It's downright dangerous.

Answer 7

Stop counting you re not going to be lose weight overnight Just concentrate on diet and exercise

Answer 8

Restricting calories does make you lose weight.

Bulimia makes you lose weight but:

-damages your stomach and esophagus
-damages your teeth with the stomach acids
-can rupture muscles in your back, neck, or eyes
-Can kill you, look up Karen Carpenter in wikipedia

Answer 9

Of course...it also makes you lose brain cells.

Your brain starts to lose fat because your body starts using up all it reserves. Soon it starts eating your muscle...then you have heart failure and DIE. But that was just the "jist" of what you go through before you actually DIE. Your teeth rot out... you look dead...and lots more.

Answer 10

It can, but the roller coaster bulimia puts you on is not worth it (bulimics typically have a fluctuating weight). Bulimia kills several thousand people a year (it is especially lethal for people who rely on emetics).