Can anyone tell me the pros and cons of throwing up to lose weight?

Question

It is for a health report I need real people answers don't tell me not to do because I won't simply for a report tell me stuff like when you do how much you lost how fast how did you feel were there some disorders

Answer 1

Pro: You'll lose weight.
Con: Stomach acids will eat away at the back of your teeth.
Con: Stomach acids will dink up your digestive tract and give you ulcers.
Con: This is a psychological issue that can be addictive.
Con: You can end up ruining your heart.
Con: You could die.

Answer 2

Throwing up does not, of itself, help one lose weight, if by "weight" you mean fat. What happens is that throwing up food is, essentially, the same as not eating it in the first place. The biggest difference is that partially digested food, coming back up the esophagus brings up some of the digestive acids from the stomach. These acids do damage to tissues not meant to be exposed to the acids. Repeated damage leads to more severe injury and leaves the tissues vulnerable to infections which can be life threatening. So, on a balance, a person would do better NOT to eat the food, in the first place, rather than regurgitate it.

Answer 3

There can't be a lot of pros. I guess some would be: You get to party hardy and eat and drink all you want and not gain weight. You feel like you are in control (you really aren't, but at first you feel that way) All the latest clothes look really hot on you.
The cons would be: Sooner or later you realize that your body has "learned" to purge after eating and you find you can't stop. You feel weak, exhausted, and depressed. No matter how much weight you lose, it's never quite enough. No matter how thin you are, in your mind you are still "fat". Your body is in a constant state of crisis, trying to balance your electrolytes and keep your kidneys working. Repeated exposure to vomitus erodes your tooth enamel and you end up with rotten, painful teeth.

Here are links to websites with more cause and effect dialogue:
http://4collegewomen.org/fact-sheets/bulimia.html
http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/education/pat_edu/womenhlth/adolescent/bulemia.htm
http://www.something-fishy.org/dangers/dangers.php

Answer 4

To be honest, there are no long term healthy reasons for blowing chunks.

For a start, Vomiting is only used as an extreme measure to rid the body of something it doesnt want. I.e: Rotten food, foreign objects, or through disease and illness as a side effect of a condition such as gastroenteritis reflux.

The stomach lining can become irritated, the body can become malnourished and weakened, the throats skin can become sore and raw from the constant flow of stomach acid passing through it. The teeth can become full of cavities as the acid breaks through the enamel.
You can get a long term reflux problem leading to poor digestion and even automatic expulsion of food even when the eater wants to keep it down. Dramatic and sudden weight loss can affect bones, blood, and the central nervous system.

Its just not worth it,.

Exercise, a healthy balanced diet and food training (training yourself to eat properly) is the best weight loss programme of all.

Answer 5

Pros:
If you are allergic to a food, it will not have a chance to give you a reaction.
If a food is past its date, you will not get food poisoning.
These are the only positives I know.

Cons:
Your body goes through a state of shock.
Your heart rate jumps dangerously high so you can cause yourself to have a stroke or heart attack.
Your body loses the precious nutrients it needs to survive.
Your mind cannot function properly because your entire system is confused and going awry.
It is a basic state of emergency and can cause you to no longer be able to swallow solid food.
You can end up breaking the hearts of your loved ones and friends as you lay dying in the E.R. instead of living a happy, productive life.

Answer 6

Cons:
lose weight
Stomach ulcers
bad reputation
bad breath
hungry all the time
acid eats away at teeth
can't stop once you start
skrew up your life

If you want to lose weight, go on a diet. When ever I want to drop a few extra lbs. when ever I am about to eat I ask am I REALLY hungry.. and I usually am not so I don't put those xtra calories into my body. and if you eat healthy foods you won't be hungry and you will lose weight.
Tlk to God and he can help you find a better, healthier way to lose weight.

Answer 7

yes you lose weght temperaly but u gain it all back and hwen you throw up all the time you lose to much fluid and that it self is very dangerous yuo will get weak and could seruiosly hert ur self also when u throw up the acid in your stomach burns away the lining in the throat and if u do it alot you could part of your throat and have to go to the hostpital andmost importantly it is an eating disorder and people DIE from eating disorders by throwing up you lose way to many fluids and and stuff in ur body that will hep u lose wieght and none of that is worth it just concentrate on working out and eating heitheir to lose weight

Answer 8

There are no PROS to throwing up to lose weight. And there are many CONS! Malnutrition, Dehydration, electrolyte imbalance which can lead to cardiac arrest, damaging of the voice, teeth erosion, Edema, diabetes, depression, the list goes on

Answer 9

Cons are your tooth enamel gets worn away by your stomach acid and you are likely to have a heart attack at an extremely young age. There are many, many more cons. No pros worth what it will do to your health and self-esteem.

Answer 10

Pros. You can get thinner by calorie and nutrient deficiency.

Cons: You'll smell like vomit. Burn the back of your throat with stomach acid. Weaken the structure of your teeth, again with stomach acid. Become neurotic mentally, with the pressure to keep nothing down.