1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Dec 09, 2005, 11:09 pm PST

I tried one time. Not for me

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 2:39 am PST

i don't purge, but i exercise and fast (using pills) inbetween binges...can't stop, tried mutiple times....not that easy.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 5:26 am PST

It's like any eating disorder. It haunts you for the rest of your life. Even after you have seemed to have conquered it. I haven't purged for almost a year. But there are so many times I think to myself how easy it would be to just walk into the bathroom and "get rid" of my food. Especially when I'm going through stressful times. But you have to make a personal choice to live. Until then, no one can truly help a person with any type of disorder or disease.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 6:16 am PST

I have been bulimic for 9 years, and I am trying to quit. This has been the hardest challenge I have ever faced in my life. I do very well for a week, 2 weeks, sometimes even a month. But then that temptation kicks in and it starts all over. It feels like an up hill battle and no matter who is around they all say they understand but not a one of them has been there. So they have no clue. I have hiddden this from almost everyone that knows but and the few that did know think that I have quit. It seems like this disorder is a big secret and when people find out they freak out and are disgusted. I hope that all who read this get help and the support hat they nee. My fiancee always tells me if he finds out I am doing it again he will leve me. Do not allow anyone to do that to you. It is not right and it only hinders the fight to get better.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 6:16 am PST

Perhaps seeking early treatment in life helps conquer bulemia. I often read about it starting in women (especially) in their teens. Many times, this is unknown to parents and other guardians. As a dental professional, I believe we are the first to recognize bulemia, due to extensive erosion of enamel on the back of front teeth. This is caused by stomach acid. Would speaking to the patient, or telling the parent hurt or help?

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 8:54 am PST

i have been purging for about 2 years now off and on .i have a huge problem binging and then severe anxiety afterward. it is very hard for me to vomit.the food just doesnt want to come back up ,so i spend 30-45 min after eating in the bathroom.the urge to overeat is unconttrolable. i am relatively small.5'2 130lbs. but in abot 5 min i can consume 1/2 gallon of ice cream (my binge food of choice)beacause its easy to get back up and 15-20 cookies. i have seen my md and been put on a new med by eli lilly for depression.but thats the thing ,i am not unhappy in my life. i enjoy my family and have no feelings of sadness or hurt that propts me to binge, i just love the taste of food.if anyone has any ideas or comments please e mail me .chickenugget22@yahoo.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 10:24 am PST

i just recently left a treatment facility after stuggling with bulmia anorexia (bulimarexia) for 5 years, i am 15 years old. i was on my death bed adn its been a very terrible fight. i have been doind well with my purging, but i cannot say the same for the restricting i have lost weight and have seriosu heart problem due to anorexia . SEEK HELP

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 11:32 am PST

I always thought that Balimia was when you made yourself barf. I have some friends that take asian "diet tea" that make you go to the restroom. I have friends that drink this tea almost everyday, is this o.k. for them, or will it cause damage to there body after a while? Is this also abusing laxitives, or balimia?

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 1:09 pm PST

I come from a family of 3 morbid obese siblings. I am a compulsive eater with bulimic tendencies. I have beean treated in an eating disorders center plus have had a RYN, a panniculectormy and a breast reduction surgery. My weight is still 240 pounds and I am 5.5. I live in South America and we have no residential eating disorders hospitals. I have a bulimic neice who is being treated in Buenos Aires because there is no place to treat her in Lima. I now need to be on a restrictive diet but do not have the strenght to do it, it is as if I want everyone else to take care of me, doctors, surgeons, psychologists, etc. And what about myself? I am really depressed. I have been home ground two weeks since my last surgery on Nov. 25th. It is like I have to get into the excitement of having another surgery to take another big chunk of myself away. The answer seems so easy, stop eating the wrong foods and exercising and your life will turn around. I have gone through these experiences so many times and thin or fat, my life did not change so I gave up and started on another diet program. But I have to be honest, I do not want to restrict myself at all, I want the surgery to do it for me and since I had the RNY in 2003 it has stopped working for me. I have lost 118 pounds!

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 1:15 pm PST

I come from a family of 3 morbid obese siblings. I am a compulsive eater with bulimic tendencies. I have beean treated in an eating disorders center plus have had a RYN, a panniculectormy and a breast reduction surgery. My weight is still 240 pounds and I am 5.5. I live in South America and we have no residential eating disorders hospitals. I have a bulimic neice who is being treated in Buenos Aires because there is no place to treat her in Lima. I now need to be on a restrictive diet but do not have the strenght to do it, it is as if I want everyone else to take care of me, doctors, surgeons, psychologists, etc. And what about myself? I am really depressed. I have been home ground two weeks since my last surgery on Nov. 25th. It is like I have to get into the excitement of having another surgery to take another big chunk of myself away. The answer seems so easy, stop eating the wrong foods and exercising and your life will turn around. I have gone through these experiences so many times and thin or fat, my life did not change so I gave up and started on another diet program. But I have to be honest, I do not want to restrict myself at all, I want the surgery to do it for me and since I had the RNY in 2003 it has stopped working for me. I have lost 118 pounds!

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 4:52 pm PST

I love food and always have. When I was younger I used to eat so much that I made myself sick, and still do. I have always been a little overweight and it has always been pointed out, so now, to solve my problem I make myself throw up to get rid of the food that I eat so I don't gain anymore weight. It also gives me a natural high. It sometimes works but sometimes doesn't b/c I lose my gag reflexes after a while. The problem w/ me is that I have always admitted having a problem, but unlike others, I like taking the easy way out b/c I want to eat what I want. My reasoning is that if I throw it up, then it is like not taking it in at all.

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 6:52 pm PST

Why are scrapes on the back of hands and knuckle areas a sign of bulimia?

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 8:44 pm PST

Scrapes on the back of the hand and knuckle areas could indicate that the person is putting their fingers down their throat to induce vomiting.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 8:44 pm PST

Scrapes on the back of the hand and knuckle areas could indicate that the person is putting their fingers down their throat to induce vomiting.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Dec 10, 2005, 8:55 pm PST

I have been living with bulimia/anorexia for 27 years....and I'm only 34 years old. I've tried it all and I am worse now than I've ever been. There are days I can barely breathe. If you can get help early, do it. I was late. It became a part of me. Now, I just don't know how to let go.

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