Eating Disorders Support Group
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i've been really sick with a sinus infection and when i woke up today it was the worse it's been in awhile.....i wasn't hungry but i made myself eat...i ate but not as much as i normally would.....i took my blood sugar earlier and it was higher than i wanted....not super high, but higher than i wanted.....i binged a few minutes ago and i wanna keep binging but instead i keep on eating ice to eat something and the ice feels good running down my throat....anyway my ED is really fighting me hard and i'm really struggling.....i just need some support right now....i see my therapist on tuesday, so it's only a couple days away, but until then i just need some support and encouragement to fight off ED
Wishing you strength!
Hope your feeling better today and I will pray for you! (((hugs)))
I guess by now you've seen your doctor (as most serious infections in this area require antibiotics and won't just go away by themselves) ??
One thing, on a practical level, that's helped me immensely with this (to the point where I no longer get sinus infections) is doing regular sinus rinses with a saline solution. Here in NZ we have so many trees and pollen is a huge problem all year around, as is pollen from grasses. Alot of people suffer from hayfever and sinus and asthma as a result of this.
One Pharmacist put me onto the sinus rinses. I thought it would be horrible to do them and weird, but it's really easy and not unpleasant. It only takes a few minutes to do, then you need to blow your nose for a while and get the excess fluid out, and slowly bit by bit the congestion will clear. I do one now whenever I get that tight feeling in my Eustachian tubes and then I come right. Here in NZ sinus kits (which contain the saline sachets, instructions and sinus rinse bottle etc) are readily available. I know you can also buy them over the web.
Well, take care and I hope you feel better soon.
Kim x