Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.
i am really struggling with that today. i can't finish a meal completely without doing it. HELP!
zopta3
I did that for 15 years-only makes you gain weight or maintain.Carbs and certain foods start digestive process as soon as we mix with saliva.It also ruins your stomach,esophagus,etc. from stomach acids-not worth it.This is one of the hardest ed habits I had to break and so glad I did.
jasgall
did you get headaches afterward? i have a really bad headache. how does it mess with your stomach? how did you stop? my therapist says it's a form of purging. i know she's right, but it seems deceptively "safer" than out rightly throwing up.
zopta3
I knew it made me gain weight especially carbs,starches,etc.I fely crappy and guilt over wasting food when ther are those who starve without choice daily. i would rather starve than waste. I just stopped cold turkey-there is no cutting back or easy way. I chew 6 pieces of sugar-free gum daily now. I had corrosion of stomach lining and esophagus because body expected food to go down and churned up all the acids in preparation.
jasgall
honestly, i don't know if i could stop cold turkey. when i don't do it, i get anxious,
zopta3
I got anxious too but what helped was sucking on sugar-free candy.I bad habit takes 28-30 days to break normally but we have eds so just take everyday you do not do it as a great accomplishment-set is as your goal in your journal.
deleted_user
Oh my word, I struggle with this so badly. If I want to "eat" something but not digest it, I will take food with me into the bathroom just so I can chew it up and taste it before spitting it out.. I have a real problem with this. If I crave something sweet or unhealthy, I do this because it satisfies my sweet tooth. Plus, I've tried to make myself throw up before, and I just can't do it- so this acts as an alternative.
Join the Conversation
-
My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...