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.

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How Much?

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Okay, So being bulemic, ive always wondered how much is too much?
deleted_user
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I think any type of binging an purging is too much. It can kill you ASAP vs. anorexia. If you potassium level drop (which they do) it may cause the electrical signals that tell your heart to beat to become weak - then you die. I don't think that trying to put numbers to the amount of purging that you do is worth the risk.
deleted_user
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I wont die right away! I know that for sure. Its just that if i dont do it too much, its not as bad, right?
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No you don't know that for sure. Eating disorders kill. Any purging at all is bad. It doesn't matter if it's not that much. People have died asap after purging. Purging messes up your electorlyes. You need electrolyes to keep your heart beating. You can go into cardiac arrest.
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I agree any type of purging is too much. At the worst it can be fatal but the stomach acid you bring up can rot you teeth and it can also make your breath smell - is rotting teeth & bad breath something you want?
deleted_user
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obviously i dont want bad breath! ahha. But no i brush my teeth and all and chew gum. So that takes it away.
Juice
Juice
You can never restore the enamel ..... You seem to be answering yourself with your responses to others' posts: you think what you're doing is OK. Well, you asked for the community's advice, and that seems to be: any purging is bad. If for no other reason it's the start of a slippery slope.
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Jill, you most certainly can die right away. Especially if you're cruising.
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One is too many and a thousand never enough.
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Bump
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all part of the anti stewart campaign
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bump
shootingstar
shootingstar
Bump
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Why is this part of the Stewart thing? And why are you guys bumping it?

Yes, you can die immediatley... perhaps if you're lucky? That is to say, when your teeth don't ache, your stomach doesn't hurt, your chest doesn't feel cracked, you aren't hiding your knuckles, you aren't calculating all day long, you aren't slowly driving the people you love away... How much is too much? The first time it becomes your friend.
Juice
Juice
Bumpity flippin bump Mr Young
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