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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EmmaammE 11/08/2007

This is by no means a competition so please dont get cross with me but how long can you go with out eating before something bad happens. Let me just explain....ive been struggling with not wanting to eat for a while now and have taken loads of laxatives a day to get rid of any water i drink or food i eat but over the last 3 days ive not eaten a single thing and drank well probably not as much as i usually do. im still taking quite a few laxatives despite not eating a thing. i feel fine not hungry or anything but this afternoon my head felt really weird and my eyes went blury for a couple of seconds. i really do need to lose weight so not eating wont hurt me with the amount of fat i have on me. Sorry maybe i should have put this in the obesity community.

deleted_user 11/08/2007

Y0U HAVE TO EAT! The laxitives will only make you bloated and make you feel worse about being "fat". They also dehydrate you, so drink lots of water! Hey, I'm here if ya need to chat.

deleted_user 11/08/2007

There is a misconception that not eating can't hurt you if you're overweight. Overweight folks can be malnourished, which carry with it SERIOUS illnesses, disease, consequences. Scurvy ain't fun, unless you really WANT your teeth to fall out your mouth.

Not eating and using laxatives could kill you. It messes up your electrolytes severely. You're losing water, but in that water you're losing potassium and sodium that your body NEEDS to activate muscles. Your heart is a muscle.

Get some Gatorade or some other sports drink, and get it quick.

EmmaammE 11/08/2007

thanks x x x

EmmaammE 11/08/2007

.....but i really cant and i cant explain why sorry

Slimpics 11/08/2007

You know what, hun? Along with this post, I read your journal entry (the one you sent to your doctor) and I think you are suicidal. I feel so sad for you. Did you tell your doctor about your extensive & recent starvation/laxative diet? You probably didn't right? Otherwise, I think he/she would've clued in that this may be the way you're trying to do yourself in, and they wouldnt've let you go so quickly. You've got to be honest with the docs, Emma!

At the excessive rate you're going, you're not going to survive too long I'm sorry to say. The body can only take so much. I really hope that your body's natural survival mechanisms kick in and MAKE you eat & drink something....before next Wednesday's dr. appt! (I hope it won't be too late.)

FORCE yourself! You can do it!

deleted_user 11/08/2007

You need to eat, sweetie. Just something small like a cracker maybe. It might stimulate your appetite.
And the laxatives will only dehydrate you and will end up in the ER. Plus once you stop taking them after you've been on them for a while you'll gain weight and probably hate yourself. Don't put yourself through all this. Please talk to someone. Is somebody with you?

deleted_user 11/08/2007

You need to be careful with the laxatives, they can do some real damage especially if you are already dehydrated. The blurry moment and the headaches aren't a good sign of your not eating. Have you spoken to a family member about this? Or a close friend? Not eating will always hurt you, I'm sorry but thats the truth and as ironic as it is for me to say it, thats what it is. If you continue to not eat you can pass out at work or at other places. And laxatives aren't helping you. They are just going to make you feel bloated. Please take care of yourself I know you're in a tough bind,I wish you well.

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