Does a bulimic only drink water?

Answer 1

Yes, people with anorexia eat, but they limit calories, and as a recovering anorexic, I use to only eat once a day, one food item and then fast for 24 hours before I'd eat again. Anorexics are very much in their head and plan and devise things before; counting calories and deficiencies. Too many people think anorexia is about just 'loosing weight', but the truth is its all physiological. People with anorexia can often try to hydrate themselves to get rid of water weight, and this often (in my case anyway) leads to a potassium deficiency, because every time you go to the bathroom you lose potassium.

I was anorexic last year and I ate very little. I used to eat nothing for breakfast, maybe half a sandwich at lunch which contained no butter and just a little bit of lettuce. For dinner I would have whatever my mum made but would throw nearly all of it away after taking a few little bites without her knowing as she would watch TV in the living room whilst I was in the kitchen. As it continued I gradually decreased what I ate and soon only nibble TINY amounts throughout the day.. consuming not even 100 calories. When I was anorexic, I went down to 70 pounds from around 120.

I have suffered anorexia for years and at my worst point before I got taken to hospital, I survived on Chewing Gum and coffee not much else, I was close to death. In studies of people with anorexia nervosa approximately half of those in in-patient wards (like the hospital described) were found to have histories of sexual abuse. This doesn't account for anorexics who do not attend psych wards for their illness, as those with histories of sexual abuse tend to have more serious psychological symptoms and other illnesses, and therefore are more likely to be hospitalized. Anyway, yes, anorexics eat, but very very little. They tend to avoid eating in front of others if possible, and break up food to either make it easier to manage, or to make it look like they have eaten more than they actually have.

Answer 2

Answerbulimics drink what ever, but yes its usually water, once they feel like binging they drink something sweet like a tea or Diet Soda, i drink coffee when ever i crave for something very unhealthy AnswerNo bulimics drink whatever they want but usually diet drinks since they have an eating disorder. Yes people with bulimia try to drink a lot of water because vomiting dehydrates them but that's not all they drink. AnswerNo bulimics eat all they want, and then puke it all up. It's sick and unhealthy, don't try it. AnswerFirst of all,the above answer was obviously written by someone ignorant to the disorder. Bulimics dont "eat all they want and puke it up",it's a mental disorder uncontrollable by the person.I am bulimic,and no they dont just drink water.its usually diet pop,low calorie drinks like Crystal Light,or fruit juice low cal. I dont recommend being bulimia to lose weight though since its self destuctive behavior is a hard cycle to break.Do it healthily while you can.And if you're not familiar with eating disorders,refrain from posting your ignorance on this page!!!!

Answer 3

Depending on the serverity of the case, yes and no. Extreme forms of anorexics will eat next to nothing. Some will eat food, and throw up (binging / purging), though that is often referred to as bulimia. Others will eat little food, or just eat low-cal foods.

Answer 4

Anorexics tend to drink a great deal of water, as it is effective at staving off hunger.

Answer 5

Water has no caloric content, and does not cause weight gain (other than the physical weight of the water itself).

Answer 6

Not really, they just eat enough to sustain themselves, but their main objective is not to eat at all, but everyone has to eat a bit right?

Answer 7

they cant retain food so they drink water in its place