Bulimia

I have a bok written by her maid/cook and she says Jackie liked to eat and she ate little but well. She loved fruits,vegetables,lamb,ice cream... I donpt think she had bulimia. She was just natrually thin all her life even as a little girl her pictures show her as a thin kid.

As the body starves and is forced to try asnd function through malnourishment, the organs can suffer greatly. Muscles, eventually, begin to deteriorate and weaken and become thinner in anorexics over time. Thinned muscle on organ like the heart can cause many problems. Also, anorexics tend to have heart conditions, and things like low-body-temperature and low-blood-pressures. This, along with lack of food and a lot of exercise, can place great strain and stress on organs, causing damage or organ failure.

If you have blood in your vomit it very well could mean that you have a ulcer. It would be best that you go to a doctor. Better safe then sorry.

It depends on how you binge and purge. If you're talking about the usual 'throwing up' method via manually inducing vomiting after binging on food, then that's going to send stomach acid up through your throat and through your mouth over and over. That will damage your teeth permanently and maybe even cause them to fall out over time due to gum disease. If you're a smart bulimic, you would drink water slowly (or, even better, a dilute solution of baking soda) right after throwing up and rinse your mouth thoroughly (for 15 minutes) to prevent damage from the stomach acid to the cells lining your throat, esophagus (that pipe leading into your stomach), and mouth. However, even if you did that, repeated vomiting and neutralization of the acid that comes up is not completely effective - just like spilling acid on yourself and then even neutralizing it immediately still does not insure that you do not get hurt.

Be careful. If you induce vomiting chemically as with certain syrups, that can lead to death due to a buildup of the chemicals in your body. Will it happen within three months? It could.

Otherwise, if you were to be bulimic for three months, several things can happen:

1. If you do not drink water and replenish your electrolytes (especially potassium; these are not necessarily found in regular water) after each purge, you will also likely become chronically dehydrated. This leads to deterioration in organ function including your kidneys, liver, pancreas, brain, etc. and can lead to organ failure usually starting with kidneys. Eventually you'll either die or get very sick (it will be very painful) depending, amongst other things, on how bad you are at rehydrating yourself and keeping your electrolyte levels up. However, organ failure is near the end of the road - there is plenty of damage done to your body on the way to the point of organ failure, some of which your body may not be able to repair. The extent of the damage from dehydration alone in 3 months depends on how badly dehydrated you would be during that time.

2. Malnourishment is something that comes with bulimia - not in the sense that you will be losing weight, but in the sense that you will likely be eating unhealthy food and then only vomiting some of it out. Deficiencies in essential fats and protein come to mind - these lead to various cascade effects in the body on the regulation of your hormones and maintenance/healing of your body's cells (including brain cells). After three months (or before), with bad nutrition, you may become mentally unstable, cognitively impaired, and physically weak. As mentioned before, while the body is good at repairing itself, certain things can take a very long time to get fixed or may not be fixable. For example, you might regrow your hair (some or quite a bit may fall out during the three months) but you will not be able to build as much bone density as you need during your youth to prevent bone fractures and osteoporosis later on in life.

3. You could tear your esophagus or stomach lining with frequent vomiting. This may happen at any time during the three months with persistent bulimics. If you keep stressing your gag reflex the tissue of your stomach and esophagus gets thin from exposure to acid and gets torn by the physical strain of vomiting over and over again. This damage can often be deadly.

4. If you do make it through the three months of truly being bulimic, you will probably end up looking much worse than you did when you started. First of all, you would not have lost much weight - actually you will likely end up gaining weight from the food you do ingest. Second of all, your skin on your face will probably look worse due to the strain of vomiting and nutrient deficiencies. If you're a woman, your menstrual cycle may get very unstable for a while since your hormone levels will be irregular. This may affect your fertility permanently.

In summary, being bulimic for three months can still be pretty bad for you. Just how bad depends on how well you counteract the acid reflux, how often you choose to vomit, how well you replenish your fluids and electrolytes, and how well you are able to get important nutrients into your body. Sounds pretty challenging, doesn't it? And on top of that, most likely you will gain weight rather than lose it. It's much easier, safer, and better in the long term to save on medical bills and get a personal trainer or professional medical help to help you lose weight in a healthy manner.

Anorexics tend to have very strange eating habits and patterns. Some will go for long stretches of time without food or without solid foods (called fasting and liquid fasting, respecitvely). Many also have odd food habits, such as eating in a particular order, eating foods of only a certain color or texture, cutting food up into very small pieces, ect.

Normal people. Bulimics usually are at a normal weight or tend to be over weight. After purging they may also have chipmunk cheeks and blood shot eyes.

In eating disorder statistics, 40% of cases are bulimia. But in an entire population of healthy minded people, it's known that 1-4% of women may experience bulimia or bulimic behaviours at some point in their lifetime.

The stomach is a muscle and if the person continues to purge then their stomach will continue to do so and the individual won't be able to stop purging. Eventually they will starve and the body will eat off itself. Some people with bulimia take medications to cause vomiting

Certainly. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by a distorted body image, low body weight, and an obsesive fear of gaining weight. One characteristic of most disease-related obsessions is that the obsessed one often does not recognize the obsession, but believes he or she is applying a valid view of reality. While others may suspect anorexia nervosa in a freind or acquaintance, it is possible that other causes are at work. Such suspicions should be referred to experts for complete diagnosis. Non-experts acting on such suspicions can be as damaging as the suspected disease in some cases.

Of coursse bulimia can be provented. People bring it upon themselves usually when there is a problem in their lives. You are choosing to make yourself throw up and once you get into the habit it is hard to break.

In my personal experience, Fluoxetine made me lose weight. However, I believe the general consensus is that in the short term it will cause weight loss, while long term use may result in weight gain.

Usually the people that develop bulimia are people that are used to throwing up and going to the bathroom( which, hopefully, most people are,). They also might have easy access to a lot of pills. Most people who get bulimia aren't very happy with themselves and they think that they have a weird body shape.

Depending on one's behavior other than purging, self-induced vomiting can be a sign of bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa (purging subtype), or eating disorder not otherwise specified (ed-nos). The DSM V may also include a new eating disorder called Purging Disorder.

there is no solution to eating disorders some eating disorders are genetic a mental illness running through the family just like depression does sometimes. also eating disorders can b started with a feeling we all want "control" . nobody really can stop them. there is no solution to eating disorders some eating disorders are genetic a mental illness running through the family just like depression does sometimes. also eating disorders can b started with a feeling we all want "control" . nobody really can stop them.

Dont be. Its horriable and can ruin ur life.

Chronic nausea can result from several medical conditions, some much more serious than others.

These include gastric reflux, ulcers, inner ear disorders, migraines, metabolic disorders, and chronic anxiety.

Your doctor can usually rule out many of these with simple examinations (e.g. of the digestive system). Nervous disorders, stress and anxiety causes may be harder to diagnose.

Coming from experience. You first have to come to terms and realize what you are doing is wrong. You are only hurting your body sweety. Bulimia can cause problems, too many to name and for one even prevent you from one day having children. It causes more harm than good. You yourself need to stop and realize that you want to live and lead a healthy life, and that you are BEAUTIFUL and NOTHING is WRONG with you. If you have confidence in your self, people see that and admire that. To get rid of the pooch.....proper diet and exercise....that does not mean starving yourself. Just eat what is right, and avoid fast foods,grease,and too much sodium intake because it will make your body retain water. Your body will thank you and you will see the right changes! There is nothing better than someone like the above poster who has gone through this and offers good advice. I just wanted to add that "Weight Watchers" is an excellent place to starts. It's more about corrective eating habits than diet and you will end up the weight you should be. Yes, you will lose weight if you are truly over-weight. You need not tell them anything confidential about yourself. They may ask you what weakness' you have such as snacking between meals, a desire for sweets (especially chocolate) but as far as your Bulimia it is no one else's business unless you choose to make it their business. Weight Watchers (no I don't work for them, but have gone to them) has a great support system. Good luck hon

This is sort of awkward, but it could be because you are constipated. You may have so much you know crap in you that if you eat any more substances you are going to throw up, because your body can not handle any more food.

Anorexia, defined by a loss of appetite accompanied by weight loss or poor weight gain, usually denotes a VERY SERIOUS psychological disorder. This is such a complex subject matter that I will list the most salient side-effects from anorexia nervosa - * liver failure, renal failure, electrolyte imbalances (sodium and/or potassium may become abnormal in the blood), heart disorder (arrhythmias), and death. The list of complications is much longer but these are some of the most serious. Several famous people have died from anorexia - one person that comes to mind is Karen Carpenter (of the Carpenters' singing group, back in the 1970's). Loss of bone density and resulting risk of fractures. Loss of teeth with receeding gums and foul breath. Sores and breakouts on the skin, and even loss of hair. Kidney and liver failure are also common, as well as permanent damage to the internal organs and systems. The body can go into menapause very early and prevent a female from having children. All of these make the person susceptible to illness and diseases of all types, many of which can be fatal. And the person looks really, really ugly, just skin and bones, hollow eyes and knobby joints.

After you throw up you should eat saltines, apple sauce, or ginger ale. The ginger in ginger ale will sooth your stomach. After throwing up you should not eat anything big or that has a lot of acid like regular soda or pine apple.

Actually, you can be born with an eating disorder. It is statistically shown that almost 95% of women are prone to developing an eating disorder, but some may be born with a chemical imbalance, causing an eating disorder.

Stomach ulcers, inflamation or even ruptures in the esophagus, chronic irregular bowel movements(Laxative abuse), dehydration, tooth decay, anemia, sore throats, swelling of the salivary glands and death. I'm sure there are more.

Never. What you're doing is called "purging" and it is EXTREMELY unhealthy. Please talk to a doctor as soon as possible because this is a condition that can eventually result in serious illness.