Bulimia is a serious psychiatric disorder with potentially serious physical consequences. Dental examination would probably show dental caries and inflammation of the gingival mucosa. Often vomiting also causes chronic esophagus inflammation. Bulimia treatment usually requires expert help from a psychiatrist. Physical consequences are treated by dentist and ENT-specialist.

in my experience it is not possible to self treat i have tried this and it did not work if i were you i would tell someone trust me you feel so much better.after you have told someone maybe you could find specialist help.hope everything works out for you
lewis
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i have been suffering from bulimia for over 10 years now.. i got help and got better for several months.. then i suddenly relapsed ... and now i cant stop.. its awful.. and its controlling EVERYTHING in my life right now.. i would suggest seeing a counselor and a nutritionist so that u can learn how to eat like a normal person again..its impossible to learn how without help.

I want to let you know that Bulimia IS one of the worst diseases ever. It is sooooooooo hard to get out of it's grasps and be FREE once again. People who try to get better, never can. That is a fact. About 1% out of ALL people with this illness can revover on their own, very little. As much as it sucks AT THE TIME to have to go and get help, it is sooooooo worth it in the end.
The first month of getting better is the hardest, could be one of the worst times in your life. But when there is a negative, there is always a positive= and once you get FULLY reconvered, this will be one of the most happiest days of your life.
Believe me, I know exactly where you stand. This is a horrible illness and I pray for you to get better.
The first step to revovery is realising you have a problem, and WANTING to get better. I am so happy to hear you want to get out of this disease now. I wish you luck for the future.
You will be normal to the way you were before one day, I know it. x0x

I've been suffering from binge disorders since I was a little girl and the treatment that worked for the longest was day care. I was actually treated for anorexia (among other things) there but I stopped binging for about a year! (I did keep vomiting though) a year later I was very under weight and missed my period for probably over half a year then (it wasn't the first time) when I decided to temporeraly gain weight.. Then of course my binges returned. I didn't go back to vomiting as much (only once in a while) but I did start using laxitives again. I don't think you can do it alone..

Wow, how are you dealing with the Anorexia now? That sounds pretty tough? :S
How old were you when you first got the disease?

My anorexia started developing when I was in the 7'th grade.. I was chubby from binging throughout my childhood and then I started losing weight but it wasn't till the end of that year when it really became an obsession.. the hardest anorexic years for me were from 13 to about 15. Then I was completely obsessed and my point of view was so narrow, that naturally it seemed like the most important thing in the world and I could'nt really focus on much else (like all anorexics in the most intense part of the desease). since my first significant weight gain (after the anorexia started) I stopped being as obsessed. It's like- I binge and gain 20 lbs and then have a binge free few months and lose them back or more but even during the times I lose weight (and sometimes miss my period again) I don't obsess about it as much as I did a few years ago.. like I matured or something =P (Sorry for rambling on so long It's just nice to have a place to talk about it!)

No problem!!! I understand, you NEED to talk about it. So right now would you say you would be at a healthy weight? What grade(how old) are you in now?
Did you ever get professional help to get better, or did you do it on your own? Does anyone in your family or any of your friends know about it?

I am at a healthy weight right now. I am 5\9 and I weight about a 127 lbs. I have beeen seeing a therapist since the 5th' grade (I am now almost 17) and I've been to day care to treat the anorexia.. As I said it did help with the binges but not so much with the anorexia, mostly because I wasn't ready to give it up.. Pretty much all my issues have been out in the open since the 8'th grade, I'm trying not to be secretive about anything anymore.. No matter what I do it seems like my EDs won't go away but now I try to eat healthy and I don't vomit or take laxitives no matter what. Thanks for listening =)

i need help, and reading your story is quite motivating because it shows me that im not alone. i do realize i am in the same position as many others and only recently have i actually realized that i DO need to do something about it.
My hair used to be so strong and thick, its still as long as its always been, but its thinner than it has ever been. My hair really is my safety blanket. i love my hair, and as sad as it sounds, im trying to get better for the sake of my hair. i feel that if i have something to focus on then it will help me get back to normal.
i have been anorexic, bulimic for 2 years now and its only now that i really WANT to get better.
i have a friend who is similar to me, i dont know if she is also bulimic, but i know she definitely struggles with food. talking to her helps, but i havent told her about my bulimia - its embarrassing. But i need help, but i do want to try and help myself first, through self-help, before resorting to therapy.
Please advise.

and yes, sorry its so long! but as the previous blogger said, it is good to just type, talk, or write about it. It clears your mind.
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Hey. Wanting to get better really is the most important step in my opinion. I don't think you should try to do it comletely on your own. You could go see a dietician to fix you up with a healthy menu, it doesn't even have to be a fatening one. You just need to not be the only superviser on yourself right now and I actually think therapy is a separate issue. It is only your choice to get better. Therapy might help you understand the reasons but it won't make you stop. I trust that when you've got so far you really can do it. Go see a dietician, find yourself someone to watch what you do, kind of an authority figure that is -not your desease- and try to find different motivations. try to look at healthy things as beautiful and aspire to that instead of bones and emptiness.. (I don't know your taste but I sure was attracted to bones..) If you need to talk to someone I would love to try to help and by the way I really get the hair thing.. It doesn't matter what your wake up call was as long as it happaned. Good luck!!!

Yes, WANTING to get better and REALISING you have a problem is definitely the first step to HEALING! Congradulations
And its true, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I am almost 16 now and have suffered from 1 yeasr of Anorexia. I have been healing for 1 and a half years now!
Wayyyyy too long. I wish I could have gotten all my weight back and been completely healed after 1 year!! But this disease is one of the toughest things to get rid of. Harder than quitting smoking, seriously.
You should DEFINITELY tell the people who are most close to you, or ones you love a lot about your ED. Then get professional help, as in tell someone proffesional about it.
Opening up to other people about having a disorder is one of the hardest things ever.... it IS really hard. But sooooo worth it, and if you really want to get better this is the best thing to do.
It is good you are noticing the problems you are developing from loosing weight or from the disorder in gerneral. And when you are getting better, think of all the benifits you will have once you arehealthy! andthe main one:
YOU CAN BE HEALTHY AND FREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
I wish you two all the best <3

It's really embarrassing each time I write here but I really want some support.. My binges are much better then they were a few months ago but I can't get rid of them completely.. I am finally going to see a dietician again for the first time in 2 years to get counseling about trying to get my digestion system better.. In order for my phisical problems to get better I know I have to stop binging completely and try to stay at a stable weight but I am getting no help at home so hopefully when my mom will hear what the dietician has to say she won't sabotage my afforts as much.. She is completely aware of all my conditions and my therapist I and talked to her many times but she still wouldn't help me stop binging (she said it's better then starving myself and just wouldn't accept it as a problem on it's own)anyway I keep trying..

Luckly your not purging though! (are you?)
How old are you (purpleelephant?)?

I am glad to here you had the courgae to consult a dietition about this! Good for you!

Let me know how things go. NO need to feel shy. This is a place where you can talk about your true feelings and not get hurt and you can trust me... I hope. lol


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Thank you =) you are really sweet.. I'll be 17 in August.. and no I havn't been purging for the past few months already, which did help my binges some but not enough.. I've done so much damage already in the past 4 years that every little thing has a pretty big affect on my body but my mind is really in the right place now and I hope the dietician will help..

Oh that is great to here your mind is in the right place!!! It always seems that way, but you can never be toooooo certain until your binge/pruge and weight is all completely normal and healthy.
I thought the SAME. One year ago I thought my head was in the right place, and until it really was, it was a whole year later!
But oh well, everyone is different with their recovery, and the longer you have it, the harder and longer it is to get rid of. :/
It sucks...
I hope all goes well for you, really! =)
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Well.. When I say my mind is in the right place I mean that I really do wat to be healthy and I don't think the same as I used and I don't have the same goals and goal weights.. I'll brobably never be entirely eating disorder free because I don't even know what it's like to not have any eating disorder but I hope in time I will be able to maintain healthy eating habbits.. what would you say is your condition today?

I could not picture myself being a healthy weight, or looking like the others when I was sick too. I forgot how it felt to be 'normal', too.
YOu must get out of this disorder as fast as you can!!! The longer you have it, the LONGER it takes to get rid of. Really get your body and mind to a full recovery, it is soooo worth it.
And you will also not have to worry about a relapse.
I wish you realise this is the best thing for you atm,
Good luck, x0x

Good luck to you too! =)