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lonely_angel

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Can You Get Thyroid Disease By Purging
Posted: 08-30-05 20:56pm

I have a question can being bulimic cause you to get thyroid disease cause doesn't that deal with you metabolism I was wondering my older sister had thyroid disease and I don't know I am wondering
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irishamethyst

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Posted: 09-02-05 03:43am

Any form of ed can play havoc on both your metabolism and thyroid. However, having an ed isn't the only cause. Did/does your sister have an ed, or are you wondering if maybe she did, because of her thyroid. It can be dangerous to assume things.
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lonely_angel

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Posted: 09-02-05 15:34pm

No she didn't have an ed but I was wondering because she use to be thin before she got the disease but now she is a lil chunky but I wondering though cause how it does mess with your metabolism
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