I Have Had Bulimia

Bulimia had me in its grips for over seven years. My body has suffered just as much as my mind has. My teeth, although not severely, are damaged, from vomiting sometimes up to thirty times a day at my worst. My heartbeat is irregular. I'm almost always lethargic. But I'm thankful to have found a way out. I don't want to die from this. I think the thought of dying from bulimia scares me more than the act of vomiting or doing the huge binges. I am just happy to be away from the constant irony of controlling my eating habits by doing something that made my life spiral out of control. If you have it, get help before seven years go by. Get help before one month goes by. Just get help and do it before you permanently damage yourself.

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Gusman · 61-69, M

Well done for finding a way out. Became normal for me to purge every time I ate. It certainly can become a conditioned response. I was bulimic for more than ten years. Lost all my teeth.

Syktur · 26-30, M

@Gusman: Thank you. That's how it was for me too -- several times after I ate, sometimes trying to throw up after everything was already out of my stomach. How did the loss of your teeth start? How soon after you were bulimic did you start noticing teeth problems?

Gusman · 61-69, M

@SvanThor: After vomiting, I would drink a large amount of water to get rid of the rest. Did not take a lot of notice of my teeth until the toothaches started. Probably a couple of years.
I did drink too much coca cola and forever eating sugar lollies.
I had a fear of the dentist and never went once. I was in a lot of pain with my teeth.
It got to the stage where if I ate anything hard then my teeth simply broke. Eventually the pain was twenty four hours a day so I went to the Doctor. He gave me a referral to the hospital,( Which meant it would not cost me a cent ) and within two days I had an operation to remove all my teeth.
My case was a combination of low self esteem, ten years of Bulimia, Soft drinks and sweets.
Bulimia is a recognised problem which can be overcome. But only if you take steps to help yourself
Anyone reading this, stop with the soft drinks. They are toxic to teeth.

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Syktur · 26-30, M

@LittleWolfKiller: Thank you <3 I am kicking its ass

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