Nausea and vomiting

Do you guys feel nauseous before purging? I usually do after a binge. I try to starve myself most days but I'm so weak I do binge sometimes. It makes me feel sick and disgusted. One problem is that sometimes I feel more nauseous after vomiting, which kind of makes me do it again to let the feeling out. Do any of you struggle with nausea?

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OogieBoogie · F

Be careful about waiting too long to vomit
Stomach acid can build up and when you throw up it can (with repeated events), cause damage to your esophagus .

If you happen to leave it too long ....mix some carb soda with two large glasses of water - wait 5- 10 minutes (you'll burp - but that's a sign it's neutralized the acid ), then vomit .
I'd also recommend eating somwthing like yogurt and fruit afterwards (with some fiber added), to keep your beneficial stomach bacteria healthy .

The nausea before purging I think is psychological ....we kinda will into happen as we want to throw up .

This can lessen over years and go completely away making it hard to purge , or it can become a problem and all food makes you feel nauseous .

I can recommend looking up functional medicine and it's food regimes.

I know what it's like to be in the habit of purging .
And you want to make it as healthy as possible .
Nutrition is important, and eating something healthy after you purge is important - your body is all geared up for food - so make sure you put a little bit back in .....even if it's just a small amount , make it something that is nutritionally or probiotically dense .

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Justinvincible · 26-30, M

@OogieBoogie I always make sure I purge immediately after eating and with a big bottle of water that I force myself to chug

Justinvincible · 26-30, M

@OogieBoogie I've made myself so nauseous by this point, most of what enters my stomach makes me feel sick now. I think excessive vomiting can make the stomach more nauseous or weaker

OogieBoogie · F

@Justinvincible excessive anything can retrain a body .
It's ok .
You can retrain it back .
I was bulimic for over 10 years .
I am still fixing some last things -.but that's only because now I know more.

Life is balance . If you do crwp to your body - do good for it too.

If you have trouble stopping eating , work from the other way ....try a fasting day now and then - it rests all your digestive system.
You can take supplements while you do it .

I found eating a little bit after throwing up was my way to eating again .
It takes time , it took me years to grow out of it ....and thats ok .

I would look into nutrition though - it helps you have a deeper understanding and changes the type of relationship you have

But do use the carb soda to neitralise the acid .
Your throat isn't the same tissue as your stomach ...and you can create ulcers and stuff .

Look after yourself .

SW-User

If you practice OMAD (one meal a day) you can get rid of these issues while being on your desired weight

OogieBoogie · F

@SW-User Bulimia can't be cured by that type of thinking ....it's emotionally driven .
I went for years doing omad and still binged nearly every day .

Bulimia , like over eating is an emotional thing .
It takes time and knowledge and fair degree of compromise to move on from.

SW-User

@OogieBoogie I understand it’s not one size fits all but it worked for me

OogieBoogie · F

@SW-User I suppose it depends how strong ones addiction is .
For me ....it was the same as the OP....once I started eating ...I couldnt stop .

I had to slowly retrain my mind, (and body) to cope with food .
If I ate any meal bigger than would fit into a small yoghurt container - it'd start a binge .

Even one sandwich was too much

I'd hate the feeling
Feel guilty
And then just go into binge mode .

Even now , years later ....I'll open the fridge ...have a few mouthfuls of something - and that's enough .

Anymore ....and I'll eat too much.

666Maggotz · F

I only struggle with nausea if I was using some substance like alcohol or Kratom. I do get extreme pain if I ate too much that it hurts to breathe.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

Your best course would be to eat and drink sensibly, not binging, and not purging.

If you have an eating disorder, see your doctor.

Justinvincible · 26-30, M

I do eat one meal a day but I often push it and overeat myself sick so I can purge. I just really hate having a full stomach..

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Justinvincible · 26-30, M

@SW-User I can't stop eating after starving all day. I'm too weak. I eat a huge meal and then purge everything. I hate that I can't control it. I know I shouldn't fill up more than 70%

OogieBoogie · F

@Justinvincible id really recommend eating something small like a boiled egg or a small tub of yogurt ....or even a little jar of baby food.

It's really hard when you can't stop .
But small servings of healthy food that is easy on your stomach is a good way to finish up after you have vomited .

Oh ....and water

OogieBoogie · F

@SW-User it's an addiction .
It's not easy to kick .
Unlike alcohol or heroin or shopping or whatever & you can't just stop and go cold turkey .
You have to face what you're addicted to everyday ...of the rest of your life .
It's like asking a heroin addict to stop while there's heroin still on the table ....they can't .
It's like asking an alcoholic to have just one glass - they cant .

Food addiction has to dealt with emotionally, honestly and slowly....support helps .

You have to realize they have no stop mechanism .

People have died from bulimia because they can't stop eating ....or they stop too late .
They can literally rip themselves in half internally from food expanding inside of them.
It's like an overdose ....it kills them .

If they had a stop mechanism - they wouldn't be bulimic

AJ023 · M

Do you take any medication for nausea you should go to the doctor

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