I don't have an eating disoder
mari5466
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I have a sensitive stomach and acid reflex, I know I am not suppose to eat certain food because they cause me to feel sick but like anyone normal I don't always listen and most of the time I am fine but sometimes I am more sensitive and it usually hits me right after or during my meal. This week its been acting up and its the first time since I started trying to lose weight. I got sick right after breakfast yesterday and today after lunch a little while ago. Should I still count the calories for those meals or reduce them, I didn't yesterday but today it happened right after lunch and I had a pretty big lunch.
Before you ask, No I am not pregnant.
Before you ask, No I am not pregnant.
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Just count them, all the calories in and out are estimates anyway. Why are you eating these foods?3
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Why would you eat food that you know is going to make you sick? Do you take some sort of medicine with it that is supposed to alleviate the effects?5
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queenliz99 wrote: »Just count them, all the calories in and out are estimates anyway. Why are you eating these foods?
Usually I am fine when I eat them every so often but once every few months I have a harder time with them. I avoid most of the foods like acidic foods on a daily basis but even coffee made me sick the other day.0 -
I would count them, make a note on your diary for historical purposes and monitor your weight loss. If you happen to lose a little more, then you will know why.. You did still get calories from this food, how much is not known
In all sincerity, can the doc not provide you with something when you get flare ups? Why eat thee foods, sounds horrible..3 -
Why would you eat food that you know is going to make you sick? Do you take some sort of medicine with it that is supposed to alleviate the effects?
I take some acid reducer every so often when I feel I need it but I started a new job last month and I still haven't bought some to keep in my new office.0 -
I throw up sometimes when I have migraines. I count the calories for those meals, as your body begins digesting food immediately and there isn't a great way to tell how much your body has gotten. If I do feel hungry later, I will go over my calorie goals for those days to make sure I'm getting enough to eat.
If this happens regularly, you might want to speak to a medical professional (if you haven't already). Vomiting regularly isn't just going to mess with your logging, it can cause other health issues (as well as potential dental problems).5 -
Yeah I have gone to the doctor, they told me to watch what I eat and to take medicine when needed. I have had a colonoscopy and everything.0
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In answer to the original question, I'd count them anyway and just go on. It's not that big of deal in the grand scheme of a week's calories. As far as the acid reflux, I can also tell you that mine went away once I lost the extra weight. I don't know why or how, but all the crap food I was eating, and had eaten for years, was tearing up my stomach. Once I switched to eating better, and lost the weight, I can eat just about anything I want, including hot/spicy foods that I love. I could never eat them before I'd have been dying 10 minutes after I ate them.3
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Doesn't sound particularly normal to eat foods you know will make you sick, TBH5
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There really isn't a way to accurately know how many calories you get from a meal if you vomit it up later. My advice would be if you want to accurately track your calories, don't eat things that make you vomit.
You know what, perhaps just don't eat things that make you vomit in general.2 -
Have you been tested for Celiac disease?1
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I have a sensitive stomach and acid reflex, I know I am not suppose to eat certain food because they cause me to feel sick but like anyone normal I don't always listen and most of the time I am fine but sometimes I am more sensitive and it usually hits me right after or during my meal. This week its been acting up and its the first time since I started trying to lose weight. I got sick right after breakfast yesterday and today after lunch a little while ago. Should I still count the calories for those meals or reduce them, I didn't yesterday but today it happened right after lunch and I had a pretty big lunch.
Before you ask, No I am not pregnant.
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Research low FODMAP foods, you may find your own triggers for feeling unwell by trial and error0
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Aaron_K123 wrote: »There really isn't a way to accurately know how many calories you get from a meal if you vomit it up later. My advice would be if you want to accurately track your calories, don't eat things that make you vomit.
You know what, perhaps just don't eat things that make you vomit in general.
I'm 23 years old, I'm gonna eat French fries occasionally. It sounds really easy to say to someone not to eat certain things but when 9 out of 10 times I don't get sick and the one time I do I'll take my chances.
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Aaron_K123 wrote: »There really isn't a way to accurately know how many calories you get from a meal if you vomit it up later. My advice would be if you want to accurately track your calories, don't eat things that make you vomit.
You know what, perhaps just don't eat things that make you vomit in general.
I'm 23 years old, I'm gonna eat French fries occasionally. It sounds really easy to say to someone not to eat certain things but when 9 out of 10 times I don't get sick and the one time I do I'll take my chances.
Well then you've accepted the consequences which include occasionally not being able to track your caloric intake.
Frankly if you have to preface your post by first saying "I don't have an eating disorder" you can't then go on to act like your behavior here is totally normal. If you really believe that's normal behavior why even include that preface?4 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »Aaron_K123 wrote: »There really isn't a way to accurately know how many calories you get from a meal if you vomit it up later. My advice would be if you want to accurately track your calories, don't eat things that make you vomit.
You know what, perhaps just don't eat things that make you vomit in general.
I'm 23 years old, I'm gonna eat French fries occasionally. It sounds really easy to say to someone not to eat certain things but when 9 out of 10 times I don't get sick and the one time I do I'll take my chances.
Well then you've accepted the consequences which include occasionally not being able to track your caloric intake.
Frankly if you have to preface your post by first saying "I don't have an eating disorder" you can't then go on to act like your behavior here is totally normal. If you really believe that's normal behavior why even include that preface?
Most in that category are attention seeking.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »I throw up sometimes when I have migraines. I count the calories for those meals, as your body begins digesting food immediately and there isn't a great way to tell how much your body has gotten. If I do feel hungry later, I will go over my calorie goals for those days to make sure I'm getting enough to eat.
If this happens regularly, you might want to speak to a medical professional (if you haven't already). Vomiting regularly isn't just going to mess with your logging, it can cause other health issues (as well as potential dental problems).
I have migraines also and I long anything I can eat on those days also. I give myself a break from worrying about going over calories on those days, I still log it but don't focus on the end number.2 -
Eating things you know could make you sick is disordered behavior and I think you know that on some level, hence the post title.
I have a wheat allergy. I get painful bloating and hives that turn to blisters when itched. When I first developed the allergy it took larger quantities to get sick. I would cheat and have treats I knew could make me sick playing with it almost to see how much it took to trigger a reaction. I know I have a history of eating disorders and that for me this was another one. Long story short it progressed and now I get very sick every time I'm exposed and Im careful to avoid it now because I want to take good care of myself.
If you know it can make you sick dont eat it.3 -
I had wicked stomach flu the other night. I still logged everything I ate, but I did not actively try to have a deficit on paper. I also did not worry about calories potentially being too low because it was a single day, and you just don't need to worry about that when you're sick. As long as you're usually diligent and it's neither a regular nor an intentional thing, don't worry about the impact of puking on your calorie intake for the day.0
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Aaron_K123 wrote: »There really isn't a way to accurately know how many calories you get from a meal if you vomit it up later. My advice would be if you want to accurately track your calories, don't eat things that make you vomit.
You know what, perhaps just don't eat things that make you vomit in general.
I'm 23 years old, I'm gonna eat French fries occasionally. It sounds really easy to say to someone not to eat certain things but when 9 out of 10 times I don't get sick and the one time I do I'll take my chances.
I do think this is normal. I could not go without certain foods. Enjoying food is part of enjoying life and if I could not eat anything I like I'd be depressed. I'd rather throw up sometimes than never eat spicy food again...and I get acid reflux in my sleep at random sometimes, but I will not stop eating spicy food because it is the only food I like. Literally, I put hot sauce on pretty much everything or I don't like it.2 -
Verity1111 wrote: »Aaron_K123 wrote: »There really isn't a way to accurately know how many calories you get from a meal if you vomit it up later. My advice would be if you want to accurately track your calories, don't eat things that make you vomit.
You know what, perhaps just don't eat things that make you vomit in general.
I'm 23 years old, I'm gonna eat French fries occasionally. It sounds really easy to say to someone not to eat certain things but when 9 out of 10 times I don't get sick and the one time I do I'll take my chances.
I do think this is normal. I could not go without certain foods. Enjoying food is part of enjoying life and if I could not eat anything I like I'd be depressed. I'd rather throw up sometimes than never eat spicy food again...and I get acid reflux in my sleep at random sometimes, but I will not stop eating spicy food because it is the only food I like. Literally, I put hot sauce on pretty much everything or I don't like it.
This has been my normal, since I was born my body has always produced more acid than most and most of the time I'm fine or I'll take medicine just incase before to make sure I'll be fine but it can be very unpredictable and I'm not gonna drop everything from my diet for once every 6 months I might have too much acid in my stomach that day. I dropped all acidic food, especially the fruits but sometimes other thing can trigger it or its a combination of foods.0 -
Beyond my scope of practice.
Sounds like you aren't ready to change your eating habits.
Go to the doctor.4 -
I would do an elimination diet. I am on a very restrictive diet food wise for crohn's which I mostly follow but once in a while I test trigger foods. I really don't want to flare and get really sick so this isn't often.2
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I have struggled with ulcers. One of the worst things for me is coffee but I still drink it nearly every day. There's nothing abnormal about it. I've figured out how to make it work. There are some days I know not to drink it or I'll be in pain, and those days I don't drink it. But 9 times out of 10, it's not going to hurt me which is why I'm drinking a cup while typing this. Nothing abnormal about it. If it made her sick every time she ate or drank it and she still did, that would be concerning. This is not. Count the calories but if you get super hungry later, feel free to go over. That's what I do.2
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If one has a dairy allergy for example, one is still hard pressed to give up things like most chocolate, ice cream, buttermilk pancakes, even buttered toast- it's especially difficult when it doesn't always seem to affect you. So I wouldn't be to hard on her for eating stuff she knows may not go over well. That is- unless you've been there...
it's a lot easier to say "just don't do that" than it is to actually do it some days.0 -
Have you tried digestive enzymes? They have them at GNC and some say they help with indigestion and stomach troubles. I just bought some to try because I have trouble digesting the protein in eggs.0
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If one has a dairy allergy for example, one is still hard pressed to give up things like most chocolate, ice cream, buttermilk pancakes, even buttered toast- it's especially difficult when it doesn't always seem to affect you. So I wouldn't be to hard on her for eating stuff she knows may not go over well. That is- unless you've been there...
it's a lot easier to say "just don't do that" than it is to actually do it some days.
If a person is willing to risk anaphylaxis in order to eat a pancake, there is something wrong with her decision making. Food allergies are deadly. Food intolerances are a different matter and can sometimes be worked around with meds like lactase supplements, in the case of lactose intolerance.1 -
There is a big dif between an intolerance and an allergy.
Having had an intolerance to dairy for a period I can totally understand still having some from time to time. I found that I was super sensitive to dairy that was on its way to going bad etc. It also something I have grown out of just like I grew into it. My daughter was born lactose intolerant, pead's advice was to continue to try some from time to time to she if she'd grown out of it. It not an allergy and often small amounts can be consumed without issues. She also grew out of her intolerance but if she really over does it she does occasionally get the runs but still not green like when she was a baby.
An allergy is diff and should be treated differently. I also have an ALLERGY to penicillin. Of course I dont test it out just to see if I am still allergic or how my allergic reaction has progressed and I make sure to advise a doctor that I do have an allergic reaction (which is also dif to a side affect of a medication).0 -
I have a sensitive stomach and acid reflex, I know I am not suppose to eat certain food because they cause me to feel sick but like anyone normal I don't always listen and most of the time I am fine but sometimes I am more sensitive and it usually hits me right after or during my meal. This week its been acting up and its the first time since I started trying to lose weight. I got sick right after breakfast yesterday and today after lunch a little while ago. Should I still count the calories for those meals or reduce them, I didn't yesterday but today it happened right after lunch and I had a pretty big lunch.
Before you ask, No I am not pregnant.
There is a lot of people that don't understand this. I also suffer with acid reflux and now suspect I have an ulcer. I can eat a food a million times then one time it cause me doubled over in pain. Then eat it again and have no problems. Then there are foods I just can't eat or drink. Coffee is one even decaf makes me bend over in excruciating pain.
Acid reflux is not an allergy you will not have a severe swelling reaction to it.0
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