Pain after binge eating episodes

When you overly restrict and remove things from your diet and then eat them in quantity, it's going to do a number on your system.
May I ask why you are not eating meat or dairy? If it's not for ethical reasons, why not just eat all foods in moderation? You will be less likely to binge.
That said, if you are having chronic pain that isn't going away, you should see your doctor. Be sure to tell him about your binges.

It could be what you ate as well as how much. Last Friday night I ate four slices of pizza, then Saturday I ate two more. Sunday and Monday I felt awful. Stomach pain and bloating and gas and I was terribly constipated. All that dough plugged me up. Monday I drank a bunch of water and ate a lot of fruit and it worked, by Wednesday I was back to normal.

lowriad wrote: »

I've been eating really healthily for weeks, no dairy, meat or junk. I've been feeling amazing until I came on my period and then i've been bingeing for the last four days. I ate 5,000 calories saturday, sunday, tuesday and last night. I've also been feeling sharp pains in my upper stomach area that come and go like cramps. I know it's not period pain and it's making me nervous. Could I have done serious damage? I've not had pain like this before even when I used to binge eat regularly. Does anyone have any ideas? Has this happened to anyone else?

Sounds like you have a hiatal hernia. The pressure of too much food in the stomach causes part of the stomach to push up through the diaphragm at the hiatus (the opening where the esophagus goes through the diaphragm to attach to the stomach). It is actually very common and the most common is known as a "sliding hiatal hernia" where the stomach pushes up, then slides back down in place as the food gets digested and the stomach empties. There is another kind which is a permanent break through the diaphragm.

Most of the time, it is not dangerous, just very uncomfortable. Complications can occur if it is the permanent one or if it causes a tear in the diaphragm which can cause bleeding. Either way, see your doctor. If you only get the pain for a couple of hours after a big meal, you could probably wait until your next doctor visit and ask him/her about it and stick to more frequent smaller meals in the meantime. If you have constant pain or see blood in your stool, get to a doctor soon. They are easily diagnosed with a chest x-ray.

I have one and that, combined with gastric erosion from acid reflux, put me in the hospital with severe anemia. I was getting small bleeds that didn't show up in my stool so I never knew. My body was unable to replace the lost iron over time so I ended up with a hemoglobin of 5.3 (12-17 is normal) and ferritin of 3 (50-150 is normal). The sliding hernias are treated with frequent small meals rather than a few larger meals and avoiding binges. The permanent ones need surgery.


ETA: sometimes the pain even goes up to the shoulder and upper arm, especially the left side, and can mimic a heart attack.

If you are having pain, you should seek immediate medical care. People online cannot diagnose your problem, as it could be completely unrelated to your binge.

This is just my experience, but I think it has something to do w/ digestive enzymes. When you go for a period of time not eating certain things like dairy & meat but then overindulge(or binge) on those foods, your stomach enzymes are low. You can try taking digestive enzymes with your food for a few days. Then take the enzymes right away if you overindulge again. A lot of people have this problem when they don't break their fast correctly.