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Bulimia - proven risks/downsides/side effects

vsmith1981
vsmith1981 Posts: 44 Member
edited October 2024 in Motivation and Support
lets make a list.

I think the one that really scares me is esophageal cancer

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,462 Member
    Uh oh. This is huge can of worms on this site. Good luck.
  • nkziv
    nkziv Posts: 161 Member
    Well, tooth decay and esophagal irritation for sure. Also depression. Death is also possible if it's bad enough. Bulimia is no joke.
  • misty589
    misty589 Posts: 319 Member
    seriously?
  • nkziv
    nkziv Posts: 161 Member
    Uh oh. This is huge can of worms on this site. Good luck.

    I don't think it should be! I think most people would agree that bulimia is neither healthy nor an effective way to lose weight.
  • vsmith1981
    vsmith1981 Posts: 44 Member
    pre-cancerous ulcerated lesion in bulimic woman - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2213673/figure/F1/
  • emilydmac
    emilydmac Posts: 382 Member
    Death! Prolonged vomited- self induced or otherwise causes a very dangerous electrolyte imbalance that causes heart attacks and death- very quickly!
  • thinkingthingirl
    thinkingthingirl Posts: 153 Member
    Uh oh. This is huge can of worms on this site. Good luck.

    I don't think it should be! I think most people would agree that bulimia is neither healthy nor an effective way to lose weight.

    Its a mental illness.....
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    Uh oh. This is huge can of worms on this site. Good luck.

    I don't think it should be! I think most people would agree that bulimia is neither healthy nor an effective way to lose weight.

    Its a mental illness.....

    Exactly. I don't quite understand why this list is a good idea. You don't chose your mental illness.
  • thinkingthingirl
    thinkingthingirl Posts: 153 Member
    me either. I just searched it in the forum history and was a bit :/ about it.....
  • HMD7703
    HMD7703 Posts: 761 Member
    How does this help someone suffering? I don't get it. You all just sit and pass judgment but bulimia is not a joke. It is a hard cycle to break and requires treatment. It can leave a person feeling completely isolated, alone and desperate.
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