bulimia

[K99]

when you make your self sick do you get up all the food you have eaten or is there always some left behind? Also are any calories/fat taken in by the body before vomiting?

[boobesque]

i used to do it until i had emptied my stomach, i was bringing up bile, not recommended, my mum was a bulimic for a long time and was warned her teeth would rot and herthroat would often be red raw and sore

not sure about the 2nd part of the question, sorry

[suzie4U]

why do you want to make yourself sick? Yes calories/fat is taken in are you trying to lose weight

[moviemaster]

Hi this is moviemaster's wife. As a biochemist and taken many many nutrition classes, yes, calories are taken up by the body before vomiting. Digestion starts in the mouth, once in the stomach starts working fairly quickly, some molecules are taken up there and anything that has gone to your small intestine is all calories (most nutrients/glucose/fats/proteins have been metabolized and are ready to be transported). My advice to you is DON'T DO IT. Haven't you read about old supermodels, they all have terrible stomach problems now!

[Drusilla]

moviemaster's answer probably gives you all you need, but I also found the following website helpful. www.mamashealth.com . Click to eating disorders and then bulimia.

[funnywebsite]

You can control your weight with a calorie controlled diet. I don't eat chocolate, cakes, crisps or rubbish like that. My weight is perfect now. I can eat chips or some other big meal every night. I found cutting out chocolate, crisps was my big breakthrough on my weight problems. I used to eat chocolate and wonder why I couldn't stay slim even after walking regularly. Please go and see your doctor and get yourself into counselling. You have a low self esteem and a counsellor will be able to find out why you have it.

[veritymoon]

the calories are taken in before you have chance to vomit about 80% of them i belive.i had bulimia for about 6 years and its a terrible illness if you can stop then please do, theres a great web site that gives fantastic support. if you think your having problems check it out it really helped me its called silentscreams.

[K99]

how come you still remain skinny then if eating fatty foods then vomiting ?

[veritymoon]

you dont most builmics are of average weight. the only thing you get out of bulimia is rotting teeth, electrolyes imbalance, bad skin ,constantly tired, sore throat and sore hands. check out the eating disorders website it will be able to anwser your questions.