is there a way that bulimics start gaining weight after throwing up for so long?
111918
No.  Bulimics don't lose weight because they aren't actually starving themselves.  They binge and purge.  When they binge they are actually absorbing a lot of nutrients and calories which helps them to sustain their weight.  When they purge it just keeps them from absorbing the remainder.  Anorexics are so thin because they deprive themselves completely.  Bulimics actually can take in thousands of calories on a binge.  A lot of which are absorbed before they actually purge.
419475
Get psychological help. It could be just talking to your doctor about the effects of bulimia. You could burn your espohagus (the tube going from mouth to stomach), you could develop ulcers, you could weaken the sphincter muscle at the top of your stomach, you could rot your teeth, you could burst blood vessels in your eyes, etc. And that's not even talking about the starvation issue. You need to find out why you're doing this so you can stop before it becomes a habit.
1149469
yes...after not eating for a long while your body goes into a survival mode eating what fat you have on your body. but as soon as you eat something again yuor body will hold on to that food b/c it thinks that you will not eat again. so by holding all that food you will gain weight quicker. just eat every day like a normal perspn.
650979
Apart from esophogeal erosions and acid distruction of your teeth, long term bulimia can lead to nutritional imbalances, vitamin shortages, and finally heart failure, since the mineral imbalances lean to calcium imbalances which are responsible for cardiac health.  Karen Carpenter died of cardiac arrest brought on by long term bulimia.  If you have this problem, you need to see a physician...pronto, to get this  resolved before you suffer the consequences of a long term devestating illness. It won't give you cancer, but you will die from its long term effects.\nGood luck
729968
That seems like a really pointless, stupid thing to do.  There is no reason to eat and then throw up. Just don't eat as much and you accomplish the same thing.
985491
OMG. I had that problem when I was bulimic. Yes, it is bulimia. It is a form of depression, get help. Don't stop getting help either. You will live with this for your entire life. I know because I do, but I am watched for the signs of trouble. Please get help, I'm begging you!\nGet better!!!!!
967171
Never been bulimic before but my mom was anorexic a few years ago and now she watches what she eats, check on some information on the glycemic index\nGood Luck
749810
Bulemia is not a good way to lose weight.  Apart from the health factors,\n1. After you throw up you get hungry again quickly.  So you're right back where you started.\n2. If you don't eat you *will* have less energy and you *will* be faint.  The fact that food briefly visited your gut does not change this.\n\nPure bulemics don't tend to be thin, in my experience.  Rather the opposite.  Thin bulemics usually are anorexic, who starve themselves and then occasionally vomit when they have betrayed whatever arcane rules they have set up for "acceptable" food consumption.  Bulemia also tends to be obvious to your friends and family, which will set you up for a visit to the psych ward.\n\nIt's a serious mental disorder.  Not a game.
855500
She won't turn anorexic or bulimic if you let her know that you will be changing her diet for her health.  When I was around that age, I gained a bit of weigh (and I mean just a bit) and my mom stopped buying  cookies which I ate all the time.  She told me that if I kept gaining weight I could have health problems later on in life (and she named a few).  I was fine with it because I did NOT want any of those health problems.  I loved sports so I was already exercising, but if she hates to work out, walk with her.  Tell her that hour is a special mom/daughter time, and enjoy that time with her.
904313
You sound like you have the beginnings of an eating disorder.  Heard of the condition called "bulimia"? It usually starts with binge eating and then by episodes of vomitting.  It is a psychological disorder.  For more resources on eating disorders, this is an extremely helpful site http://www.eating-disorder-research.com \nYou should get help before you cause further damage to your body.
872686
Not everyone dies from anorexia. Some people get better eat well and gain weight back only to relapse years later.My mother was anorexic years before I was born when she was young and she was very sick but after treatment she gained weight again. When I was a kid she relapsed and again stopped eating. I think anorexia can return at any time as you are never really 'cured' its always there, a constant battle. My mother is now 59 and she is still paranoid about what and when she eats, I'm always nagging her to eat better, to stay healthy. Most can eat enough to stay alive but still be slim although the long term damage caused by lack of proper nutrition is not good.\nMaybe your friends sister is bulimic if she's recently lost alot of weight and was a compulsive overeater? Bulimics and anorexics have the same goal (to lose weight) but bulimics eat then throw up where anorexics just don't eat much if anything at all.
1022671
You will need to go to the hopsital because being Bulimic causing a lot of medical problems. You'll need treatment, and counseling. You can't do this alone. You're purging food, and that in the end will kill you. Your body is under a lot of stress, and the purging will stop your heart, cause esophagus bleeding, and many more deadly conditions. Go to the doctor A.S.A.P, and tell them what you just told us. You're going to need some depression meds for your low self esteem. Soon you will re-learn to eat. Sorry to say that Bulmia ALWAYS causes weight re-gain. When the food hits your stomach before purging you will start to absorb the food quickly into your blood stream. Get some help!!
719188
both are types of eating disorders. eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behavior.\n\nanorexia nervosa, typically called anorexia, is where there is resistance to maintaining body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height; intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight; disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight. \n\npeople with this disorder see themselves as overweight eventhough they are dangerously thin. the process of eating becomes an obsession. unusual eating habits develop such as avoiding food and meals, picking out a few foods and eating these in small quantities, or carefully weighing and portioning food. people with anorexia may repeatedly check their body weight, and many engage in other techniques to control their weight, such as intense and compulsive exercise, or purging by means of vomiting and abuse of laxatives, enemas, and diuretics.\n\nwhile bulimia nervosa, typically called bulimia, where there are recurrent episodes of binge eating characterized by eating an excessive amount of food within a discrete period of time and by a sense of lack of control over eating during the episode; recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior in order to prevent weight gain such as fasting, excessive exercise, self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications (purging); the binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least twice a week for 3 months; self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape and weight.\n\nbecause purging or other compensatory behavior follows the binge-eating episodes, people with bulimia usually weigh within the normal range for their age and height. however, like individuals with anorexia, they may fear gaining weight, desire to lose weight, and feel intensely dissatisfied with their bodies. people with bulimia often perform the behaviors in secrecy, feeling disgusted and ashamed when they binge, yet relieved once they purge.
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Recent research in this area suggests that there may be multiple factors involved.\n\nFirst of all, there is a correlation with overeating and sleep deprivation; under-sleep, over-eat.  Try getting 7 to 8 hours a night.\n\nSecondly, there is, apparently, a group of people who eat food the way an alcoholic drinks.  Several physiologic feeds have been identified for that.\n\nThird, there is a psychological component.  People commonly eat as "displacement" activity: they want to do something, but cannot, so they eat instead, or they turn to food for solace when they're distressed, lonely, depressed, elated, etc.\n\nFourth, there's an age issue.  If you're still young enough to be growing in linear height, physiologic changes occur right before a growth spurt and they'll give you an insatiable appetite.\n\nFifth, some medications will cause excessive eating; I recall being on high dose corticosteroids for a medical problem I had, and I was eating everything in sight for a couple of weeks.  Got off the high dose steroids, appetite disappeared, and so did MOST of the pounds gained...  Some street drugs will produce the mega-munchies, too.\n\nSixth, some people develop excessive eating habits after stopping any one of a handful of street drugs; amphetamines and cocaine are big players, here, but don't figure they're the only ones.\n\nSigh, wouldn't life be nice if it was simple, and our wills controlled everything about ourselves?
1162532
YES!!!! i was anorexic and bulimic and I'm fine now. I did have to get help though, so don't think you can do it on your own!
616415
Eat even when you don't feel like it. Not junk food. I'm talking dense food. Eggs, Cheese, Meat, Potatoes. Real dense stuff, and eat it til you're about to burst, but just before vomitting level. That combined with no exercise should get some weight earned pretty well.
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Vomiting and diarrhea can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, foods that are hard to digest and other things. If you have been vomiting for more than 12 hours or having diarrhea for more than 48 hours, please be seen by a doctor.  Take frequent small sips of cold, clear liquids till the vomiting and nausea have stopped.  Take at least a teaspoonful every minute to prevent dehydration.  Clear Liquid Diet includes: Water, Coke, 7 Up, Kool-Aid, Jello water (one teaspoon of Jello powder per half cup of water), Gatorade, tea, broth, Popsicle, and Pedialyte. \nA Bland, Low Fat Diet can be started when there has been no vomiting for a couple of hours and you are no longer nauseated.  This diet includes: unbuttered rice, potatoes, noodles, crackers, toast, cereal, unbuttered cooked vegetables, soft fruits (especially bananas), poached or boiled egg, and most soups.  Continue plenty of clear liquids till the diarrhea has stopped. \nAVOID foods high in sugar or fats till the diarrhea has stopped.\nCONTACT YOUR DOCTOR FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: \nThe temperature is over 103 degrees Fahrenheit.\nYou see no improvement after 24 hours.\nThere is a seizure (convulsion).\nYou have trouble breathing.\nYou see blood in bowel movement.\nSigns of dehydration occur: Dry mouth, tearless or sunken eyes, little or no urine.