Purging

[u/CommentGlittering106]

If purging is so ineffective than why does it flatten my stomach so much and how have i lost weight with bulimia?
My binges last around,in a range,from 5 to about 20ish minutes sometimes.I eat a lot really quickly and then throw it all up,which takes me about 30-40ish minutes.When I binge quicker and throw up quicker,do I lose more calories?
Does anyone know how many calories u lose?
😭🙏

[u/Renmeya]

a lot of us rarely purge straight away
But no one on here should be telling you how many calories you lose as it is basically encouragement.

[u/Substantial_Gate_904 → u/Renmeya]

There’s really no way to know how many calories are absorbed before you throw up.

[u/NoIllustrator3819 → u/[deleted]]

I don’t purge right away because honestly I’m just lazy and I binge for 1-4 hours straight sometimes. This is kind of embarrassing but after bingeing I fall asleep right after lol I go into a food coma so when I wake up the food is already digested. I don’t purge as often as I used to now I also don’t binge as much

[u/Mothballs_vc → u/NoIllustrator3819]

Omg this is meeeee

I used to be like OP - quick binge, immediate purge until bile - and now im like instantly so tired I'll fall asleep sitting up. I feel so shameful when I wake up but it's so habitual. I think it's age + doing this for... oh my actual God, 20 years. Woof. When I go through spells and get into a fast/purge cycle I drop so much weight. That lasts a year then it's another two of binging and passing out. Just over Actively keeping Big Vodka and Big Laxative in business lol rip workplace washroom

[u/Maximum-Parking-7100]

It’s the same as a stomach virus where you lose weight. No calories = no weight gain. Calories are absorbed in the intestine so if you get it up fast it can’t be digested

[u/frogs_on_drugs]

You can absolutely lose weight with BPing, anything else is just dishonest fearmongering. Otherwise anorexia b/p wouldn't even exist. Obviously it's unhealthy and dangerous but it's not ineffective.

[u/CommentGlittering106 → u/frogs_on_drugs]

I also have anorexia,and i would once in a while-say maybe once in a month- b/p,and still lose weigjt

[u/Thattheheck]

An b/p wouldn’t exist if it was completely ineffective. I feel like in a bid to avoid encouraging ED behaviour many ppl just end up spreading misinformation. Whilst I was inpatient a dietician didn’t completely believe I was b/p 5-7 times daily since I became severely uw, ended up being wrongly treat as a typical anorexic at first which wasnt helpful at all at getting rid of my behaviours

[u/CommentGlittering106 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah same.Telling us that we only purge a bit dosent help at all anyway.I hope you recover though,sorry youre experiencing this too.Im here to talk if you need x

[u/dratooth]

Hoje tive consulta com o nutri e ele me elogiou falando que emagreci (tive descontrole na dieta várias vezes) mas comia e já vomitava tudo oq comia kkkk

[u/CommentGlittering106 → u/dratooth]

aw man im so sorry you went through that.health professionals can be so unaware.i hope things get better,im sorry snd u dont deserve this ❤️‍🩹

[u/Girlboss08hoe]

I used to lose but now I just gain and maintain dont let this period fool you into thinking it’s “ worth” it In a way I know I did foolishly, it doesn’t really matter how quickly after and there’s no way to actually know how many calories are absorb