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pls dont fall into purging its not good, i get u binge a lot, we all do we've all been there but just like ride the wave & you'll snap out of it & go into restriction. purging isn't the answer & i wish someone told me that all these years ago
 
I take it you are not a purger? Keep it that way, please.

My purging ability has stripped me of all sense in food moderation.

I either eat everything in sight or nothing at all in recent years.

No such things as portion control anymore.

Binging or fasting is killing my mentality.

Don't use a toothbrush!

Almost swallowed a toothbrush.

Been using fingers ever since the day.
 
Alright, if you MUST (because I have a suspicion you're gonna try it anyway) heres some harm reduction

-If you're using your fingers, MAKE SURE to wash your hands first! Seems like a no brainer, but you'd be surprised. And make sure your fingernails are short and neat.

-Do NOT flush (ie, drinking a bunch of liquid and purging that afterward) because it will dehydrate you, mess with your electrolytes, and can cause organ damage.

-do NOT use an object like a toothbrush. There has been many a tale of swallowed objects floating through this forum.

Obviously, the best advice here is to not do it at all. Purging is nasty business. You don't want it, trust me.
 
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I am watching my friend slowly die because of this. She is addicted and like many people on here bp's 6-12 times a day. Maybe that seems extreme. But as soon as she is finished one she is already thinking about the next. Every waking moment of her life is consumed by this. And if that is not enough, I am just waiting for the news that she died a sudden death because of it. Which could happen any time and without warning. Sadly she wouldn't be the first person. I am grateful I never started and I don't want to see more people sucked in by the siren's song.

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i got a rly good tip

don't start

legit been bulimic for half a decade now and was recovered and in remission for a YEAR and that purging was always still in the back of my mind and now i've relapsed and it's just .. so easy and life destroying

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oh god this a million times this . worth mentioning that the amount of fatigue and brain frog purging constantly brings me is 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶 ive gone from doing sooo well in school to . uh . bad lol

anyways best tip is do not start ! i know it seems like the end of the world to keep things down but trust me u do Not Want this
 
Purging gets really ugly really fast.

Soon you come to find you can't stop no matter how hard you try, and it becomes first priority in your life. It also only enables the b/p once you realize you can "eat whatever you want and still lose weight."

I've wasted thousands of money on buying binge food to enable my b/p addiction, lost relationships, lost sight of what's truly important, and fucked up my health from it.

Once you start purging you can't stop and it takes over your entire life. I wouldn't even wish it on my worst enemy. So I sure as hell wouldn't condone it to anyone. You shouldn't want to purge, and if you have already started, I'd try to stop once you can before it's too late.
 
As everyone else just said: trust us, you don't want to go there.
I was orthorexic for 3 years and at some point I started to be driven to binge. It took me several months and attempts to learn how to purge and I wish I had never started doing it.
I used to binge without purging when I was a teenager and honestly, despite being harmful as well, it was just better.
At least at some point I stopped eating, at least I was not dehydrated all the time, at least my teeth were still healthy.
Trust us, don't try.
 
I really love you all for advising against it and showing bulimia’s true face. It really is the worst thing you can put yourself through and its addictive. At what cost? Smelling like puke, bloated ass stomach that can’t digest the simplest things, heart palpitations, vomit coming out of your nose, brittle hair with bald spots, rotten teeth, face will look like a balloon, and when you want to recover, believe me you will, it will be a battle. Get help it isn’t too late, you can get through this without purging. Purging will only add to your problems. I hope you consider everything in this thread because everything that is written here is true. You will regret putting yourself through this at the end, i think we all do.
 
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if anything, don't use a toothbrush.
seconded. years ago i did this all the time until one snapped while it was in my throat...don't ask how i managed not to swallow it bc idfk but since then ive never used any objects to induce purging.

and second everything everyone else said bc purging has become so easy i've escalated from 1-2 binges a week to up to 15 a day. its exhausting.

also be prepared to heimlich yourself if something like a blob of dough gets stuck halfway up
 
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