When you purge, you're not really getting rid of that many calories, which start being absorbed as soon as they hit your tongue. I'd suggest to evaluate the reasons why you feel like you need to both binge and purge. You don't sound as though you have a massive psychological 'need' to purge, more you're a bit confused about how to handle binges and I hope you can work this out before you become dependent on it.
There's really nothing to gain by purging. I am going through counseling for bulimia now and despite it being 3 weeks+ since I last purged, my throat and glands still feel swollen and sore, I get stomach cramps very frequently, my hair comes out far more than it should, I have low blood pressure and despite being only 20 I feel run down and weak, lethargic. I found I also started getting small red blotches around my eyes, broken blood vessels I think. Worst of all is the morning after when you wake up completely dehydrated and your heart feels like it's skipping beats and you wonder if that time finally caused some kind of permanent damage.
And that's really only covering some of the physical consequences, it's nothing to what you'll end up putting yourself through mentally. Please talk to your Dr, a helpline or a counsellor if possible, because whilst binging isn't healthy behavior, we all slip up sometimes and it's okay too-purging is incredibly dangerous and not a normal way to 'counter' a binge.
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