I started with bulimia when I was 11 years old, at 16 I ruptured my esophagus from exsessive purging and had stripped all the enamel off my teeth, making them very sensitive. At that time I spent two months in an eating disorder clinic for treatment. But it wasn't long before I started abusing laxative and diaretics. By age 26 I was almost dying. My family intervened after I had a grand mal seizure due to electrolite imbalance. I spent a month in an intensive care unit recovering from congestive heart failure, liver failure and kidney failure. Then I spend another 6 months in one of the best eating disorder treatment programs in the country. They saved my life. I have not acted on any of my bulimic symptoms since. It has been hard and I am often tempted even years later here (I am now 29) Recently I was diagnosed with an endocrine disorder called PCOS that cause insulin resistance and obesity. My weight went steadily and quickly up, I gained 100 pounds in less than a year before I was finally diagnosed. I am following a special diet to treat the PCOS (no sugar and low-carb) and taking medication. My doctor assures me that the weight will come off when we get the PCOS more under control. But I can tell you that recently it is almost all I can do to NOT act on those bulimic impulses. I have never been so heavy in all my life. I already struggled with many body image issues. It is difficult to diet when you have an eating disorder like this. There is such a fine line between following a healthy diet and crossing over into my old pattern of restricting my food and purging. But I have been doing it, even though it is SO hard. Please feel free to email me if I can be of any support to you. It is possible to be free of bulimia, I know it, I am living free of the symptoms. But it will always be a mental struggle, I'm sure, especially right now with what I'm going through. I will support you in whatever way you need, please feel free to contact me.
Krista (
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