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A member asked:
Does bulimia actually help you lose weight if you don't binge and just eat regular amounts before you purge?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: No, because you end up screwing up your metabolic rate. Further it can lead to illness.
Answered 5/3/2016
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Purging: I don't believe it does. Even if it does, it will do more harm to your health, and faster, than being overweight would.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Will Not Work: Using purging to lose weight does not make sense. The reason is that you will get hungry/urge and eat again. If it were possible to not eat when you get hungry (or eat less in the first place), then purging would have been unnecessary.
Answered 3/26/2013
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