help please! is chewing and spitting a form of purging?

Question

What can I do if my son is chewing and spitting food what can I do?

Answer 1

Chew and spit: Yes. Chewing and spitting is the form of purging. Almost all eating disorders start with some form of restrictions intake. By chewing and spitting, calorie restriction occurd. Most importantly, ultimately protein intake is restricted, which ultimately causes much of the damage that occurs in eating disorders. Eating disorder usually ends up controlling you, rather than you controlling it.

Answer 2

Both are bad: Hard to choose between binging and purging: both can really mess up your body and even cause death. There are people who only binge; they end up massively obese. Purging, whether by vomiting or use of laxitives, may keep the weight under control but puts a lot of strain on the GI system and the body in general, which then can lead to other health problems.

Answer 3

Eating disorder: It all depends on what you mean by binging and purging. It is possible for purging to result in a esophagus tear which could bleed, electrolytes like potassium are very important especially for heart rhythm could cause lethal problems. Usually these problems aren't severe the first time you purge-but they could be. Please confide your disorder to a trusted adult and a physician and seek help asap.

Answer 4

Different entirely: Binging is the act of overeating to excess. Purging is the act of vomiting after this to lose weight.

Answer 5

Find expert help: The binging and purging of bulimia is a serious medical problem and can lead to seizures and heart attacks. But it takes a specialized eating disorders program that combines medical and psychiatric evaluation and observation and often medication, with individual and group counseling with therapists with experience in dealing with the problem.

Answer 6

Get help: Get her to a specialist for eating disorders. This may need to be inpatient or partial hospital. Medications can help with the depression and anxiety, and therapy help with the self esteem and binging issues.

Answer 7

Unlikely, however...: Repeated purging, which brings the acidic content of your stomach into your mouth. It will not only hurt your esophagus but will progressively eat away at the enamel of your teeth . Once the enamel is injured, it makes getting cavities much more likely.

Answer 8

Possibly: Purging brings the equivelent of battery acid against the inside of the upper front teeth and it can wear the enamel..Sometimes rather quickly. It is something we were taught to look for in dental school.

Answer 9

Possibly: Hydrochloric acid from your stomach will slough off the top mucosal skin layers from your throat and soft palate, causing redness and inflammation. This may or may not be visible depending on timing between episodes and when you are seen. Over time the acid will erode and wear your enamel down irreversibly. Please seek counseling if you havent already.

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