Posted by Augustina on March 14, 2005, at 10:44:27
In reply to Re: Binged, posted by Maxime on March 13, 2005, at 21:15:50
((((Maxime))))!!
as I read your post I felt so much sadness.
I used to abuse laxatives in the past too, thinking this would help me lose weight and "cleanse" me from my badness whenever I binged or overate.
I think you know yourself this does not work (the weight loss is mostly water weight and we absorb most of the calories before the laxatives kick in anyways). Not to mention how dangerous it is in the first place!! Also, your body gets so accustomed to using laxatives that it doesn't know how to have a regular bowel movement anymore without them (I don't mean to turn this into a lecture but I'm just telling you the facts and past experience).I hope you can talk about this with your psychiatrist and if you feel that he isn't really listening to you or taking your ED seriously, then maybe you can find a therapist who will be able to help you through this.
I'm thinking of you...let me know how you are doing.
-A.
poster:Augustina
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