Comments on: Swollen Glands and Your Bulimia http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/ Bulimia Treatment & Recovery Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Liz http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Liz Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:53:39 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-765 I just came across this article and would like to give everyone struggling with bulimia right now a HUGE hug. I myself have struggled with it, to varying degrees of severity - which i hated, for about 15 years. My binges have become less and less frequent (probably every six months) and i would like to stop completely, but it is mostly therapy, long-term for me, that has been required to dig around underneath the behaviour and what i'm using it to mask. The approach to recovery will probably be different for everyone. But i would like to say that for the longest, longest time I thought that this was something that I would have to live with forever, that would mark me out, keep me separate from the world. I'm still working on a lot of other issues but YOU CAN GET BETTER! It actually happens (and this is from someone who never thought i would). Much love and and hope and hugs to everyone - it can happen. Just take the steps to get into recovery and your life will be so much better at the end. xxx I just came across this article and would like to give everyone struggling with bulimia right now a HUGE hug. I myself have struggled with it, to varying degrees of severity – which i hated, for about 15 years. My binges have become less and less frequent (probably every six months) and i would like to stop completely, but it is mostly therapy, long-term for me, that has been required to dig around underneath the behaviour and what i’m using it to mask. The approach to recovery will probably be different for everyone.
But i would like to say that for the longest, longest time I thought that this was something that I would have to live with forever, that would mark me out, keep me separate from the world. I’m still working on a lot of other issues but YOU CAN GET BETTER! It actually happens (and this is from someone who never thought i would).
Much love and and hope and hugs to everyone – it can happen. Just take the steps to get into recovery and your life will be so much better at the end.
xxx

]]> By: sasha http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-764 sasha Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:35:02 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-764 thank you for the website- the more info and support there is to help treat bulimia the better. I see a lot of the comments are from those beginning recovery- I'm also in the process of recovering-from 8 years of bulimia. I started out at 1 and 2 days of not purging...and when I got to three I was ecstatic. Months and months of therapy and plenty of successes (and setbacks), I'm now at 14 or so days at a time bulimia free, and setbacks only last one or two days at a time. I don't think I'll ever be completely 'recovered'- there will always be a vulnerability...but it is so nice to finally be able to take control of my life and be HAPPY and productive and in control and really ENJOY myself! Well done beautiful people you're travelling in the right direction! x*mwah*x thank you for the website- the more info and support there is to help treat bulimia the better.

I see a lot of the comments are from those beginning recovery- I’m also in the process of recovering-from 8 years of bulimia. I started out at 1 and 2 days of not purging…and when I got to three I was ecstatic. Months and months of therapy and plenty of successes (and setbacks), I’m now at 14 or so days at a time bulimia free, and setbacks only last one or two days at a time. I don’t think I’ll ever be completely ‘recovered’- there will always be a vulnerability…but it is so nice to finally be able to take control of my life and be HAPPY and productive and in control and really ENJOY myself!

Well done beautiful people you’re travelling in the right direction! x*mwah*x

]]> By: Tasha http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Tasha Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:43:07 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-761 This was an interesting bittersweet article! I was just wondering; I feel like I have aged so much since I've practiced my habits! I started when I was 15 and I'm now 19. I've never been underweight and I only threw up for the 2 first years of the 4 so far. I use laxatives instead- in large doses. I've been hospitalized once but that's about the extent of my damage. My teeth aren't rotten and everything seems to be working. My face always looks fat to me but my mom says it tends to swell when I'm at my worst. Can the glands still get swollen through laxatives somehow, or most likely not? Secondly, do most bulimics have face damage down the road from so much exhaustion- swelling, unselling-? One of my friends said this is true. I'm trying so hard to quit; wish I had never started and and just been happy being healthy. This was an interesting bittersweet article! I was just wondering; I feel like I have aged so much since I’ve practiced my habits! I started when I was 15 and I’m now 19. I’ve never been underweight and I only threw up for the 2 first years of the 4 so far. I use laxatives instead- in large doses. I’ve been hospitalized once but that’s about the extent of my damage. My teeth aren’t rotten and everything seems to be working. My face always looks fat to me but my mom says it tends to swell when I’m at my worst. Can the glands still get swollen through laxatives somehow, or most likely not? Secondly, do most bulimics have face damage down the road from so much exhaustion- swelling, unselling-? One of my friends said this is true.
I’m trying so hard to quit; wish I had never started and and just been happy being healthy.

]]> By: Liz http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-759 Liz Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:12:21 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-759 I was hoping you could answer a question.. I have not purged for many years, yet my face still swells up and down. It does not stay puffy permanently but changes from day to day, especially if I binge...I am wondering whether this is my body remembering the reaction,, like a pavolovian effect, even thought the purging has ceased? Any thoughts? have you heard of this before and do you have any advice? Thank you. Your help is really appreciated. I was hoping you could answer a question.. I have not purged for many years, yet my face still swells up and down. It does not stay puffy permanently but changes from day to day, especially if I binge…I am wondering whether this is my body remembering the reaction,, like a pavolovian effect, even thought the purging has ceased? Any thoughts? have you heard of this before and do you have any advice? Thank you. Your help is really appreciated.

]]> By: Maria http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Maria Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:52:15 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-757 Dear Sirs, Your site is very helpful. I am 40 years old, and I have been bulimic for the last 5 years. Which means that I binge, purge and vomit twice and 3 times a day !!! So far I have not been seriously ill, or hospitalized. I have all the slight organic symptoms of bulimia nervosa (swollen glands, sensitivity to cold, dry skin, depression, fatigue etc) but nothing organically more serious so far. That's why my friends and relatives do not imagine that I purge most of my meals!!! However I am perfectly aware that it's only a matter of time till things get serious and even fatal and irreversible! I have been anorexic and bulimic also in the past, but those phases did not last more than 6 months. This time it's been too long and too steady: 5 whole years! Vomiting has become really easy. I drink water with my meals and I can easily vomit as soon as I bend and slightly press my stomach! Anyway, I am really determined to turn over a new leaf and quit bulimia once and for all. I would just like to ask you if the organic damage caused so far can still be reversed if I follow a healthy diet and exercise 3 times a week. Will my body manage to gradually recover entirely from all those organic damages? Could you please give me an approximate time plan of gradual recovery? For example: when should swollen glands become normal? When should dry skin recover? etc. Recovery is my strongest motive and encouragement. Thank you in advance mkaffatou@yahoo.gr Dear Sirs,

Your site is very helpful.

I am 40 years old, and I have been bulimic for the last 5 years. Which means that I binge, purge and vomit twice and 3 times a day !!! So far I have not been seriously ill, or hospitalized. I have all the slight organic symptoms of bulimia nervosa (swollen glands, sensitivity to cold, dry skin, depression, fatigue etc) but nothing organically more serious so far. That’s why my friends and relatives do not imagine that I purge most of my meals!!! However I am perfectly aware that it’s only a matter of time till things get serious and even fatal and irreversible!
I have been anorexic and bulimic also in the past, but those phases did not last more than 6 months. This time it’s been too long and too steady: 5 whole years! Vomiting has become really easy. I drink water with my meals and I can easily vomit as soon as I bend and slightly press my stomach!

Anyway, I am really determined to turn over a new leaf and quit bulimia once and for all. I would just like to ask you if the organic damage caused so far can still be reversed if I follow a healthy diet and exercise 3 times a week. Will my body manage to gradually recover entirely from all those organic damages? Could you please give me an approximate time plan of gradual recovery? For example: when should swollen glands become normal? When should dry skin recover? etc. Recovery is my strongest motive and encouragement.

Thank you in advance

mkaffatou@yahoo.gr

]]> By: Fiona http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-756 Fiona Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:02:18 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-756 I have been bulimic for 6 years now. I was 13 and now I am 19. I fully quit when I was 15 but only for about 6 months and then started again. I too have somewhat chubby cheeks that I didn't really have before, and I have recently been noticing that my neck is swollen. I'm not sure if my teeth have been affected too much, but I have read not to brush your teeth until about an hour after you purge because brushing can remove the enamel easier because the acid is so present. Also, my mom told me that if I purge, drink a cup of water with baking soda in it before purging to neutralize the stomach acid. My bulimia is the worst it has ever been now, sometimes purging 7 times a day. My esophagus has bled several times, and that has worried me the most. I finally told my mom and my doctor recently, and my doctor is extremely concerned and said she thinks that I will bleed to death very soon if I don't stop. I know she is probably right, but in my mind I still think I am invincible and I don't truly think I will die, no matter how many statistics I read. I am 130lbs, 5'3" and I feel extremely fat. I had quit for about a week and gained ten pounds. I started bulimia again and I can't lose weight. I would like to be 115lbs, but I don't think I can get smaller than 120lbs without being anorexic. I know that it is ridiculous to think this way, but I can't stop. My doctor wants me to see a therapist, but I truly think what I need is inpatient rehabilitation. The problem is that it is extremely expensive, so I don't think I will get what I need. Have any of you been successful with only therapy? I have been bulimic for 6 years now. I was 13 and now I am 19. I fully quit when I was 15 but only for about 6 months and then started again. I too have somewhat chubby cheeks that I didn’t really have before, and I have recently been noticing that my neck is swollen. I’m not sure if my teeth have been affected too much, but I have read not to brush your teeth until about an hour after you purge because brushing can remove the enamel easier because the acid is so present. Also, my mom told me that if I purge, drink a cup of water with baking soda in it before purging to neutralize the stomach acid. My bulimia is the worst it has ever been now, sometimes purging 7 times a day. My esophagus has bled several times, and that has worried me the most. I finally told my mom and my doctor recently, and my doctor is extremely concerned and said she thinks that I will bleed to death very soon if I don’t stop. I know she is probably right, but in my mind I still think I am invincible and I don’t truly think I will die, no matter how many statistics I read. I am 130lbs, 5’3″ and I feel extremely fat. I had quit for about a week and gained ten pounds. I started bulimia again and I can’t lose weight. I would like to be 115lbs, but I don’t think I can get smaller than 120lbs without being anorexic. I know that it is ridiculous to think this way, but I can’t stop. My doctor wants me to see a therapist, but I truly think what I need is inpatient rehabilitation. The problem is that it is extremely expensive, so I don’t think I will get what I need. Have any of you been successful with only therapy?

]]> By: Michael http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Michael Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:35:04 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-751 It was encouraging to read this article... yet I'm still immensely worried. I've been bulimic from age 26 to 31 at about three times per week, now I have largely stopped, but there are still those days where I feel so down, fat, and ugly that I purge again. My last clean period lasted for two months, and two weeks ago I lost control again. It was only for one day, but now my face is still so immensely swollen that I wonder when (or if) it will go away again. It was encouraging to read this article… yet I’m still immensely worried. I’ve been bulimic from age 26 to 31 at about three times per week, now I have largely stopped, but there are still those days where I feel so down, fat, and ugly that I purge again. My last clean period lasted for two months, and two weeks ago I lost control again. It was only for one day, but now my face is still so immensely swollen that I wonder when (or if) it will go away again.

]]> By: Johnny http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Johnny Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:58:59 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-736 Sarah: God bless you dear, the weight gain is most likely fluid retention. Somehow our bodies adapt to destructive behaviors and when we stop the body has to adapt back. It must also learn to renourish/refeed and keep/utilize the food. You could be going through refeeding sydrone which can differ in danger depending on your body and the severity of your situation, etc. Recovery is uncomfortable but death is even worse. Congrats on your no purging progress, that is increbile. And to the authoer of this article, WELL DONE! Keep writing, recovering and sharing. God bless you deeply! In Christ Love, Johnny - 28 year old male with lifelong history of anorexia and bulimia Sarah:
God bless you dear, the weight gain is most likely fluid retention. Somehow our bodies adapt to destructive behaviors and when we stop the body has to adapt back. It must also learn to renourish/refeed and keep/utilize the food. You could be going through refeeding sydrone which can differ in danger depending on your body and the severity of your situation, etc.

Recovery is uncomfortable
but death is even worse. Congrats on your no purging progress, that is increbile.

And to the authoer of this article, WELL DONE! Keep writing, recovering and sharing. God bless you deeply!

In Christ Love,
Johnny – 28 year old male with lifelong history of anorexia and bulimia

]]> By: sarah http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-735 sarah Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:01:41 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-735 ive already gained 10 lbs in 1 week of not purging. i dont know if it's fluid or fat, but i am noticeably larger (people have commented). i eat minimal calories and exercise compulsively for hours a day. i dont know how i'm gaining this fast but it's scaring me horribly because last time i attempted recovery i gained a huge amount super rapidly and i cant deal with that happening again because i never lost it when i spiraled back into starving and purging. my jaw and neck suddenly hurt and i dont get why thats happening now that i've stopped purging. ive already gained 10 lbs in 1 week of not purging. i dont know if it’s fluid or fat, but i am noticeably larger (people have commented). i eat minimal calories and exercise compulsively for hours a day. i dont know how i’m gaining this fast but it’s scaring me horribly because last time i attempted recovery i gained a huge amount super rapidly and i cant deal with that happening again because i never lost it when i spiraled back into starving and purging. my jaw and neck suddenly hurt and i dont get why thats happening now that i’ve stopped purging.

]]> By: hellokitty http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/comment-page-1/#comment-731 hellokitty Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:21:48 +0000 http://www.bulimiahope.com/bulimia-treatment/swollen-glands-bulimia/#comment-731 Thank you for this article I'm 16, relatively healthy, yet think i have been semi bulimic for 2 years; i dont purge all the time, but do so when im stressed, or bored, or when i have eaten something i fear will make me put on weight, as i have suffered weight problems since childhood. I have recently started to notice my jaw line looking less defined, and swollen, and from this article i can tell it is from the bulimia. I also suffer mild jaw discomfort possibly caused by bulimia, with the constant act of purging and induced vomiting; sometimes i find opening my jaw wide painful and difficult, and i fear it has aggravated teeth grinding during my sleep, causing my teeth to wear down and have very straight edges. I don't feel this is a dangerous problem for me now, as the effects aren't too irreversible, yet i want to try to stop this. I am fully aware of the consequences of bulimia, and i try to bypass the effects, i.e purging after 30 mins, so digestion has not begun and stomach acid isnt brought up, or attempting to regularly brush and floss teeth to keep them healthy. Yet i have pathetically poor will power.....This is definitely a mental issue..... suggestions please? Thank you for this article

I’m 16, relatively healthy, yet think i have been semi bulimic for 2 years; i dont purge all the time, but do so when im stressed, or bored, or when i have eaten something i fear will make me put on weight, as i have suffered weight problems since childhood. I have recently started to notice my jaw line looking less defined, and swollen, and from this article i can tell it is from the bulimia. I also suffer mild jaw discomfort possibly caused by bulimia, with the constant act of purging and induced vomiting; sometimes i find opening my jaw wide painful and difficult, and i fear it has aggravated teeth grinding during my sleep, causing my teeth to wear down and have very straight edges.

I don’t feel this is a dangerous problem for me now, as the effects aren’t too irreversible, yet i want to try to stop this. I am fully aware of the consequences of bulimia, and i try to bypass the effects, i.e purging after 30 mins, so digestion has not begun and stomach acid isnt brought up, or attempting to regularly brush and floss teeth to keep them healthy. Yet i have pathetically poor will power…..This is definitely a mental issue…..

suggestions please?

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