| The TRUTH about the TRICKS What laxatives, ipecac syrup, self-induced vomiting, self-starvation, over exercise, and binge eating REALLY do to your BODY. AND why you should never use a toothbrush to ~ well ~ you know. |
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| IF you are anorexic and/or bulimic, chances are you use a number of "tricks" to "purge" all of the food out of your system. But just how much does it help...do these things really work, and if so, are they dangerous? What about the long-term effects of laxative abuse, or ipecac syrup abuse? And does your body adjust to purging so that it digests more calories over time as your metabolism slows? What about your muscles...do they REALLY get eaten when you starve yourself? Well, here are some answers to those questions... ~ LAXATIVES ~ One word: EVIL!!! Laxatives are very tricky indeed. Pop a handful of them in your mouth and a few hours later, after experiencing horrible cramps and diarrehea, you feel as light as a feather (most likely from severe dehydration) and this encourages you to take them on a regular basis. BUT, the longer you use them, the MORE of them it takes to...um...move your bowels. This is because your body becomes "immune" to the effects of the lesser dosage, but when you keep increasing the amount of them you take, your body becomes depedant on the stimulatants in the laxatives in order for you to do a #2. So as you see, you can very easily become dependant on laxatives just to have a bowel movement. But do they really get rid of any calories? Maybe a few...some doctors have estimated anywhere betwen 1% and 10% of the calories you eat MAY be ridded of by using laxatives. But most of the calories in the food we eat are digested far further up in our digestive systems (read THIS for more info!) and so in all actuality, laxatives don't REALLY rid you of much besides water, which your body needs to survive. You'd be much better off taking a scenic walk to burn off the calories then harming your body with laxatives. If used over a long period of time, laxatives can cause irreversible kidney damage and even death (some people who abuse laxatives have had heart attacks directly realted to the laxatives, since they deplete your body of vital vitams and minerals). They are not worth the risk. |
| "~PURGING TRICKS~" Making yourself vomit can cause SUDDEN DEATH. Don't make the risk even higher... NEVER, EVER, EVER Use a toothbrush or other "foriegn object" to make yourself vomit. You can easily suck the object down when you go to take a breath. It can then obscure your airway and you can suffocate to death. CHECK IT OUT: SHE swallowed a toothbrush It DOES happen. At least you know your fingers are attatched to your hand...but although you won't choke to death on your fingers, you could still choke to death on your vomit. But you probably already know that. Use ipecac syrup to induce vomiting. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN KILL YOU IN A MATTER OF HOURS!!! And over time, it can cause irreversible damage to your heart. I'm pretty sure everyone knows this is what killed Karen Carpenter, while she was IN recovery, because the damage had already been done to her heart and could not be reveresed. I myself used to abuse ipecac...IT IS NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE! Think FLU only ten times worse...the convulsions are very violent, because that is what ipecac is made for, to violently and quickly get rid of POISON people ingest. (NO, FOOD DOES NOT COUNT AS POISON!) Yes, you'll vomit up your food. You will also dry heave for a long period of time and be in excruciating pain. And you'll become very lightheaded and perhaps pass out by (in?) the toilet. One time I was so exhausted that I fell asleep before it "kicked in" and woke up to find I had vomited in my sleep. I'm lucky I didn't choke to death. READ MORE ABOUT IPECAC AND ITS DANGERS HERE! |
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