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Re: Bulimia - detrimental to health?

From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 May 2002 20:35:18 -0500 (CDT)

At Mon, 20 May 2002, Jamie wrote: >
>I am told that one of the reasons Bulimia is detrimental to health is
>insufficiency of nutrients due to self-induced vomiting. How is this
>possible when one is unlikely to vomit "everything" that is consumed? In
>other words, if a person has eaten a total of 5,000 calories of food, it
>is impossible that the person will vomit all the 5,000 calories of food.
>This, of course, means that the body still retains some nutrients from
>food. If this is true, then how can self-induced vomiting be dangerous?

Jamie:

Bulemia and other eating disorders are psychological and physical problems. I am not well read enough on this to specifically address your example, but the rationale that you are giving sounds like a way to "justify" self-induced vomiting, and it is not normal.

If you have this problem, I hope that you will seek help. 

--
Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA


No private emails; advice here does not constitute a physician-patient relationship.



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