A friend and I really enjoy eating loads of takeaways and fatty foods. But recently we've started putting on a bit of a gut.

The thing is... we theorise that if we throw up whenever we eat take away... we'll be fine! Assuming we brush our teeth, will there be any bad consequences?

Are there any girls here with sad histories that could give us a tip or two?

Seriously - this is fucking gold dust! I can be an engineer and not get fat if I just know how to control my body.

So if you have the knowledge can you answer:

- How does one open ones gullet such that drinks can be downed easily?

- How does one induce vomiting painlessly?

If you want to find ways to abuse yourself, why not do it at a gym a few times a week? Then you can eat whatever you want, and not have to throw up.

BTW-- it's my understanding that people who throw up all the time have teeth problems due to the corrosive effects of stomach acid on enamel.

It makes a mess of your voicebox. If you sing or think you can sing, it won't do you any favours.

That's not anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is failure to eat. What you're talking about is called bulimia. Google it.

The thing is... we theorise that if we throw up whenever we eat take away... we'll be fine! Assuming we brush our teeth, will there be any bad consequences?

Yep. Malnutirition, stomach acid damage, and training your body into irreversibly not accepting food (leads to death).


- How does one open ones gullet such that drinks can be downed easily?


Put a tube down your throat and pour the drink down the tube.


- How does one induce vomiting painlessly?

Anesthetic. It will cause nerve damage eventually.

Yeah, this is a really bad idea.

The scarring in the esophagus cannot be stopped. This scarring can lead to permanent pain and an increase in esophagal cancer.

So I shouldn't do this too often then!? I did brush my teeth directly afterwards, actually.

I was inspired by tales (myths?) of Romans purging their food so they could continue feasting after they were full. But I will take your advice and do this only on special occasions. (I'm sick maybe, twice, three times a year from drinking anyway)

Put a tube down your throat and pour the drink down the tube.
This is exactly what I had thought of, but I didn't want to choke to death! (The tube I would use (beer syphon) is about 1cm diameter).

I wouldn't do this at all, really. There are many problems associated with vomitting.

So I shouldn't do this too often then!? I did brush my teeth directly afterwards, actually.

I think the idea is that you should never do it at all. Brushing your teeth afterwards will not prevent the damage to your teeth enamel as that damage occurs as you are throwing up and not afterwards.

Why in the world would you want to make yourself sick? Bulimia is a very sad and deadly disease. Why do you wish to be bulimic?

I can be an engineer and not get fat if I just know how to control my body.
That is the thing. You aren't in control of your body when you're throwing up.

Why not just limit the junk food to every once in a while (eg a treat) and eat healthily in the meantime? Exercise regularly. Then you are in control of your body. You'll also be a lot healthier and your skin, hair, eyes, nails, muscle tone, etc.. all will benefit and you'll end up even looking better and healthier.

Making yourself throw up after binge eating and/or eating junk foods will only ensure that your body becomes conditioned to not being able to take any nutrients that it needs to function properly. Not to mention the damage that it would do as well.

I was inspired by tales (myths?) of Romans purging their food so they could continue feasting after they were full. But I will take your advice and do this only on special occasions. (I'm sick maybe, twice, three times a year from drinking anyway)
Special occasions? Ermm.. throwing up or making yourself throw up is never a special occasion. Instead of eating so much junk foods, just eat a normal, balanced diet. Then you'll never have to make yourself throw up when you do eat junk food, which you should avoid eating anyway due to the fact that it is bad for you.

If you want to eat it, have it only once in a while and treat that as a special occasion. Just exercise a little bit more the next day to work it off instead of making yourself sick. No one is telling you to never eat junk food, just limit it and never make yourself sick, eat a healthy balanced diet in the meantime.

This is exactly what I had thought of, but I didn't want to choke to death! (The tube I would use (beer syphon) is about 1cm diameter).
Why would you need or want to? Or are you planning on using this method of downing drinks fast (idiotic really) to allow you to throw up without your stomach contents and its acids touching your cheeks and your esophagus?

What you should do is contact your doctor and see if he/she can help you before this progresses any further.


This is what bulimia can do to your body:

http://www.4woman.gov/faq/Pix/bulimiafaqdia2.gif

Link (http://groups.msn.com/BULIMIANETWORK/physicalaffectsofbulimia.msnw)

Even occasional self induced vomitting is not healthy at all.

Here are a couple of links that you should read:

Bulimia Network (http://groups.msn.com/BULIMIANETWORK)

Eating Disorders,, (http://www.aboardcertifiedplasticsurgeonresource.com/health-beauty-tips/eating-disorder.html)

There are hundreds of sites on people who eat and then throw up with the mistaken belief that they will not gain weight from what they have eaten. And yes it is called bulimia and yes it is an illness. I would seriously advise you to read up on it and contact your doctor, even for a chat about what you are doing.

So I shouldn't do this too often then!? I did brush my teeth directly afterwards, actually.

I was inspired by tales (myths?) of Romans purging their food so they could continue feasting after they were full. But I will take your advice and do this only on special occasions.

Oh, shit, don't listen to all these damn peope! If you want to purge a big feast so you can go back to feasting, just do it! Enjoy yourself.

Almost anything and everything that you want to do, there'll be people trying to tell you that it's dangerous; wrong; sick; horrible; etc. Tell 'em all to fuck off and do what you want.

Baron Max

I wouldn't do this at all, really. There are many problems associated with vomitting.

Yeah, and there's lots of problems associated with, say, driving cars, too.

Baron Max

What in the hell is the matter with you Baron?

What in the hell is the matter with you Baron?

Well, with this cold weather we're havin', my arthritis is actin' up some. But other than that, I'm doin' just fine.

But thanks for asking, Bells.

Baron Max

PS - you should have a comma after "you" and "Baron" ...like "What in the hell is the matter with you, Baron?"

Baron Max:

I love you, you whipper snapper, you.

The thing is... we theorise that if we throw up whenever we eat take away... we'll be fine!

So you wanna pay that money to get that unhealthy food, eat it, and then throw it up, leaving you just as hungry as you were at square one?

That makes no sense. :confused:

If you're making yourself throw up... STOP! Just stop. It will really harm you, and it's really not worth it. Take the healthier option: exercise.

Oh, and pay no mind to Baron. He's just the resident senile-slash-cynical gramps. ;)

Plus:

Guys don't dig girls that throw up. It is an insane turn off.

So you wanna pay that money to get that unhealthy food, eat it, and then throw it up, leaving you just as hungry as you were at square one?

That makes no sense.
Our takeaways are always in addition to our regular meals which are paid for in advance and always eaten.


Guys don't dig girls that throw up. It is an insane turn off.
Well, I'm a guy, but I expect the reverse is true too none the less!

Bells, thank you for taking the time to reply in length - I always enjoy learning new things.

Just for the record - I (and the friend who was with me at the time) will not be repeating this any time soon if at all.

However... if I should ever visit an eat-as-much-as-you-can restaurant and be in the right (wrong) frame of mind then I may give it a try as a one off purely for the benefit of being able to eat more.

In the mean time I'm going to take a rest from the pizza and kebab orders as I've had far too many recently!

Just for the record - I (and the friend who was with me at the time) will not be repeating this any time soon if at all. ...

In the mean time I'm going to take a rest from the pizza and kebab orders as I've had far too many recently!

Oh, damn! I'd hoped that you'd pig-out a lot, then come back and tell everyone your first-hand account of your trips to the hospital ...just before you died of purging. Think how that would have contributed to medical science, as well as contributing to this forum. Hell, it might have been the only way that you will ever contribute anything to society ....and you're taking the easy way out! Damn!

Baron Max

I've vomited things more insightful than you, Baron.

Fuck it - I've shat things more impressive than your career.

We both know I'm right.

I've vomited things more insightful than you, Baron.

Fuck it - I've shat things more impressive than your career.

We both know I'm right.

That's probably true! Do you feel better now? ...or do you have to go puke your guts out? ...LOL!

Baron Max

You do not want to start throwing up after you eat. I know from personal experience. I was an endurance athlete that competed in triathlon and bicycle races. I was on a very strict diet. I couldn't resist the junk food urges at times so I would binge eat and then purge all of it. It took its toll with me. I ended up with eroded teeth and finally I admitted my problem after I passed out on the bicycle knowing I could have been easily killed had I crashed to the left into traffic. The diagram in this post is very accurate as to what it does to the body.

You want to know how you induce vomiting painlessly. You can't! It becomes easier as time goes by, but it always hurts no matter if you have to stick your fingers in your throat or not. I got to the point of just tightening up my throat to induce vomiting. It can go as far as almost passing out from vomiting. You think you can control it, you won't. It will control you. I know from personal experience.

Look up the death rate for a bulimia sufferer it is very high. Being sick puts a lot of strain on the body and can kill you.