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How many times do you have to purge to be bulimic?

I’ve only purged 4 times in the past 9 days.

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Answer #1

oh. don’t purge, being bulimic isn’t healthy.

Answer #2

Even purging once is a sign you could easily develop an eating disorder and are on the wrong path. You keep asking about this so are obviously concerned- just tell your mom, or a counsellor at school if you can’t do that, and get some help before you really have a serious problem. Once you start having this as a cycle of behaviour then it is extremely hard to break, so step in now and take action to stop yourself being ill.

Purging is never healthy and will eventually lead to problems. You are upsetting your balance of stomach acid and could cause ulcers, for example. You could cause a hernia in your diaphragm from retching; you could give yourself heart or muscle problems because of the strain and you could rot your teeth with the stomach acid. If you keep doing this you will get in a cycle you cant stop alone and will have to actually face up to these problems, as well as many psychological ones that come with an eating disorder. 4 times in 9 days may not be the worst it could be, but even once or twice in 9 days is bad- so get help to snap yourself out of this now.

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