Is it normal to binge eat in recovery from anorexia or does that mean you are developing another eating disorder ?
Anonymous
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Sep 18, 2020
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Personally, I’d say yes because anorexia involves restricting yourself of food for dangerous lengths of time. For me, when it really got to an overwhelming stage, I found myself eating dangerously high quantities of food within a short span of time. And I initially felt relieved in the sense that my eating disorder is coming to an end. However, over time I could see that I was not able to limit my food intake and it spiralled into bulimia.
But yes, it does seem like a normal reaction from the body as it frantically tries to restore lost nutrients to the cells to compensate for all the restrictive eating.
fortaee
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Oct 5, 2020
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Speaking from personal experience, it's hard to go from restrictive/no eating to a normal healthy diet. The times where I've gone through a recovery period, I've found it extremely difficult to hold back from eating so much the it becomes unhealthy in the opposite way. It's definitely normal and happens to a lot of people. I think it partly has to do with your body being in survival mode and wanting to ingest as many calories as possible since it feels it may not have the chance to eat again soon. I've set up a safety net of healthy meal plans to help me get on track quicker after going through a restrictive period and I would suggest doing that to anyone that is struggling similarly. It helps a lot.
Anonymous
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Feb 27, 2015
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you should look at a guide for what to do after your not anorexia anymore because that can affect your body
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