How does bulimia make you thin ?

Question

my friend is bulimic and me and my other friend go to party with her she eats like 200 deserts at least we see her eat even more we dint and shes 90 pounds she tells us shes bulimic. How is she so thin eating all this

Answer 1

They are right. She throws it up before her body can absorb the calories and nutrients. But your body also goes into starvation mode and puts on extra stored fat, so that's not good. Plus, vomiting can lead to horrible teeth, burning throat and stomach problems. Also, many times, women can become sterile (unable to have children) because their bodies don't get the right nutrients.

You need to be concerned about her. This is extremely dangerous. It can lead to severe illness, and even death. PLEASE get your friend help. Tell an adult, if you're still a kid/teenager, or tell her what shes doing to herself.

Answer 2

She's vomiting all the food back up afterwards, so her body can't absorb the calories (or nutrients, for that matter). This is VERY DANGEROUS. Please encourage your friend to get help. Bulimia can cause major health problems, plus even cosmetic problems (like tooth decay from the vomiting). Good luck!

Answer 3

At first bulimics get thinner, because they throw up all the food they binge on, before the calories are absorbed, but after a while, the body goes into the starvation mode and the bulimic starts gaining weight even though, s/he purges.

That's because body finds a way to absorb all the calories as quickly as possible, in order to stay alive and put on weight. Some nutrients are even absorbed in the mouth, so vomiting isn't much help.

And in addition to that, after a while, the person might even lose to ability to vomit, but they can't get rid of the binge-eating habit, which may end up in obesity, if it's left untreated. throwing up messes up something in the brain cells so that the person basically loses the ability to feel full and stop eating at the right time.

Answer 4

if you puke right after a meal your body cant digest the food but since you ate or prev had food in your stomach the enzymes become present then when the food is ejected the body starts to eat its own fat this is painful in the stomach and leaves you feeling hungry still thats why you can eat large amounts but then the mental side of when you think your gonna get fat makes you want to throw up its hard to get out of eating disorders because you stop liking who you are!

Answer 5

She eats, and then vomits it up before her stomach can digest and intake the calories, store the fats, etc.

Answer 6

Because she eats like that and then throws it all up. Its very unhealthy.  It can cause major problems and even death.  It can cause teeth rotting, it can destroy your stomach lining etc.  I would seriously talk to your friend and try to get her help if she admitted to you that she has an eating disorder

Answer 7

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Answer 8

you throw up everything you eat.. but most bulimic develop an addiction to eating so they throw up more and more.. but not all bulimic are thin.. there are plenty of overweight bulimics who develop an addiction to gorging on food which in turn will make them fatter than before they had an eating disorder

Answer 9

By throwing up after u eat. and by eating small portions