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Hello all,
I haven't posted recently but do a lot of reading on the forum. I have suffered with Crohn's for circa 14 years dx aged 12 and have had a few surgeries etc along with way. Resections, stritcureplasty a couple of times and lived with an ileostomy for a year aged 15. As many of you will know these things take their toll mentally as well as physically.
About 6 years ago I unfortunately developed bulimia. This illness started with being sick the odd time after meals, and has progressed into fully blown, pre planned binging and purging episodes which last days on end sometimes. I have never spoken to my gastroenterologist about this, too scared to do so. I find it very difficult to talk about, but at the moment I am finding my bulimia particularly hard to control. I fully believe for me it is a way of dealing and coping with past and present issues in my life and whilst I have never been formally diagnosed I think i developed it in line with some sort of depression as well.
I am expecting replies along the lines if how damaging it is to my health. I am fully aware of the physical implications and damages bulimia causes and believe me I would love nothing more than to be able to stop and control the illness but it is extremely difficult.
I was wondering if anyone else has ever experienced nothing similar? How did you deal with it? Treat it?
Many thanks for reading
I haven't posted recently but do a lot of reading on the forum. I have suffered with Crohn's for circa 14 years dx aged 12 and have had a few surgeries etc along with way. Resections, stritcureplasty a couple of times and lived with an ileostomy for a year aged 15. As many of you will know these things take their toll mentally as well as physically.
About 6 years ago I unfortunately developed bulimia. This illness started with being sick the odd time after meals, and has progressed into fully blown, pre planned binging and purging episodes which last days on end sometimes. I have never spoken to my gastroenterologist about this, too scared to do so. I find it very difficult to talk about, but at the moment I am finding my bulimia particularly hard to control. I fully believe for me it is a way of dealing and coping with past and present issues in my life and whilst I have never been formally diagnosed I think i developed it in line with some sort of depression as well.
I am expecting replies along the lines if how damaging it is to my health. I am fully aware of the physical implications and damages bulimia causes and believe me I would love nothing more than to be able to stop and control the illness but it is extremely difficult.
I was wondering if anyone else has ever experienced nothing similar? How did you deal with it? Treat it?
Many thanks for reading