What Are The Effects Of Binging And Purging?
Many people think a strict rotation of binging (eating a lot) and purging (forcing yourself to throw it up) can help them reach or stay at an ideal weight. Others try starvation. But binging, purging, and starvation all actually slow our metabolism down and make it harder for us to lose weight. Purging has its set of serious issues, many of which are caused by our own stomach acid breaking things down as it keeps coming out. Our stomach was designed to handle our stomach acid. But other areas of our body were not. The acid may cause tooth decay, tooth loss, and erosion of the esophagus. Purging can also lead to osteoporosis, heart problems, low blood pressure, fainting, hair loss, low body temperature, bowel problems, and even death. When we don’t get enough food often enough our body goes into what is called starvation mode. Our body says, “Whoa. I don’t know what is going on with food out there, but it must be scarce or something. I am going to hold onto what I have.” Our metabolism
