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cutupangel09 07-04-2008 02:06 AM

Sick from eating
 
Today, I ate and I keep getting diarrhea almost immediately afterwards. My question is did I still get those calories and nutrients? I have to keep a food log for counseling because I'm a recovering anorexic and I don't know if what I ate even counts. Does anyone happen to know? And why am I sick from eating because it was stuff like grilled chicken and cereal and things like that nothing fried or anything???

Animad 07-04-2008 07:53 AM

Try and eat something that's easy to digest;pasta/chicken and rice and see if that settles down your diarrhoea. Right down what you eat in your food diary. Though it won't be absorbed as much, some of it will be and the food diary from an ED point of view is probably is much, if not more, about mentally being able to eat something so to map your recovery in a way. But on the days where you have diarrhoea I'd right that on there just so they know that if you're weight doesn't stabilise/increase then its not that you're lying about what you've eaten.

The sickness and diarrhoea could be linked as it could be an infection that affects them both. Also, it could be that if you're eating larger meals now than you're used to your stomach can't cope with it too well at the moment, making you sick. So make sure you eat little and often rather than a larger amount at the regular meal times.

Also, whilst you've got diarrhoea and vomitting make sure you drink plenty of fluids as this will prevent it from dehydrating you as much. It may be worthwhile to drink isotonic sports drinks (such as Powerade), or you can buy electrolyte powder that you mix with water from a pharmacy instead as this is better to rehydrate people.

See a doctor if it doesn't start to improve soon. Also, have you ever got into taking Laxatives as part of your ED?

88shelz 07-04-2008 10:08 PM

calories are absorbed before being passed.
thats why laxatives dont aid weight loss.
any weight u lose is from water...

so yes do write down wat u ate!! xx

cutupangel09 07-04-2008 10:30 PM

Thank you, I went a head and logged it and put I got sick. No laxatives have never been a part of my ED. The sickness has kind of stopped but I still get really bad nauseated and stomach cramps after eating much. Ekk. thank you.

Animad 07-04-2008 10:49 PM

Try and keep eating little and often. Your stomach shrinks when you don't eat and your guts don't move as much so it really does help just to start off with small amounts and work up (your overall cal intake should be equal to that if you have 3 main meals + snacks a day though, just more often but I know this might not be that high at the moment as you're still recovering; just keep trying at it)the quantity over time. It would probably be worthwhile to see a doctor if you are getting bad cramps as they may see if there is any other reason for this and give you medication to reduce the cramping to a more manageable level.


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