tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post1116747630089724894..comments2024-03-04T00:43:25.831-08:00Comments on Drop It and Eat: Drop the Diet, Manage Your Weight: Getting Personal: Lessons About GERD, Cancer, HAES, Bulima & Food RestrictionHikerRDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-80552251818137868582013-04-13T19:40:59.074-07:002013-04-13T19:40:59.074-07:00I'm not sure where or if I fit in . I'm un...I'm not sure where or if I fit in . I'm underweight, 31, and experience a ton of symptoms (this is just one). Docs not much help. I'm underweight, lethargic, fatigued. I eat consistently all day (was NEVER an anorexic eat 500 cals a day gal...I don't how weight loss happened..I seemed to eat a reasonable amount, and my age is not spring chicken anymore, ..digestion? stress? exhuastion? depression? orthorexia? who knows)...<br />anyway, now I do the "binge" and compulsive eating very late at night...but underweight...now on "your eatopia" site I think they say that is "reactive eating" (which is difficult to embrace...I feel ashamed about it and also am having for long time now "stitches" in lower abdomen, constipation, everything)...so not sure and not sure what the heck to eat ...jeesh. I just eat the same things a lot anyway cause i like them and their "safe" and their easy...but...<br />I'm confused :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-56463183737237588842013-03-07T06:44:48.414-08:002013-03-07T06:44:48.414-08:00My thoughts and prayers are with your Mom and your...My thoughts and prayers are with your Mom and your readers who are going through similar situations. As for myself...I have noticed that when I "try" to eat "normally"...I have a terrible time with unprovoked reflux...and need to discreetly spit the foul liquid ..(sorry for the detail). "Relief" for me, sadly, has been to limit the caloric content and quantity of foods...and, admittedly...this must qualify as restriction. As in your mother's case...the result has been lethargy, increased isolation, disorganized thinking, lack of desire to move, depression and all this whilst retaining a fairly unremarkable weight loss..despite extremely low caloric intake (I will respect fellow followers in not providing numbers). The danger present is that it can lead one to believe that it is possible to simply not "need" much food to exist...and, deep-down inside...we know this not to be true. <br /><br />Thank you for this eye-opening post Lorie. Big fan across the pond.<br /><br />Donna G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-19251510494618702013-02-20T11:03:21.490-08:002013-02-20T11:03:21.490-08:00Hi Lori,
I'm so sorry to hear that your mom ha...Hi Lori,<br />I'm so sorry to hear that your mom has suffered so much and continues to suffer. I hope she is getting well now that she is back in the hospital. It really does highlight for me, however, the pathology of diets and eating disorders. Despite that she was so ill she was still finding a mechanism to restrict her calories. As someone with anorexia I know how tricky that can be and feel so sad that even at our most unhealthy (with medical issues other than Eds) we struggle to feed our bodies so that they can heal. Our expectations of our bodies are ludicrous. I so hope she can turn things around increase her health. She's in my prayers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-86084051785537828982013-02-20T10:33:41.923-08:002013-02-20T10:33:41.923-08:00If I convince even one individual to change behavi...If I convince even one individual to change behaviors which contribute to this awful disease I will be pleased!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-29196255030067491682013-02-20T10:32:05.417-08:002013-02-20T10:32:05.417-08:00You can discuss your history with your MD and inqu...You can discuss your history with your MD and inquire about having an endoscopy so they could take a look at your esophagus and evaluate.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-44862249408949937112013-02-20T04:38:50.043-08:002013-02-20T04:38:50.043-08:00Good post. I have been suffering with this lately...Good post. I have been suffering with this lately. I had GERD years ago in college after many late nights and pots of coffee, stress, and whatever else and I wasn't overweight. It disappeared for years after treating for three months with tagamet. It also made a few reappearances here and there, but never for very long.<br /> <br />My reflux came back recently after this Christmas season. I was eating more chocolate, and sweets than my body could handle. So I laid off of chocolate and downed raw apple cider vinegar mixed with water and it seemed to go away. When I started to eat what I wanted later, though, it has reappeared and so many things aggravate it. Overeating is definitely one of the things, that and dairy, sweets, chocolate specifically, peanut butter, fatty foods. Anyway, this post is giving me reason to pay attention and cut out the things that cause it, at least for now. I have no need for cancer! In fact, it was that fear that led me to the doctor years ago to heal the reflux.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743434119571784952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-18283096060046522652013-02-20T03:00:07.625-08:002013-02-20T03:00:07.625-08:00Is there any way of being tested for this type of ...Is there any way of being tested for this type of cancer if you do have a history of purging?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com