Why puffy cheeks bulimia

Anyway, I am really determined to turn over a new leaf and quit bulimia once and for all. I would just like to ask you if the organic damage caused so far can still be reversed if I follow a healthy diet and exercise 3 times a week.

Will my body manage to gradually recover entirely from all those organic damages? Could you please give me an approximate time plan of gradual recovery? For example: when should swollen glands become normal? When should dry skin recover? Recovery is my strongest motive and encouragement. I was hoping you could answer a question.. I have not purged for many years, yet my face still swells up and down. It does not stay puffy permanently but changes from day to day, especially if I binge…I am wondering whether this is my body remembering the reaction,, like a pavolovian effect, even thought the purging has ceased?

Any thoughts? Thank you. Your help is really appreciated. This was an interesting bittersweet article! I use laxatives instead- in large doses. Can the glands still get swollen through laxatives somehow, or most likely not? Secondly, do most bulimics have face damage down the road from so much exhaustion- swelling, unselling-? One of my friends said this is true. I started out at 1 and 2 days of not purging…and when I got to three I was ecstatic. I just came across this article and would like to give everyone struggling with bulimia right now a HUGE hug.

I myself have struggled with it, to varying degrees of severity — which i hated, for about 15 years. The approach to recovery will probably be different for everyone. But i would like to say that for the longest, longest time I thought that this was something that I would have to live with forever, that would mark me out, keep me separate from the world. It actually happens and this is from someone who never thought i would.

Much love and and hope and hugs to everyone — it can happen. Just take the steps to get into recovery and your life will be so much better at the end. Dear Emily, I am not a doctor, so you will need the correct diagnosis and treatment via a ENT specialist.

You will need to go via your family doctor for this referral or privately I imagine. Make sure you mention that you are bulimic to get the proper understanding from a medic. In my years of experience the longer you give it, the better and lasting the result of swelling that goes down with it! Get it checked soon, as they may be more internal damage or other side line complications present which wont be visible without proper test and examination. I wish you health Emily! My twin sister has been bulimic for 44 years.

She has lost teeth, has chipmunk cheeks, severe osteoporosis, reflux, a knee replacement, and a hip replacement from a fractured hip. The long term effects of this disease are crippling as you age.

My poor parents died while desperately wanting her to stop. Dear Sharen, Thank YOu for finding the courage to highlight the horrendous effects of bulimia — which so many dont even stop to think about. I am only hoping, by the time you read this that your twin sister has come around to the notion of prioritising her health and well being over being bulimic and has some of her health conditions stabilized.

You are brave and inspirational to speak out about this.. I had to get crowns for my teeth. Dear Fatima, thanks for reaching out for help.

From the sounds of what you say, you are currently chaotic with your bulimia which is why your health is suffering the way it is. Till you reach a level of inner restraint and confident it will be hard to try and embark on recovery all by your self. Relapses in these cases tend to be high. Do any of your lovedones know, and can they help you brave the process of making that initial referral? Of course I can help you! Can you PM at Vathani bulimiahope. I shall send you a questionnaire and some video tips in the mean time to keep you going.

Complete it and I shall offer you a call if you like and offer you some free advice. Both takes place this week. I know how hard it is. The first few days I was on my hands and knees praying not to throw it up , almost the whole day. I restricted my diet to foods that would not trigger my binge purge cycle. One day turned into two and after only a week or two it got a lot easier. Being bulimic is like being in Hell. Just decide to get your life back.

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement Tracy! It is very much how you describe your own journey : Taking one day at a time, and turning to that which gives you inner strength. In your case it is your belief in God — this may help many reading this. For others it might be the though of living long enough to see their children thrive, or having quality of life supported by loved ones that gives them that courage.

What will work for one , may not work for another.. So be patient and be kind to yourself. Especially on those days where set backs happens and lapses takes places.

I am currently in recovery and binge very often however, I have tried to reduce purging, and managed to only do it twice last month. I was wondering whether it is possible for the swollen glands to never go down? I know Bulimia causes permanent damage to your body, but do you know which areas of your body exactly? Also, is there any physical pro-active therapy I should perhaps undertake? What I mean is, anything that might restore my body or at least help it in doing so for the future?

Thanks for your help! And I still abuse it. I dread it. But I hate my face more than I ever have. I want to feel like my body is mine and be proud of it so I can run again and have energy to do the things that I love. I want to have children with the love of my life for 6 years.

I want my confidence back. Your self-worth and respect goes down a lot. Dear Claire, Thank you for writing and sharing your journey of bulimia recovery and your struggles with weight gain especially around the face and glands region.

I know your authentic transparency will serve to inspire so many others reading this that they are not alone in this, what feels like a daily battle!

So thank you. When in treatment, some weight will come back and expected to recover and repair the body that had been long abused.

This is often a triggering occurrence for many of my clients who feel that body disconnection to the new self that you described. Hang in there! It is both essential part of your journey to long term wellness and happiness. Swollen glands and swollen face in bulimia recovery is much the same.. How long depends on individual..

Running will be full of triggers till you are no longer reverting to binging and purging as coping. However like you said, Yoga and even gentle swimming or walk in the park , meditating can all be beneficial.. Dear Anna, Thank you for posting on this bulimiahope site, about your swollen glands concern.

Take a look at the video link I made a while back about just few of the areas of the body affected by bulimic behaviours such as binging and purging, or adopting other non-purging self harm methods: My video is titled Dangers In Bulimia. Some damages are lasting ones that cannot be un-done sadly Anna. Most however you CAN gradually recover from once binging and purging stops and the body had the time and space to heal its own self.

I am not aware of any physcial pro-active therapy that cures all damages of bulimia. Good news is that you are no longer purging.. I had no idea this was what the problem wasI am not purging. Also my stomach looks like I am 6 mos pregnant, a really great look, not. And I have been eating well, and only the best stuff. Okay, I am healing then. Won't give up before the miracle. Don't YOU either, you sassy thing. Thank you Catherine for sharing this information with us.

All the best of luck for all so us. Sometimes we need articles like that to wake us up from the deep hole we are in. Well I don't know what's up with me, but I resolved to stop purging in January the only new year's resolution I actually managed to stick to!

I have been bulimia free for about 17 months now and my face looks very much like the ladies above STILL. I start to think this is permanent damage I've done to my face, as I was purging from the age of about 15 and for the following 9 years maybe my body assumed my cheeks should be permanently enlarge in order to manage saliva production? I am quite upset with my face being this way, genetically looking at my mum and sister my face should be very slim It results in technically sharp features and a very manly jawline.

To be fair within the last 17 months there were occassions I purged but overal maybe month on average. Is there anything I could do to aid this?

I don't think this is swelling of any find, just overgrown glands? I have horrible rounded face that it makes me look ugly and fat! Is just not me. I will be drinking from 8 to 10 glasses of water daily.

Will let you know how my swelling goes. Thanks so much all for sharing your personal experiences. Hi guys, most of these message are old, but oddly it's nice to read them and not feel alone on these puffy faced, bloating bellies, red eyed feeling horribly depressed times!! I'm 25 and suffered with bulimia since I was I've struggled for years on my own trying to battle it out towards recovery and failing every time.

Excessive exercise, drugs,sex, alcohol,not eating, overeating, juicing, atkins diet, laxatives,diet pills.. I'm not even overweight. I'm 5,6 and weigh about 8. Fluctuates between 8 and 9 stone I'm actually 7 pounds heavier when I'm midst a lot of purging!

It's only these last two weeks that I have finally decided to get real help and spoke to my doctor who has referred me to psychiatrist. I know what I have to do, I know all the methods for recovery it's just breaking the habit! Most descriptions and media representations of bulimia nervosa fixate on binge eating and purging, usually via self-induced vomiting.

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