Female bulimia: real story

Liselle, 38, was bulimic for around 11 years. She talk about how she beat the disease and the health issues she still faces today.

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• NHS
• Choices
• health
• female
• bulimia
• nervosa
• eating
• disorder

[huggypugo]

Everything she said is 100% correct. Good on her for recovering:)

[kelseyleannemusic]

when i struggled, it was my best friend and worst enemy - i totally understand this story - much like mine

[yaldaaa1]

I suffered from bulimia for around 8 years and one day i decided to get gastric banding done....although the doctor told me i am not fat enough to have it but it was a choice up to me...its been a year and since the day i got gastric banding...i haven't vomited :)

[WiliwiliMongoose1]

I've hidden it for 23 years. It's ruined my teeth and body. I know some people get over it but I can't even conceive of that now. If only I had earlier intervention, I think, I might have gotten over it. It's so secretive though. I know that I will die of this disease and I still can't stop. That's how insipid it is.

[Redbackbite]

Since age 20 now 35 i suffered from Bulimia & anorexia it ruined my life & the life of the people around me i had no real real relationship with a real man. I'm still a sufferer but not as bad as i once was, no longer anorexic or obsessive with everything yet fat, weight & my own self image still plagues me i'm better but i'm not cured. It's been addictive, The control & holding a mystery is addictive. Telling Lies are a given. I know all about it.

[MaTTIZallKn0wing]

@polly10022, I'm so happy for you! Keep your self esteem up and don't give a **** about what other girls think that's the main cause of it. Stay strong. ;D

[polly10022]

Yeah, I realize it's very bad for me. I need to stop, I've said it like literally more than 100 times. I've suffered from it for about 1 year now, I've puked 4 times this week! but as unbelieveable as it may sound, I am not trying to lose more weight now. I've developed a higher self esteem, and I WILL stop purging if it is the last thing that I'll do because I am stronger than that, and so are everyone else suffering from it, keep your head up high!

[elibeth121]

@Redrumxtina not true there are some that fully recover, it is possible

[elibeth121]

@TinyGaz why are you here? How does this help you, you need be on a site that encourages recovery.

[elibeth121]

@tearsfalling1996 oh yes you can.

[tearsfalling1996]

@spongebobnodypants I'm 15 and have hidden it for more than 2 years, I just can't stop

[spongebobnodypants]

i am at that stage of realisation im 18 and have hidden it for 5 and a half long years :/ thank you