Laxatives

Ugh, been taking laxatives again. In so much pain. I've been restricting and purging as well. I hate this. I feel awful had a panic attack today because of the pain. This is so ridiculous.

Oh dear Rosegiel, how I totally understand. I'm going through that laxative abuse yet AGAIN and YES, it is painful and not to mention dangerous in the long term. Even though I've been doing this for over 30 years, amongst other silly dangerous things, I can't manage to stop. A few days into not abusing my panic attacks start to gain control and back I go onto the lax abuse. Whilst I KNOW they don't actually make you loose weight, I've found they make me feel mentally as if I'm doing something about my over eating ~ it's madness really, but the only way I know how. Yes, it does cause great pain in more ways than one and obviously you can never be away from the bathrooms more than 10 to 15 minutes. You're not alone hunny so don't worry about that BUT, there are other ways of dealing with this abuse before we land up in hospital. LOVE and HUGS. Xxx

Unfortunately I've been in the hospital many time from my ed. I'm Going to try and take a brrak today from them but am not eating:/

The only things that laxitives do is get rid of fluids in the body....it does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for weight issues other than fluid weight....but the body needs fluids in order to EVEN FUNCTION......including the brain....we can't even think logically or rationally with an ED....not just because our brain is focused on the ED but because it chemically can't function for the destruction we do to it along with the rest of the body.

I was in & out of the medical hospital & it usually ended with a few days in the psych ward....or at least groups in the psych ward while in the medical hospital......went through that for about 4 years......the last time I was only in & out of the medical hospital for about a 2 month period & then it basically took me several years on my own to try to recover....recovery only happened when I left the bad situation I was living in & was completely on my own with the responsibility to care for my 7 dogs I brought with me & a 10 acre beautiful farm that I had to take care of on my own that I bought when I left.....incentive to take care of myself much better because I couldn't function the way I was & I HAD TO FUNCTION....there was no one else in my life. I still don't eat regular meals & after major oral surgery where they removed all my teeth because they were so bad (that happened way before ED issues)....antibiotics when my teeth were forming stopped the enamel from forming & all my teeth broke....but on top of that, can't tolerate the dentures....so until it heals & I have money for the implants & overdentures.....I get to eat all soft foods....& though it tastes ok....it's just not the same as eating food in it's natural form......& it takes a lot more work to prepare the food to be able to eat it....so it's easy to go without eating at times....but I don't go to the extreme that I did before when I couldn't eat at all......first time dealing with anorexia I did the laxitive thing....but realized that it wasn't smart because of the serious problems in the long run....like I didn't want to loose my colon & have to have a colostomy like the abuse causes.....then NOTHING WILL EVER BE NORMAL AGAIN.....so think long & hard about what you are really doing to yourself....& if you truly think it's worth the risk....you think you are experiencing pain now......going through the surgery that it can cause by abusing it....will be more painful than you are even possibly experiencing now & a lot more total nuisance for the rest of your life.

Lol. I have gastroparesis, im in then process of getting dentutes of my insurnace will cover it, i have arrhythmias and am at risk for a heart attack. My blood pressure is generally dangerously low. Ive had my ed for 10 years diagnosed. Im also a biology major pre med track. I know these things. Ive been abusing laxatives for...hmmm... 8 years. This isnt the beginning of an ed for me. Im not a child or messing around. Ive been to Remuda ranch, rlp, cfc and erc. Rr a couple times. Including psych and many hospital stays for refeeding and rehydration. Ive almost died at least twice. Im not ****ing around. I make do with what I can cope with. I cannot go to the bathroom without using laxatives and NO im noy taking 2. Im taking roughly 20-30 every day. Sometimes more if that doesnt work. Save your experiences on someone who doesnt have their own

It's not obvious by your actions that you have that knowledge that's why it was offered......we make our choices & live with the consequences.

Just because I continue to make dangerous choices doesn't mean I'm unaware of the damage that is had me internally. I dont take them for weight loss anyway

I'm just going to say I have been using them and while weight loss has happened I do it to mostly stay the same size

Yeah I just can't go to the bathroom without them, after almost a decade of abusing thm, I'm dependant :/

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Hi there, I know exactly how you feel.
I've been abusing laxatives for years now and have come off them before but, I have become dependant on them. The stomach pains, the need to stay close to the toilet and the feeling of disgust afterwards always has me saying no more but, I end up taking them again and again.

Hello folks. Yes, same here regarding the lax abuse. I agree that after prolonged use of lax's it can be impossible to go to the bathroom, sometimes well over a week ~ though I have waited for over 2 weeks before now, and it's extremely painful when you do manage to go
I also take lax's to try and stay the same weight, as unless I take literally 100's, they don't make me actually loose weight. This issue about taking lax's is like an OCD, I panic if I don't take them at the same time at night and if I'm out (which is hardly ever) I take them with me!!
It's sheer madness I KNOW, but that's what a disorder/disease is all about, especially ED's ...................................... taking things to extreams and blowing caution to the wind, dangerous that it is.

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Waggiedog, I panic too if I overeat and worry constantly about weight gain, I've come off them before but the constipation I suffered was very uncomfortable and my stomach was so bloated I looked pregnant and I'd end up back at the start.
I always make sure I have a stash of them so I always have them.