Help for Physical Symptoms in Eating Disorder Recovery?

I am recovering from bulimia and my entire body and digestive system are totally damaged and out of whack. Whenever I quit purging, the backlash is HORRIBLE- my face, hands, belly and ankles swell up ridiculously and my digestive system just shuts down. The worst part is that with the bloating (salt balance problem) comes HORRENDOUS mood swings, crying and excessive fatigue... can ANYONE tell me what is causing this, and why stopping bulimia results in such terrible symptoms? please be as specific as you can as to what kind of deficiency this indicates. And more importantly, how do I correct the imbalance? drinking more water seems logical for the bloating, but drinking more fluid of ANY kind (even pedialyte) just makes me LOADS worse much faster! Is there a supplement or medication I need? Should I fast? Please help!

Are you under the care of a nutritionalist? or dietician? you probably should be. They can help alot with different food plans to help you.

You're not used to eating and you have to start all over like a baby. Start with a spoon of food, soft food, maybe oatmeal, every 2 hours, and slowly work up to a larger portion. Eat just soft foods that are easy to digest. Your electrolyte and hormones are probably way out of sync due to malnutrition so until you are able to eat better, you may have the mood swings and all. You need to have potassium, maybe mash up or try to eat some bananas. The bloating is because your body is storing gases and is not used to eating. You just need to take it slow with small bites much like a baby when they are starting to eat solids. Drink sips of water, don't try to swig down a glass. Try an ounce or two with each spoonful of food. Vary it, use fruit juices too instead of just water.

I had a friend who went through what you are going through. It took her about 2-3 weeks of eating a spoonful here or there, with the small amounts of liquids to get up to a full meal. Soup and broths are good to use too.

i had bulemia for 2 years myself. as a result of it, i had a lot of tiredness, i have to take nexium for the rest of my life because i was diagnosed with a hynernia from all of the vomiting, i had to have my tonsils removed last year due to all of the acid it cause swelling. i also have been dangerously anemic and i have numbness in my face from damaging a nerve from the purging.i didnt have the bloating but i do have a lot of issue with my nerves and now i have to take effexor and volumes because my head hasnt been right ever since. funny, when i did it, i cld drink beer and i felt like i was in control of my life when all i was dng was wrecking it.
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