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Default Jan 19, 2020 at 07:15 PM
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I have been trying intermittent fasting and can go fine feeling hungry for awhile. Thing is though, when I break my fast, I try to make up for all the missed calories...and then some. I still feel the compulsion to snack, even right after a meal. I mean, sometimes I still feel hungry, but other times it's just like a ...well, a compulsion. And those are the not so healthy snacks too.
I guess it fills a void or something, but when I'm fasting, I feel like it's a challenge to see how hungry I can get, or something. I'm basically repulsed by food.

And now, well, because of this unhealthy cycle, I became sick to the point of needing to go to the ER. I mean, it could have been an offending food, but I thi k it was also the binge and after all the days of fasting/binging. Which brings us to today, where I'm eating the BRAT diet, hardly eating or drinking all day and even though I am not nauseated, I don't feel like eating...except then when I do start to eat, I feel like I want to keep eating but the fear that I'll get sick again stops me. But I have this compulsion. It's like all or nothing for me! I hate it!

Like, I've read that with alcohol addictions it's so much easier to stop completely, but with food addictions, it's impossible because you have to eat to live. I often wish I could just hook myself up to a tube and inject food that way, rather than having to deal with my digestive system...i could also just have a weak stomach/gut. Afterall, my doctor has me on a no dairy, no gluten, no sugar, no deep fried, meal plan. It's partly for something else (an inflammatory condition), but it's also partly due to possible IBS.

So, I don't know if it's an eating disorder. I mean, my husband keeps telling me that I have no control, so in that sense, with my compulsions, maybe I do have a disorder...

If it is an ED or even partly one, how can I fix it?

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Hi Giddykitty,

Since I am not a doctor or medical professional I don't have the ability to answer your question. Do you have a physician whom you see regularly? What does he or she say? I myself struggle with eating so my heart goes out to you! Hopefully you will get many helpful responses to your post. Sorry I could not be helpful!

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Do you think its just that you are dehydrated?

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Hi Giddykitty,

Since I am not a doctor or medical professional I don't have the ability to answer your question. Do you have a physician whom you see regularly? What does he or she say? I myself struggle with eating so my heart goes out to you! Hopefully you will get many helpful responses to your post. Sorry I could not be helpful!

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I have a doctor but I haven't talked to him about it yet. Not sure I feel comfortable bringing it up right now. I might though at my next appointment. I've just been having so many other issues and I'm afraid if I Bri g it up I won't be taken seriously.
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Do you think its just that you are dehydrated?
No I'm not. I mean I was when I got sick, but that was a one day thing that came after hours of vomit and diarrhea.

This is a bigger issue. I probably have emotional eating issues, but more so, I just have a highly sensitive stomach/gut and can't tell hunger pain from nausea sometimes and my head just gets so confused. Or I rationalize that I need to eat more food to keep up with the day because I've been too hungry in the past, but then sometimes I'll eat because it's time or others are eating and I'm not even that hungry but I might not get to eat later if I don't eat then. Sigh! Lots of issues. It's definitely making me mental regardless of whether it's ED or just crap.
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