the last few times i have purged ive had chest pain and nausea.Ive had an ECG done and it came back normal but i'm not convinced. I'm sure ive damaged my heart. Has anyone else suffered the same kind of thing. I'm really freaking out on this one!xxx

maybe its your body giving you a bit of a hint?

the last few times i have purged ive had chest pain and nausea.Ive had an ECG done and it came back normal but i'm not convinced. I'm sure ive damaged my heart. Has anyone else suffered the same kind of thing. I'm really freaking out on this one!xxx

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Sorry about that testing thing... I just registered.
I understand completely about the chest pains. I actually had my first EKG today because my chest pains have been so severe. I lay down at night and am often afraid I'm just going to die in my sleep of cardiac arrest, even though the (like yours) test showed my electrolytes are perfectly in balance.
I know there's a number of other things that might be causing the chest pains: tearing/pulling muscles around the heart from repeated strain, mild rupture of the esophogus lining in the area behind your heart, a rib popped out of place (I don't know about that?) and/or severe anxiety.
It's all food for thought (no pun intended), but the number one thing next to esophogus complications that can put us in immediate danger is are the electrolytes being screwed up.

Yeah, the previous post implies that are bodies have pretty much HAD ENOUGH. Well, I've had enough too. My body, my mind, my spirits...
I understand how hard this is, there are so many emotional dynamics to consider. I hate bulimia, I'd do anything to wake up tomarrow and realize it was a big nightmare, but ironically enough it scares me just as much to think about what my life will be without it. It's a drug, a manic high, the ultimate coping mechanism, a weightloss strategy in the least. But sooner or later we're going to have to look at LIFE our LIFE. Are you ready?

It could be anxiety. I had a hell of a time with anxiety - chest pains and numbness in my arms. Maybe this is a wake up call for you?!!!!

I seem to be suffering from quite a bit of odema also.If my ECG came back normal(I was only tested for about 2 minutes!) then what other problems could these two symptoms be a warning sign of?xxx

Hi Nikkita,

Do you mean edema, as in water retention? That is very common with eating disorders. Your body holds on to water to prevent dehydration - especially with purging. It's a protective mechanism of your body to help you stay alive. EKG's can be normal - in fact, many folks with severe eating disorders will have EKG's and blood tests to that are just fine, even if the person is extremely ill. It's best to get help sooner rather than later, and don't just go by medical tests. The ambulance came to my house when I was really ill, but they could not take me to the hospital because they could not see any signs of severe heart failure or anything, so my dad took me to the hospital. All the ambulence people could say is that I needed to get in a treatment center for eating disorders. In retrospect I had very severe anxiety, made worse by several antidepressants I tried to take to make me feel better right away.

Medical tests don't test for depression, anxiety, and other severe accomplices to an eating disorder. Good luck! :angel:

Please be careful! If you're still concerned, go back to the doctor and try and get an answer on what this is and how to prevent it.

thanks guys for your replies. Maybe it is down to anxiety but i feel really stupid going to the docs over something which isnt strictly physiological in cause.
I've been reading up on all the things that can go wrong withEDs so i suppose i've maybe convinced myself that there is definetely something going on, but the chest pains and feeling like i'm about to die are definetely real and really scary! and it only happens when i've been purging and it STILL isnt enough to deter me!xxx