hey guys! well, my skin on my face is really really bad. its so blotchy and i tend to break out a lot. its red all over and i dont overwash yet i dont leave it really oily. can my bulimia play a part in this?

Well I don't know about breakouts.. but I know after I purge, I tend to break a lot of the capillaries in my face, so it makes my skin look bad and splotchy. Bulemia tends to make your face puffy a lot too, everything all swollen. It just puts a lot of stress on your skin. If you are deficient in vitamins and not staying hydrated enough, that probably has something to do with it too.

I'm not sure if it would make your skin blotchy or not. I don't see why not I mean my hair is falling out so who's to say it's not possible. Do you purge by vomiting? You're probably losing a lot of nutrients that you need for your skin. I'd definitely research it and if you do research it let us know what you find out. Until then, I'd take some vitamins and drink plenty of water (tends to clear the skin up). :nono:

okay, ill be shure to do that. and yes i purge by vomiting. but i never done it in 2 days now and i ate everything the food guide tells us 2!:) so happy!

Hey Sammy

Our skin is basically a display of how healthy we are. So most of us on here (like me) probably don't have supermodel skin! I drink loads of water and eat a lot of fruit and vegetables but the years of damage I've done to my body means that my skin is still coping with it. I guess anoretics are probably more pale, and bulimics probably have more broken capillaries and therefore redness and puffiness in their faces...I don't know. I've just bought a microdermabrasion kit in an attempt to sort out my skin :) It's annoying but the only way to get great skin - apart from having 'lucky' genes - is to eat healthily and sensibly and to exercise and drink loadsa water.

I recommend vitamins anyways coz I don't know about you but my immune system is shot to pieces!!

Take care girly xxx

Sammy - just read a post of yours that says you haven't purged for 2 days!! Congrats girly, that is fabulous!!! I am proud of ya :) Also I liked what you said in reply to cricket: 'we're not sizes, we're human beings' or something like that...so true. Continue with the not-purging, I hope you're feeling better for it! xxx

hehe...thanks! yeh, my face is red and blotchy! and yay! i went a whole other day with NO binges or purges!! i ate so good! all my lunch, full, meals everything!:) i really think i am getting better..ill tell u more on a new thread!:)

Hey Sammy, well done, you are doing so well :) I'm so proud of you!! I hope you have another good day, and are keeping well. Take care hunny and let us know how you're doing. :wave:

hehe...just had peanut butter toast!:) BIG STEP

hi i just joined this site i actually found it by putting in *****'s search engine, "bulemia and acne". I've suffered with bulemia for 7 years now i'm only 23 and it's ruining my life it's broken off alot of relationships as well as friendships. I just recently got acne i assumed it was from the bulemia. i want to stop so bad i've tried to get help so many times and i always fall back into my routine. i want to eat right but i'm so scared of gaining weight. i guess i just wanted someone to talk to i really don't know what to do i don't know how to eat right. i binge and purge (it feels weird to write that) about 3 to 4 times a day and more on weekends i get dizzy alot but just carry candy with me to make it stop and yet it still isn't enough to make me quit i even wrote a paper in college about the effects of bulemia, is that weird? I've started to notice on one of my front teeth a little chip in it, it's only noticeable to me. My hair doesn't really fall out. I get alot of chest pains and shooting pains and i know it's not good.....i just don't know what to do anymore i don't really keep it a secret from anyone some of my friends know and my mom knew but she thinks i've stopped but i have relapses sometimes. it's funny i lost alot of weight when i first started but then i kind of just stopped for my boyfriend and family because they were so scared for me so i put weight back on about 30lbs. but that's because i didn't eat right and now i've started again and i don't lose weight but i still can't stop. i'm sorry to babble on here.

hey sweetT and welcome!! i do the same as u. and have been for 2 years, but it is now saturday, and i never bigned and purged since monday! i am eating all my meals and o yay! its a great feeling and i hope u get better soon! have u considered going to a doc for all ur pains and such? i would..that seems quite serious.! i liek to blame my acne on my bulimia too...but i had zits even be4 my prob. i shure hope u get better soon!!

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