hiya, aside from ED problems i have a problem with my muscles in my chest which causes me to involuntry vomit, anyway mum wasreally worried about my teeth so asked the dentist what is best and he said to use a floried mouthwash after vomiting, as brushing straight after brushes off and does even more damage where as floride helps.

I thought i would share that tip with you, i considered not doing so incase you thought i was helping people get into EDs but figured that it would help more than hinder

No no, thanks vikki. We know you are not supporting purging, but this helps us if we do mess up and purge once in a while. I was starting to get really concerned about my teeth---but not enough so to stop purging http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif

NEVER GIVE UP
~sarah~

yes, I agree with what Sarah says--yet, don't any of you use this as an excuse to go out and purge just so you can try it(it's something I would have done when I fought my ED)

keep throwing up and you will start to erode the enamel on your teeth as well as cause your salivary glands to chronically stay swollen. I've been bulimic for years. It starts slowly at first, but once the enamel erosion sets in, the break down of your teeth rapidly increases to the point of tooth loss. Flouride rinses, which you must get from the dentist, in a higher concentration, helps offset it a bit, but believe me, the erosion will happen, if you keep throwing up. Bulimics are great at bargaining...

what are the signs of inflamed salavary glands? They sound awful http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif

Inflammed salivary glands are very painful and give you a sort of "chipmunk look." The jaw aches and there's chronic sinus pressure, all tied into the damage chronic vomiting causes. After awhile, the conditon becomes chronic, and I suppose only months of recovery would allow the tissues and glands to heal, assuming there's no lasting nerve damage. Of course, we're not even discussing chronic enamel erosion. If you choose the path of bulimia and anorexia, and then let the disease process take you over, all this and more happens to you. Sure, the first year or two, when it's new, you feel more invincible, but overtime, the body starts to break down. I'd consider finding a therapist or some group counseling if I were you. Eating disorders start as a way to deal with pain, but the chronic physical pain you get overtime is worse than the emotional pain you're trying to numb.