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Recovery 1w
Years after being anorexic, I am now suffering some of the consequences and I feel like I should share to help others. Go to comments
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Anonymous 1w

Thank you for sharing your experience. You are incredibly strong, brave, and have a lot of willpower for telling us your story and how you’ve been going on. The road ahead might be rocky but you’re so much stronger for it and I hope everything buffs out for you in the end bestie 🫶

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Anonymous 1w

I was addicted to laxatives when I was anorexic to the point where I need $500 per month meds just to have normal bowel movements, and I still go weeks without one. I am now in the process of getting tested for everything wrong with gi system due to the damage caused by my ed. I have to get annual colonoscopies to make sure it’s healing from the years of inactivity and possibly of cancer/tumors I’m now at risk for.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

My case is an extreme example, especially since I abused laxatives because I was so addicted to being as skinny as possible and even worshiped Kate Moss and would repeatedly say her god awful quote “nothing tastes better than being skinny” to myself several times a day when I felt hungry until I stopped feeling it anymore.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

I didn't think I would be in the position of getting cancer in my GI tract.. but 3 years later I at high risk for it now, especially since I've been to the ER several times during those 3 years because of how much it affected my body from the damages. If this helps anyone before you start needing medical care, just know your health matters just as much as your strength to work through it so you hopefully don't end up like someone like me

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

After my newest specialist asked me if I had a history of anorexia, because my past exams and meds correlated; I felt like I should say something on here to help others to not end up in a situation like mine because it’s miserable and terrifying

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

An thank you it took me a few weeks to get the confidence to post this

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