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hunger pains are fading??
I've struggled with EDNOS and the last time I purged was on Thanksgiving.. But I haven't been eating enough. I used to get hunger pains, but now I drink water for food. I still eat, just not as much as I should. My hunger pains are gone, and I've been drinking water all day. It's 5 PM and I just ate for the first time today.
Is it bad that I don't get these pains anymore?
Please help.
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There are two things wrong here actually three counting the EDNOS. First the water is probably masking the hunger pains and it is possible to drink too much water and actually drown in it.
You did not give your AGE, HEIGHT AND WEIGHT THOUGH IT DOESN'T MATTER AS YOU ARE PROBABLY UNDER WEIGHT. This too is A MAJOR PROBLEM for you. I'm going to assume you are hiding this from friends, family and your parents.
Are you aware that it is far worse to be 10 pounds underweight then it is to be 10 pounds overweight. The reason for this is the body is actually an electromechanical type machine designed to keep the brain alive at all costs.
The brain is of course the computer that runs the machine so there must be enough energy generated to operate all the systems of the body and keep the brain alive. When you do not eat enough the brain relies on the stored energy, fat, to compensate. When you are underweight or grossly underweight there's not enough stored energy to call upon to keep all the systems operating.
TO compensate the body will in the order of least importance start shutting down different systems. It may start by browning out these systems much as the electric company does when it does not have enough power to go around. Eventually something has to be blacked out or turned off. Usually the kidneys are first, then the liver, followed by the lungs and then the heart. Once the heart stops the brain dies and you are dead.
You may not be experiencing any symptoms yet which is a good thing but you may be. You say you drink a lot of water; how often are you urinating? Do you urinate enough to account for as much water as you take in? If not this is a possible sign that you body is already starting to compensate. This is bad for that also means the electrolytes in your body may also be compromised and this can lead to other problems.
You don't have to take my word for this. All this information is available on line in different areas related to eating disorders. This is a serious illness and if not corrected early the doctors' may not be able to correct the harm you are doing to your body.
My advise is if you are not being treated for this then see a doctor today. Go to a hospital Emergency room if you have to. If you are hiding this from family and you parents? Tell them about it today.
If you are being treated and not being compliant say so to your parents or loved ones and get to a hospital now, before you do harm that may not be correctable.
Am I trying to scare you? Hell yes I am. Being bone thin is not beautiful. The pictures you see in magazines of models are all retouched. I have seen a friends daughter die from anorexia. She was a beautiful young women until this disease took over her. She died a skeleton of skin and bones. Her coffin weighed more than she did.
You are hurting yourself and the people that love you. Get help today.
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You suffer from eating disorders and you want to know if something happening to you is bad? You want to know if it's normal or not?
Before I answer, here's an analogy that I hope gives you some perspective as to why I believe it's just too weird to even think of answering that question.
Lets say the weather is really cold. You never dress for the weather. You like wearing a bathing suit year round and that is what you are wearing outside now that there's wind chill and below freezing temps. And you want to know if it's bad that your skin is white or grayish-yellow and feels hard, waxy, or numb, or is blistering or becoming darkened or black which is some of the symptoms of severe frostbite. Most people would find it common sense to do something that is part of taking good care with your body, like taking measures to make sure you don't get frostbite by not being protected with warm clothing.
Likewise, deviating from the normal way a body gets it's nourishment to remain healthy is going to have serious repercussions too. I am not a doctor, but lack of hunger pains could be a sign of something serious like your body getting ready to slowly shut down at which point you die. It can happen quickly too. So if you don't ask for help and get counseling to help you deal with your eating disorder, within time, you won't be around for us to answer any further questions. This is a matter to be taken seriously. Many doctors and professionals are well versed on all the symptoms of such disorders and how to help their patients, as it seems to be pretty common among young girls these days. I know of a person whose body was deprived of sleep because of a medical condition they didn't seek help for. Only when they were at the point their body was beginning to shut down major organs you need to survive did they go in for help. Heard the meds they had to take for a couple days were several thousand a piece...got the facts straight as it is a distant family member. So not making it up. When a body is deprived of things it needs like sleep and proper nourishment, it reaches a point it can no longer keep alive the organs that are vital to being alive. Please tell the parents, Go see medical proffessionals who know how to help you with your own willingness too, into fighting Ednos to get back to health again cus if you don't, lack of hunger pains is the least of your worries, death and whether you get cremated or buried will be the only concern.
Not trying to sound callous here, but you're in a seriously bad spot. Water is not a food replacement, it may hydrate your body, but a body can't run on water alone...you need food. that's like putting oil into the car but failing to fill up the tank with gas. At some point the car quits running, even though its got fresh oil.
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