How can I convince my friend to stop making herself throw up?

First of all, one of my friends is bullimic, and the only way you can really convince people to stop is if they are willing to. Second, when someone is puking their food, they don’t really loose weight on the spot, it’s at about the same pace as a healthy diet and exercize plan. But bullimia is VERY unhealthy, I know someone who has died from it. she didnt get enough nutrition, and before that she looked horrible. thisgirl i know, she can pull out handfulls of hair at a time. when you do things like splurge and gurge, you loose hair, your teeth rot, you loose the nutrition you body needs to function and you eventually just shut down.

Thanks a lot. I didnt know all of that. Now i really have to talk to her.

Here’s some info you can pass to her:

Don’t start, don’t even “try it out”. Bulimia isn’t pretty, it isn’t glamorous and it isn’t a successful way to keep yourself healthy and attractive. Eventually your skin will look gray and hollow, your eye sockets will reflect shadows and darkness and you will look gaunt. You are weakening your body’s defense mechanisms, opening yourself to colds, ‘flus and even worse illnesses.

Bulimia is about developing a hateful relationship with food. Food is our nurturing fuel, not our enemy. Seek advice on healthy nutrition rather than gorging on unhealthy and unnecessary foods. You can keep very slim on a healthy diet that satisfies the stomach, heart and mind.

You’re not only throwing up your food but also a layer of mucus that protects organs such as the heart, lungs, esophagus, epiglottis, etc, from dangerous acids in your body like pepsin/acid. If there isn’t enough mucus protecting you, the acid will burn through and eat up all your insides - gross but true.

Some lesser effects that tell you the mucus in your stomach is thinning out include heart burn, and stomach aches. Your body grows a new layer of mucus every three days, so if you vomit more than twice a day, it could result in very, very serious problems.

HOW TO COPE: http://www.wikihow.com/Cope-With-Bulimia

HOW TO FIND HELP: http://WWW.wikihow.Com/Find-Help-For-a-Suspected-Eating-Disorder

Eating Disorder Hotline: 847-831-3438

http://www.anad.org/