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After a family meal last night, I saw my niece (15) alone in the kitchen and it looked like she was throwing up in the trash can. I asked her if she was okay and she looked kind of embarrassed but said that she was just spitting out her dessert (chocolate brownie cake). I asked why wasn't it good, and she said "Oh, mom and I do this to keep from gaining weight. We try not to get caught but Dad knows." Her mom is my sister and now I understand why we rarely saw her eating some foods, like bread and butter, and desserts.

I told sis what I'd seen and she thought it was a smart idea because they can enjoy everything without taking in too many calories and she said she started doing it when we were kids. She'd seen something about a young girl who was abused by her mother who'd poured bleach down the child's throat, destroying her throat and she had to be fed thru a tube. But the child could still enjoy birthday cake and McDonald's because she carried a large cup with her...See More
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Jo It may not be a disorder but a learned behavior. If she is health weight and eats other healthy food, then it may just be th that she was taught a way to enjoy the taste without the ca calories.

I don't see it being the best idea, but if she isn't vomiting, just spitting it out, and eating other foods that are healthy regularly and in pro...See More
Dec 25, 2016
Concerned Auntie I don't know if it is bulimia because my niece and her mother don't vomit; they "chew and spit" the foods they want to enjoy without swallowing the food, such as breads and desserts.

On 12/25/16, Yes wrote: > It is bulimia and yes, it is an eating disorder. If you google it you > will find plenty of information about the di...See More
Dec 25, 2016
actually it is and is getting more widespread. nfmn On 12/25/16, Concerned Auntie wrote: > I don't know if it is bulimia because my niece and her mother > don't vomit; they "chew and spit" the foods they want to > enjoy without swallowing the food, such as breads and > desserts. > > > On 12/25/16, Yes wrote: >> It is bulimia and yes, it is an eating disorder. If ...See More
Dec 25, 2016
Jme I don't know if experts would call it an eating disorder,
but it certainly isn't a healthy eating habit. The
question, I guess, is what can/should an outsider do to
help? I don't know. I hope someone will have a good idea.
Dec 26, 2016


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