-- Posted by Anonymous at 12:51 pm on July 6, 2008 and spit it out would that be considered an eating disorder? -- Posted by marshmellowman at 12:51 pm on July 6, 2008 Yes. -- Posted by jplate19 at 12:51 pm on July 6, 2008 no -- Posted by Driftwood at 12:51 pm on July 6, 2008 yes chew and spit -- Posted by barnabas at 12:51 pm on July 6, 2008 Yes it would. You get no calories from chewing and spitting. -- Posted by T E C H N O at 12:51 pm on July 6, 2008 If the food isn't entering your stomache, purposly, it's a eating disorder. -- Posted by acausedelle at 12:52 pm on July 6, 2008 Yes it would. -- Posted by OverTheAir at 12:52 pm on July 6, 2008 Yeap -- Posted by SheMintsEclectic at 12:53 pm on July 6, 2008 Yes it is. -- Posted by Aixi at 12:53 pm on July 6, 2008 Yep. -- Posted by Lally at 12:53 pm on July 6, 2008 yes. -- Posted by newmie66 at 12:53 pm on July 6, 2008 Yes. Yes. Yes. I'm struggling with that now. People say that you get some of the calories from your saliva but that's absolutely not true. The nutritrionist I'm working with told me that. Plus my dad is a doctor, and he said that yes, breakdown of calories DOES start in your mouth, but unless you swallow it's impossible to actually absorb them, you just end up spitting out the broken down food. I started doing this because I thought it would be a great way to control my weight. The problem was that I was exercising a lot, and so I lost it really fast, and it got rather out of hand. I'm getting help for it now, but it's still really hard to get myself to eat normally. Feel free to PM me anytime if you need someone to talk to! -- Posted by DCW69 at 12:54 pm on July 6, 2008 Spitters are quitters. -- Posted by DirtyConspiracy at 12:54 pm on July 6, 2008 Yes. -- Posted by mehzx at 1:00 pm on July 6, 2008 no you could just be rejecting the food cause you don't like it -- Posted by PeterNeedsHelp at 1:04 pm on July 6, 2008 no idea -- Posted by Natsy at 1:13 pm on July 6, 2008 technically -- Posted by Cutierye at 1:13 pm on July 6, 2008 Quote: from DCW69 at 12:54 pm on July 6, 2008 Spitters are quitters. Uh-huh, that's the one. -- Posted by devilindisguize at 4:02 am on July 7, 2008 yes it is. and its very unhealthy. try not to get into habits like that, it doesnt take long for them to become dangerous and deadly addictions -- Posted by W o n d e r l a n d at 4:12 am on July 7, 2008 yes. -- Posted by iimjustbadnews at 10:00 am on July 7, 2008 Yes it's called chewing and spitting. Chewing and spitting is a highly addictive habit, and its also habit forming. On the surface, chewing and spitting may not seem like a very harmful thing to do, but it is linked to food deprivation as the type of food being spat out is rarely actually eaten. Although cravings for it can be strong, the food spat out is considered 'bad'. Chewing and spitting can also invoke a sense of waste and guilt about the food that is quite literally being wasted. Chewing and spitting out sugary foods can still do damage to teeth, perhaps even more so, as the quantities of sugar ending up in the mouth are larger than if food was actually swallowed and eaten properly. There's nothing good about depriving your body of the food it needs. Food that ends up in the mouth should be swallowed. Rather than chewing and spitting out certain types of foods, it's better to actually eat them in moderation. -- Posted by razorthin desirexx at 5:54 pm on July 9, 2008 It doesn't really mean you have one, rather it's one of the behaviors of people with EDNOS.