-- Posted by Super Tuesday at 6:29 pm on June 18, 2008 When people talk about bulimia, they make the girls sound to be brittle and frail and weak and such. My question is; how long do the effects of bulimia take to affect someone generally? and would they not be able to play well in sports anymore? -- Posted by KatieMD at 6:30 pm on June 18, 2008 idk.. google it -- Posted by xsnortingxashesx at 6:31 pm on June 18, 2008 After a while, sports would be impossible. Bulimics, however, are able to sustain a picture of normality, weight wise, longer than anorexics. -- Posted by blessedbeaut8 at 6:31 pm on June 18, 2008 who knows? i know when i did it, i had a major headache -- Posted by jessica20110 at 6:32 pm on June 18, 2008 It'll make you feel faint after a purge. Most of the weak and frail-ness comes from anorexia, though. I've been throwing up for about a month, and my psychiatrist could already tell problems with my teeth. -- Posted by jennay at 6:33 pm on June 18, 2008 Its really different for everyone. I've been binging and purging almost every day for about 7 years and I'm pretty healthy minus a few things with my teeth that were easily fixed. -- Posted by peaceandlovebby at 6:40 pm on June 18, 2008 it varies with different people depending on how much fat and such each person has stored on heir body... its not good, i used to do it, but if you must then i suggest using flouride, enamel strengthening toothpaste and moutwash, and be sure to brush your teeth after every purge so your teeth dont get too messed up. -- Posted by Anonymous at 6:40 pm on June 18, 2008 for derek zoolander it means you can read minds   -- Posted by jennay at 6:43 pm on June 18, 2008 Quote: from peaceandlovebby at 6:40 pm on June 18, 2008 it varies with different people depending on how much fat and such each person has stored on heir body... its not good, i used to do it, but if you must then i suggest using flouride, enamel strengthening toothpaste and moutwash, and be sure to brush your teeth after every purge so your teeth dont get too messed up. actually you should wait about an hour after a purge before brushing, as brushing immediately after increases the acid in your mouth -- Posted by W o n d e r l a n d at 5:45 am on June 20, 2008 depends on the extent -- Posted by hello12345 at 4:31 pm on June 22, 2008 bulimia doesn't immediately affect you, for a while it's just like having stomach flu, only you don't feel sick, so it won't be too bad.  But it's like meth, you won't see effects after the first time maybe, but however confident you are, I assure you you will get addicted, and then effects are bad, specially the puffy face look, real attractive, if you're into looking like a balloon -- Posted by Anonymous at 12:44 pm on June 23, 2008 when you have bulimia, you arn't always thin. you can have bulimia and: be underweight. be overweight. or be average weight. when you play sports, you may have a horrible headache or heartburn. andd, plus; you won't have much energy to run and you will probably fall down or faint. you'll get dizzy tooo.. -- Posted by anonymous2 at 2:12 pm on June 23, 2008 Quote: from peaceandlovebby at 6:40 pm on June 18, 2008 it varies with different people depending on how much fat and such each person has stored on heir body... its not good, i used to do it, but if you must then i suggest using flouride, enamel strengthening toothpaste and moutwash, and be sure to brush your teeth after every purge so your teeth dont get too messed up. nooooo not right after!  wait at least an hour after you purge before brushing your teeth....otherwise you're brushing off your enamel w/ stomach acid.  so after you purge rinse, wait, THEN brush -- Posted by hello12345 at 2:19 pm on June 23, 2008 yeah, rinse out your mouth with a mix of baking soda and water instead, to neutralize the acid