Expert: Reverend Abbott - 6/28/2007

Question
Hi Rev. Abbott:

I have suffered from 3 months of bulimia.  I stopped about a month ago, but have not been able to stop the binge eating yet.

I have seen some frightening changes in this relatively short period of time and am wondering if some can be reversed or will return to normal with time.

Scaly skin? (skin now looks like a 40 year old instead of a 28 year old)

Hair loss (noticeably thinner--will it regrow to look like it did only about 5 months ago? (before disorder))

Spider veins and bulging looking veins/visible veins (all over body, not just legs)--I think the binging has overloaded my system.  I know after pregnancy, these can subside--so that is what I'm hoping.

Teeth--I think they are ok, but I do notice they've actually started turning inward like an old person's do and my gums have deteriorated--my teeth were never sensitive to cold, now they are.  And I have spaces between teeth instead of the gum coming down between them. (looks again like an old person)

Loose, strechy weird skin

Also, my baoobs and butt have really sort of shrunk/sunk. I've lost a lot of my good curves, while accumulating rolls of fat/cellulite everywhere else.

This is all very scary and sad--I feel like I've aged myself 20 years. I'd like to start looking forward and feel happy but it's very hard if I know that these things can't turn back to normal.

Answer
The short answer is that you probably will recover on the outside AND the inside since you were strong enough to put the brakes on this in a relatively short time.
 And you're still considered young ;)

Increase your intake of fruits - things like berries, melons (all kinds), bananas, pears (excellent for fiber), oranges, and other high water content, deep colored fruits.  It's incredible how they effect your skin and hair. Since focusing on plenty of fruits every single day, my skin tone and firmness really changed. It took a year or so with me, but that's not bad since I'm twice your age and suffered eating disorders for decades.

 See your dentist for the teeth/gums. Treatment now can avoid costly complications later. Big time!

 There are treatments you might benefit from for the hot/cold sensitivity.
 
 Skin is very resilient, especially at your age, so with proper diet/nutrition, you should do very well.

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