am recovering from anorexia and wanted to know if swalloing my gum is bad? i use to do it before to suppress my hunger and loose weight then i went into recovery but now im thinking of doing it again. Any thoughts on this?
First, congratulations on your recovery from anorexia – it’s big and positive move you’ve made and I really have to say: please do keep on trying to keep yourself on this positive track! No amount of extra weight id worth a tiniest bit of your health, I know you’ve heard this numerous times, but when you do get to the point you feel sick, being thin doesn’t make any difference whatsoever.
Yes, swallowing gum is bad, not because the urban legend that it will stay in your stomach forever, but because of the fact that 80 percent of chewing gum is indigestible. It will end up in your colon, causing a blockage that might need an emergency intervention. So, there is a part of the truth in that legend, but what’s important to you is that you need to learn new ways of dealing with stress, anxiety and hunger.