Bulimia Help

been bulimic for 13 years- vomiting anywhere from 3 times a week to 200 times a week. I have nice teeth. Rinse your moth out with something like milk or baking soda (ASAP) to neutralize the acid.

And- yes my teeth are nice- but this past year and a half- i have noticed they have started to chip and the enamel is wearing down my lower botton tooth- not enough for people to notice-unless they really look- but from far away- my teeth look nice.

i also dont drink soda and i try not to puke till bile comes up- i always figure its better to keep some calories than have rotted teeth.

No one can see the damage done to my teeth, but it's also been awhile since I went to the dentist. But I always rinse with mouthwash after a b/p. But I feel(whether it's all in my head or not) that my teeth are weaker..
It's also affected my eyes though, Now I wear glasses where as a year ago I had PERFECT vision, and purging make smy eyes sore, and gives me a preassurized headache.

My teeth are SOOOOOO sensitive. I now use a enamel restoring toothpaste. It is so painful eating anything cold. I also recently had a root canal but I think that was probably more to do with the sugar than the purging.

I have been bulimic for about 15 years, over the last 3 years I have noticed a considerable difference in my teeth. I can practically see through my two front teeth and I have chips on almost all of them in the front.

I have been Bulimic for about 3 years and have noticed my teeth are more sensitve to hot/cold. Also had 2 cavities last time I went to the dentst:(

been bulimic for 6 years. my teeth r clear and sensitive :(

bulimic also for 10 years.. front teeth trasparent, and all teeth chipped.. and haven't been to a dentist for 2 years. i know i have so much work that needs to be done and know that i can't afford it:( eventually pretty veniers are gonna be the way to go.

My teeth are terrible. I can almost see through my front teeth at the bottom of them. One of them looks like it's not holding on much longer. They are no way near a nice bright shade of white... quite the opposite. They feel so sensitive that they hurt all the time. I am scared what the dentist will say next time because over the past year they have got so much worse. I have always had bad teeth though, so I was doomed from the beginning I guess.

My teeth look ok but they do get really sensetive to hot/cold etc! :s

I have been bulimic for a long time ago.
My teeth are very sensitive to cold drinks.
My dentist said a lot of times, that my teeth look very fragile (vomiting and lack of calcium, i guess).

my teeth are kind of yellow.. and kind of sensitive.. they have chipped a little bit (the ones in the bottom)

My wisdom teeth have decided to start their own nation and are growing in way out compared to my other teeth, my mom says i should go to the dentist and get them yanked out, if i do this, will the dentist be able to tell i'm Bulimic? i just gotta remove these teeth

I've been bulimic for 12-13 years, and I can tell you that my mouth is full of fillings. I definitely think the bulimia led to the condition of my mouth.

my teeth are ok... i whiten them with crest strips so it helps disguise any discolorations. they're starting to become more transparent but aesthetically, they're holding up. i do, however, notice that i am getting more cavities. i met a girl who's teeth were so yellow in the front but even worse on the backsides... it looked like a brownish-yellowish film over her teeth. after seeing that, i got worried. i use enamel-restoring toothpaste and mouthwash. i heard it's not good to use toothpaste/mouthwash immediately after a purge... i rinse with water and brush later.

Im very self conscious about my teeth because I can see the damage that has been done. On the bottom of my two front teeth, the enamel is thin and Im so scared that one day, I might break my teeth or have them chip or something. Also, all my teeth hurt really bad. Chewing gum is even painful and I would give anything to take back the damage that has been done to my mouth.

My teeth are horrible..
I cant eat or drink anything cold
and ,y teeth are beginning to turn yellow.
Is there anything i can do to stop this???

My Teeth were perfect back in the day. I have been bulimic for 10 years and within the last 3 years I have noticed a HUGE difference! The entire time I have been sick I have used mouth wash and baking soda and maybe it has really help but I guess I cant tell the diff. now. I def. recommend using these methods but more importantly get help and get better! As of now my teeth are all chipped and I can see through most of them. I go to the dentist every few months and have spent hundred maybe thousands of dollars on repair (bondage and such). The repairs make my teeth look better short term but within a few months all of the purging causes them to fall apart again! One day I would like to get veneers but until I stop purging thats not an option. Dont fool yoursef. At first you dont notice any changes but once you are sick for a while things start to change... I hate ED!

I've been bulimic for 2 years now. My bottom teeth are all fine. All my teeth are white. I go to the dentist regularly and they say I have nice teeth. I haven't had any cavities in like 6 years and that's before I was even bulimic.
HOWEVER, my top 2 middle teeth and the 2 on either side of them have been eroded from behind and I have dents in them now...when I touch them with my tongue from behind it actually feels like I have a tiny hole on the one of them. I asked my dentist (who doesn't know I'm bulimic) about it and he said it's nothing to worry about. But I do worry about it and I KNOW it's from bulimia.

I can so relate to you guys!! A couple of years ago i got diagnosed with anorexia nervosa but being stuck in hospital for the past 4 years has turned that into bulimia nervosa!! I recently went to the dentist && the shock look on her face horrofied me!! My teeth are extremly sensitive now && i have to wear this clear mouth guard thing throughout the day for a temporary time till I can control the purging!! Which is so hard!! I dont do it when im out of hospital but in hospital coz they make us eat so much food it just comes back up without me doing anything!! I drink water && that comes back up!! I dont know what to do!! Im so scared im only young && need my teeth!! The dentist also said I would need root canals or im going to need new teeth, think they call them veneeirs or something!! I really wish I could turn back time!!

I paid a huge dental price for bulimia. I was floored when I went to my dentist about 4 years ago and he told me I had done over $5000 worth of damage to my teeth. He ever so politely told me that all the cavitites, root canals, crowns, cracks, and sensitivities I had were a result of purging!!!
This kicked me back into shape for awhile until I relapsed about 14 months ago. My new dentist told me in November that I had done another $1000 worth of damage to my teeth from purging and restricting.
I have to go to the dentist on Monday because my recent episode caused me to weaken my teeth again and I finally broke a front tooth while purging about two weeks ago. So now I have to pay the price again. I honestly think if I don't quit soon I will have dentures by the time I am 30!!! Ugh!!

I've only been bulimic for about 3-4 years, but the tips of my teeth have all eroded slightly. I havent been to a dentist in years. It was before i became bulimic. So that might be a reason. But i do brush my teeth twice daily and after i purge if i can i would brush my teeth.

When I went to the dentist in December, I had to get 5 cavities filled!!

My top teeth are dark yellow in places. I took a picture with my digital camera and cried.

My top teeth are all eroded at the back, my front two teeth are really thin and one of the chipped so I had to have a filling on the front of the tooth.

I have virtually no bite left (my teeth are all smooth on the top surface). Bulimia does mess them up horribly. The time it takes to make the damage completely depends on how strong your teeth are to begin with. It vaires so much from a few months to 10 years to start showing.

Best way is to STOP before the damage is done, I'd do anything to have my teeth back to normal...

ive been bulimic for less than two years
already had one wisdom tooth decay and a piece break off.
got that fixed, now feel a sizeable cavity on another molar
i was always prone to cavities, and i have a feeling bulimias just made me more prone
my teeth are very sensitive now as well. i tried ice cream. it hurt.

going to the dentist made me accountable to someone though, so i do plan to go back to him, once i regain the courage, to get this new cavity dealt with.

My teeth are a right mess, and the sad thing is people used to comment how lovely teeth were when I was a secondary school. I never needed braces or anything. I have noticed two dark yellow patches on my two front teeth of late, im petrified this is the start of the rotting process at THE Forefront of my smile, nightmare, and Im not married yet, god knows what they will look like by the time I get a ring on my finger never mind walking up the ailse. One of my back teeth have fallen out and I have holes and god knows how many fillings at this stage. I get terrible toothache aswel. Not good

I am 24 and have been bulimic for the past 9 years. Well, anorexia dominated that first year but bulimia has been both my best friend and my worst enemy ever since. I've been pretending for the last two years that I am "recovered". Those close to me think that I am. I am not. The secrecy of those first few years has come right back to haunt me. I am not bingeing and purging anywhere near as much as I used o but the last few weeks have been particularly difficult. Here is why:
I am a 'successful', 'attractive' young woman with a respectable government job. Last week I underwent surgery to have ALL of my back teeth removed. They were so eroded form the purging, the litres of diet soda and the chewing gum. I am horrified. YES bulimia is BAD for your teeth. My front teeth aren't great. I never cared nor thought about the effects bulimia would have on me. I thought it happened to other people. I also once thought bulimia was something that hapened to other people. Not me. Not true. It happens. It is hard. I have no idea what I am going to do now. The cost of the surgery (it is not covered by my health insurance) has maxed out my credit card and wiped out my savings. My partner and I are supposed to be buying a house and gettin gexcited about the future.
I can't believe I have made myself sick this last week even with the stitches in my mouth. Even though my gums bleed and it hurts so much. I've learned that I binge to stop me from thinking (my mind goes a million miles an hour) and to stop me from facing other things in life. It's the one time I'm on auto pilot. When I purge I feel lighter. But ultimately I feel empty and ill and I can feel it slowly killing me, killing my spirit, killing my boyfriend's belief that "I just have a yucky belly"
I've joined here today because I finally rcognised that No- I'm not recovered. Yes I've taken many many steps along the road but this is a setback.
I need support, I need help. But ultimately I want to stop anyone else from having experienced what I have- Please, don't do it to yourself.
xx

Before all this began I used to have naturally really white teeth- they used to be a little bit sensitive, but as I got older they recovered. I have been bulimic for about 2yrs now, and I have noticed differences- although they are not huge. My teeth are much more sensitive to hot/cold, and they have become slightly see-through at the edges. They are not so white anymore, and they don't feel so smooth-but more porous....but maybe thats psychological [the porousness, not the lack of smoothness]. I need to see the dentist soon I think.

On a random side note- does anyone else have recurring dreams about bad teeth or teeth falling out etc? It seems to be something I dream about frequently :S

Hey all,

I sincerely DO NOT want to sound preachy, bossy or like a know-it-all here but I really just want to take the chance to pass this on as it is something I have learned from experience and I really don't want anyone else to ever have to go through what I have in the last weeks/ months re teeth.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE visit a dentist asap!!!

Even if you are still IN the b/p stages do this one loving thing for yourself. It will be such a positive move. And a MASSIVE step in the right direction.

I know it is scary, I know it can be difficult; having a dentist you can be open with and/ or a support buddy to pick you up afterward (or come chat to any of us on here) can make it a little easier to bear.

For years I looked at my teeth in the mirror everyday and could see the damaging effects my purging had had.. But I didn't do anything about it. I was 'recovered' for a period of time but that 'recovery' also included a diet highly dependant upon diet soda and chewing/bubble gum (only since joining this forum have I learnt that this is actually part of the ED itself so my 'recovery' was maybe not as full as I pretended it to be). These substances continued to damage and wear away my already eroded teeth. It started with one cavity. Then a few more. Then nighttime grinding (which for most people can be easily solved) which caused my weakened teeth to snap bit by bit, leaving me waking with bits of teeth and blood in my mouth. I led to a dependance (not a chemical addiction but a need due to the pain) upon pain killers, antiinflammatories for my gums and local anasthetics for the mouth. (Btw - I HATED using these).

I left it two years after the beginning of my 'recovery' to seek dental treatment. I began visiting the dentist weekly but it was too late. As mentioned in my post above, I have just undergone surgery to have all of my back teeth removed. My teeth were unsaveable and I couldn't bear the pain anymore.

Obviously this has stirred up a LOT of old emotions and feelings within me. Number one being the simple- "Why?". I guess that is the question many of us ask everyday isn't it. Another thing it has brought up is a challenge with my relationship with food. I now CAN'T eat many foods. If anyone is thinking this is a fantastic solution to the b/p cycle and a way to restrict, TRUST ME, it is NOT. I now physically have 'forbidden' foods- simply because I do not have teeth to chew them, because they may get stuck in my gum, because they are to hot, because they are too cold etc etc. The list goes on and on. But mentally it feels like the forbidden food you would have had when you were restricting or following an unrealistic 'diet'.

Obviously this is usually the type of food you would binge on. So I'm faced with all these old thoughts, feelings and emotions (spending all day at home in my own head while getting over this surgery doesn't help) trying to make sense of it all.

Oh, and PAIN!!!!!!!!! Wow- I had no idea it would feel like this. Just as a side note- if anyone has grandparents or knows any old person who has false teeth/ dentures etc, please give them a big, huge bear hug from me. And maybe just appreciate them that little bit more. I have a newfound respect for what they have been through. (Although it will be at least TWO YEARS until my gums are healed enough to have anything like that. Not to mention about ten years til I save up the $$!!)

Anyway, the one positive I am taking out of this whole situation is the hope that I may be able to inspire, encourage and help others to visit a dentist before it is too late. If your dentist doesn't understand or chastises you- please don't be discouraged, find another one. If you don't have the money for full treatment (for a lot of my illness I didn't either), even having a plan of action and timeline drawn up can make a difference. (Plus with the $$ I was slogged for this last surgery, general dental would have saved me THOUSANDS!!).

As I said, I don't want to be pushy, preachy or make ayone feel uncomfortable. I want to help you have one less thing that is going to impact your life after bulimia. Because there IS life. And it can be a fantastic one!!

Please feel free to message me if you have any questions re this or even if you want to chat about your fears/concerns etc etc. I don't pretend to be an expert but will offer my support in any way I can.

Love to you all

and already my teeth are jagged at the edges and going a bit transparent. but to be honest, i remember them being like that before i started....hmmm :/

my teeth have been good- but I know I have a family history of especially good teeth.

now though, I can tell.
They are smaller. Lots of gaps in between, where there didn't used to be.
That smoothness.
The transparency
The sensitivity to heat/cold.
The sensitivity to EVERYTHING after a purge.

Rinse your mouth out with bicarb soda (baking powder) after purging, and also after eating fruit, juice, or soft drink (avoid soft drink). Not a solution, but something to minimise damage.

And work hard on the ED. Or we'll all end up puff-faced and toothless.

I have lost my teeth...it started off with the back ones as the acid hits these first and then the front...im 28 but have false teeth...my dentist says he sees it frequently with eD sufferers. Unfortunately I have spent yrs over 10 vomiting between 3 and 8 times a day - every day including birthdays and Xmas...and when I was younger and didnt know any better, I brushed my teeth straight away, thus spreading the acid - do not do this.

I still have some teeth of my own - but it doesn't look good. I am SO so so ashamed of my teeth. I'd gladly loose a leg in order to get perfect teeth, xxx

My enamels started wearing down, i have holes in i think 6 teeth now and they're so weak that my front tooth chipped when i tried to break off a thread the other day. Problem is i'm too embarrassed to go to the dentist.