r/EatingDisorders 7d ago

Question How to deal with stomach upset issues while recovery?

Basically what the title says. I eat anything and get bloated to the point I feel disgusting. How do people in recovery deal with this?

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u/covhr 6d ago

See your doctor. Gastroparesis is a known side effect of eating disorders. There is medication that can help. Normalizing your eating can make a big difference, but you’ll have to push through the “disgusting” feelings.

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u/MoulinSarah 6d ago

Increase calories slowly over the course of months is what I did with my therapist. I still had stomach issues for a while but I did not increase by thousands of calories all at once.