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Constantly under attack as you use different methods to control your food intake, your throat (which is very delicate at the best of times) soon starts to suffer.

Anyone who is artificially manipulating the intake and excretion of food due to chronic eating disorders is likely to suffer some trauma to their throat at some point.

Here are three throat conditions that can result from this abuse:

Esophagus:
- Burning in throat due to acid coming up while vomiting
- May vomit blood from small tear(s) in esophagus and other organs including small intestine & stomach lining
- Rupture of the esophagus which could lead to death.

You can read the full range of damage that can hurt your body caused by anorexia and bulimia here > > > Consequences of Eating Disorders

For sure, there is no easy way back from anorexia or bulimia.

The main problem with chronic eating disorders is that they are usually secretive, supported by guilt and the underlying causes are often buried in a slippery web of thoughts and feelings.

The very first step is for the person with an eating disorder to recognize they have a problem - and then want to do something about it.

This will mean asking for help. And that requires some determination, which is something that eating disorder sufferers often lack. Many go on for years without making any progress at all.

If a start is made - it will need endless will-power and a lot of care and loving support.

Quite often the best person to help is a family member or a close friend who is prepared to stick with the program - and it will take a long time.

Here is an extract from the diary of a girl who has wrestled with bulimia for too long. She describes how she's getting stronger.

"I have started gaining weight. It's hard for me, but I have accepted it. I still exercise regularly and have started to eat more healthy food. Now I have stopped eating those 'forbidden foods', the ones that could so easily push me back into a major binge that would force me to purge.

Yesterday I realized I had gone three whole months without bingeing and purging. It's the start of my recovery.

I have been tempted, but have not relapsed even once. I have stopped feeling like, "I wish I could throw up."

I feel a bit stronger - but I am also thinking I have a way to go before I can say I'm safe.

I think I'm a stronger person now for fighting this and I have learned what's really important. It truly is what's on the inside."

You can get the knowledge gained by people who have fought against eating disorders and won here > > > Anorexia Bulimia Healing