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I've been forced to quit bullimia for good. Please, do it out of your own will because things can always be worse!

:karma:Personal Story:karma:

Hey my fellow warriors, I'm writing this to inspire some of you to quit bullimia, hopefully for good.

I'm a 31yo male, been bullimic for 6 years now. It's a nightmare I know. It got so bad for me that when I went to check my bloodwork, doctors told me I needed multiple blood transfusions. Iron was low, hemoglobin was way below the limit, basically I was a mess.

While doing a bunch of tests, my doctor told me to get a colonoscopy (since I was having stomach/intestine pain which started because of daily vomiting). Hey, I thought bullimia was the culprit, and I would do transfusions and violla, I'd be good.

Sadly, they found a tumor in my colon. After surgery, days of unbearable pain and biopsy tests, I'm now facing months or even years of chemo for my stage 4 colon cancer which had spread to my liver. God, I wish I could go back to being "just" bullimic.

My stomach and intesties are in such bad shape that if I vomit I might cause internal bleeding and end up in the ER. Hence, I was forced to quit being bullimic for good. How ironic.

I'm not looking for sympathy or encouragement. I might not even be here a year later, who knows. But, please let this be a wake up call for you. I know how painful this disease is, and I know it seems impossible to quit, but believe me, it could be worse.

Don't damage yourself any further, health is a precious thing and I just now understood that. Go to the doctors frequently guys, do your blood work, and stay healthy!

Posted Apr 10, 2025, 11:22 AM UTC

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