x post chewing and spitting

Ive noticed a few posts about this being done and Googled it up. Here is some info:

 

 

http://www.addictions.net/id273.html

http://www.2medusa.com/2008/11/secret-obsession-chewing-and. html


1.This behavior is akin to starvation dieting and/or binging and purging.

 

2. Ulcers (because food in the mouth triggers acid release in the stomach).

3. Weight gain, not weight loss is the most likely consequence. The body reacts in unforeseen ways to continual chewing and spitting. Seeing, smelling, hearing about and even the hint of food can trigger the release of insulin. This hormone regulates blood sugar and is a major player in diabetes. Tasting food releases salivary enzymes and also triggers the release of insulin. Excess insulin is a dieter’s worst nightmare, because the hormone stirs appetite, making a person feel hungrier, wanting to chew and spit more. Here lies the addiction to chewing and spitting, which like bingeing and purging can be daunting to try and quit. Heightened appetite also triggers eventual weight gain, something easily evidenced by simply reading the bloggers’ laments. If a person chews and spits long enough, they can fall into a state of hyper-insulinemia, producing too much insulin, which sets him or her up for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and eventually diabetes.

4. Finally, a person who chews and spits is probably harboring deeper fears about his or her weight and body image. These fears– and all preoccupations with thinness and dieting– are the foundation of all eating disorders. If you chew and spit, you are setting yourself up for a serious disorder later in life.

www.addictions.net/id273.html

http://www.2medusa.com/2008/11/secret-obsession-chewing-and. html

 

 I have to admit, last night I considered spitting out my food but didn't.  I am only able to eat a couple of tablespoons at each meal and my "head" was wanting more.
Thanks for posting this information.

 Thank you thank you thank you for your post... I had NO idea that this was done...
  It is something to watch and also for us it is so much easier to throw up food now that
 we have small stomachs...I have thrown up a few times since surgery...having eaten too much for my little stomach and feeling uncomfortable....I don't wait for the foamies I just throw it up...and feel better....it's something we don't talk about and there should be a dialogue about it as we are a high risk population...thanks so much...SEAVIEW