ALWAYS BLOATED IN ED RECOVERY?! dealing with bloating in recovery, bloating remedies & my story

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  • @ciaraanderson5762
    @ciaraanderson5762 4 роки тому +181

    Thank you so much. I'm actually getting used to food again. Nobody talks about the horrific bloating after not eating much for a while.

    • @kingpunshdrunk8205
      @kingpunshdrunk8205 3 роки тому +2

      Umm how long did it last for you?

    • @animalcrackers8880
      @animalcrackers8880 3 роки тому +6

      Belly fat also :( because I wasn’t informed to be prepared, it caused a relapse. If you stick with recovery it usually redistributes after 6-12 months. I didn’t know and apparently no one mentions it as to not scare us away from recovery. But this is what caused me to feel suicidal and inevitably relapse. Had I been prepared and informed, I’d have some reassurance to stick with recovery instead of thinking I was some weirdo that just can’t eat. :/

    • @Lisa-en3em
      @Lisa-en3em 3 роки тому

      @@animalcrackers8880 felt this

  • @SarahBispy
    @SarahBispy 4 роки тому +116

    The bloating has been such a struggle for me in recovery. Even years later 😣
    I’ve noticed kombucha has really been something that’s helped me as well as helped support gut health!

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому +4

      It is so hard!! Thank you for being so so open Sarah. I love Kombucha as well!! I'm so glad that has been helping. Always here for you

  • @catherinewhitaker3425
    @catherinewhitaker3425 4 роки тому +44

    thank you SO MUCH for this video. i’ve struggled with bloating so much in the last year of recovering and it always makes me feel so bad about myself and makes me worried that i’m doing something wrong. i’m so glad to have stumbled upon this video

  • @EmThrives
    @EmThrives 4 роки тому +32

    Releasing mental/psychological stress really helped my physical bloating. Maybe it's not physiologically-based, but in my experience, I really think that both my body & mind were holding onto a lot.

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому +1

      Yes Em!!! I could not agree with this more. I found the exact same thing in my experience with bloating. Thank you so much for sharing your experience :)

  • @MalloryJPage
    @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому +19

    So happy and lucky to have you here watching this video

  • @BonnieZhaoboboninie
    @BonnieZhaoboboninie 3 роки тому +11

    this helped me so much! i am dealing with bloating too. I'm quite stressed and was diagnosed with GERD and IBS. I just finished an entire plate of pad that at a restaurant despite my brain screaming at me to stop eating it. I love the food freedom that I am fighting for though! 7 months into recovery. :)

  • @SierraVilláfranca
    @SierraVilláfranca 3 роки тому +22

    I just started my recovery with anorexia and the bloating omg was already my biggest fear and now recovery is scaring me but I’m happy to know I’m not the only one.

    • @lillyhendrix7810
      @lillyhendrix7810 6 місяців тому

      I just started my journey too and the bloating has REALLY triggered me too but please know that you are not alone!!! We are gonna be strong and happy I believe in you!

  • @caitlinclose8272
    @caitlinclose8272 4 роки тому +17

    This is immensely helpful, thank you so much. I’m literally only 3 days into recovery. A few nights ago I finally called my Mom in the middle of the night after another panic attack about very possibly dieing in my sleep. She’s known for a long time about my anorexia but knew I’d become enraged & armed w/denial if she ever confronted me. Braking down that night, telling her *everything* & letting these torturous thoughts out of my own head for the first time was EPIC. It felt so good, she’s nothing but amazing, she promised to stay by my side the next few weeks as I start truly recovering for the first time. Obviously I’m concerned about the challenges I’ll be facing so this insight is a big tool. 💛

    • @tee4048
      @tee4048 4 роки тому +2

      I'm three days in today. How is it going for you?

  • @emaleesrecovery9427
    @emaleesrecovery9427 3 роки тому +8

    It does help because I cried my eyes out.. I'm a week into recovery and I'm bloating soooo bad and I over workout and I try not to but it just happens and idk I wish I knew how to de bloat or something

    • @olehviyah
      @olehviyah 2 роки тому

      i’m going through the same thing right now, i hope your okay now :)!

  • @animalcrackers8880
    @animalcrackers8880 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for this.
    Every time I attempt recovery, I majorly bloat but I talk about it and seek help and am looked at as delusional due to being so small. It doesn’t mean it’s not major compared to my regular and it doesn’t mean I’m not in pain.
    I recently relapsed after gaining 15lbs in recovery and no longer eating healthy. I began my recovery slowly integrating solid foods(I become phobic about solids even if I have to see a solid become liquid- I won’t drink it), and slowly upping my calories until I maintained a regular 1500-1900/day(I’m very short). I was gaining muscle, my hair was regrowing, I got my period back, and so on. Then my RD told me I wasn’t eating enough calories and even though I was a healthy weight, that she didn’t want to see me at that low of an end. I never received any positive feedback no matter what I did, and felt constantly triggered. This caused me to restrict once in a while, then obviously go back to over eating shortly after or eating my regular calories. I rapidly gained weight due to messing with my metabolism after feeling so triggered. She also pressured to weigh me during appts even though I said that’s my #1 trigger and I don’t want to focus on numbers, and already took my weight once a week. That made me think she thought I was lying which discouraged me further because I wasn’t and I really was trying so hard.
    Towards the end, I began to gain more belly fat and bloat and feel very ill most of the time. I even thought I may have had appendicitis at one point. My periods became intensely painful. No one would help me because they assumed it was just my ED. I’ve had an ED throughout most of my life, and I’m 30. My arms and legs are normally where I gain most weight, while my waist is small and the only part of my body I’ve ever liked. Unfortunately as my diet was no longer balanced but instead became chaotic as almost a reflection of my emotional state, I began to gain a ton of fat-obvious fat, in my abdomen. I was terrified and relapsed, which I’m still in the middle of. I’m so hungry, but I’m afraid to eat. I’m trying to wait things out and start again when I’m ready and in a better head space.. regardless of my metabolism being so out of whack, I recently read some studies on how those recovering tend to gain fat in the abdomen but it’s not commonly discussed out of concern for triggering patients or scaring them out of recovery. I knew about the bloating when I first started recovery, therefore expected it and assured myself that I’d be ok. The abdominal fat, I did not know about and assumed I’d gone out of control. Due to covid, I’ve been unable to get a therapist so I’m trying this on my own but I have had treatment in the past and no one ever mentioned this to me. I became suicidal until I relapsed and after discovering this about the fat gain, I have to wonder if keeping this obscured is a contributing factor towards suicidal ideation during recovery. Had I been prepared and known it was coming, though I’d have still been triggered by my RD’s seeming impatience and our interactions and therefore experienced the chaos that happened with my intake afterward when I felt I should’ve just been maintaining what i was doing for a while as I was on a healthy track and my health overall was surprisingly fine, I still feel like I wouldn’t have fully relapsed. Apparently this body fat redistributes after about 6-12 months. I truly wish I’d been informed of that instead of just being regarded as delusional for complaining about having a 5” bloat and causing my waist to go from 21”-26” which looks, to someone without an ED “thin”. I was constantly brushed off and I really resent that.
    That all said, thank you so much for this video and being candid. This is a very serious health condition and we really deserve to be well informed and know what to expect . Fear of perceived “fatness” or actual weight gain is the #1 fear and when not informed that it will happen(and the intense parts will go away in time if you stick to recovery) this just confirms our nightmares. I’d rather know from the start what to be prepared for and that it’s normal instead of thinking I’m just some “freak” that can’t eat like a “normal human” without ballooning.

  • @maddieequestrian5520
    @maddieequestrian5520 3 роки тому +4

    I really felt like we were talking! 😂 the whole time I was going “mhm yep that’s me”. Thank you so much this really helped me out and made me feel SO much less alone. I am still very new to recovery and have been grabbing on to my bad side a lot more and trying to tell myself that it is the recovery making me bloated and fat. However there are some moments when I look at myself in a video or picture and I don’t think I am and think I’m crazy. I can feel myself starting to come to my senses but it is so hard with that mental game you were talking about. It’s like there’s an angel on one side and a devil on the other! I am really wanting to find comfort with food and myself and this video definitely helped me. Again thank you 💗

  • @adriannealvord9023
    @adriannealvord9023 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much ! I’m on day 12 and I feel so confident and proud of myself for loving myself

  • @emmaa1013
    @emmaa1013 3 роки тому +4

    thank you for this, im currently in hospital recovering from anorexia nervosa and the bloating is hard.

  • @rhihidi
    @rhihidi 4 роки тому +9

    Thank you so much for this video! I’m working towards recovery and the bloating is one of the more challenging side effects to deal with. ty again 💗

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much for watching Angela

  • @sarahemmons8051
    @sarahemmons8051 3 роки тому +16

    I have been bloated EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY! It won't go away! Idk what to do😭 I feel huge🥺

    • @hushho3461
      @hushho3461 3 роки тому +3

      It gets better. It’s awful, I know, but keep going because it will go away.

    • @sunflower.3040
      @sunflower.3040 3 роки тому +1

      SAME 😭😭

    • @sarahemmons8051
      @sarahemmons8051 3 роки тому +1

      @@sunflower.3040 I actually tried the charcoal pills. BRO THEY WORK! It doesn't take it away completely, but it reduces it soo much😭🙌

    • @Lisa-en3em
      @Lisa-en3em 3 роки тому

      @@hushho3461 when does it go away ive been maintenance for a month now

  • @donnastichter9313
    @donnastichter9313 4 роки тому +7

    This has been my favorite video from you yet. I can't get out over how it feels like you're in my living room just giving me advice. I'm excited to try the products you recommended and focus on relieving stress. Thank you so much for this video ♥️

  • @hibast1r
    @hibast1r 2 роки тому +2

    I started my recovery last summer and I felt okay with bloating and I really loved this feeling but as soon as school started I came back to my ED again and now I'm more insecure than ever

    • @Nico62967
      @Nico62967 Рік тому +1

      Did it ever go away? I’m going threw the same thing

    • @hibast1r
      @hibast1r Рік тому

      @@Nico62967 it didn't I'm sorry

  • @Sofia___-bc9wu
    @Sofia___-bc9wu Рік тому +2

    I started recovery a year ago, and I'm still bloated, i fell horrible. I can't even wear tops, during summer cause i would feel uncomfortable.. I don't want it to last forever...

    • @moonlovesme
      @moonlovesme 10 місяців тому +1

      Drink more water and walking !!

  • @Tonymj
    @Tonymj 3 роки тому +4

    i’m at my normal weight since almost 2 months now and i’m still bloated

    • @Lisa-en3em
      @Lisa-en3em 3 роки тому +2

      SAME everyone’s always like because your increasing your calories and your body is getting used to it but i’m here like i’m maintaining and my body has put up with a lot more food than i eat now and yet i still get horribly bloated

  • @madsw9129
    @madsw9129 3 роки тому +5

    It's my first week in AN recovery and the bloating really triggers my compulsive exercise at night. Plz help

    • @moonlovesme
      @moonlovesme 10 місяців тому

      I did this when I was super bloated, impulsive exercising all night and told myself to only stop when I physically can’t anymore😕 next day my whole body was full of bruises, please don’t do this to yourself it’s not body fat but waterweight gain mostly

  • @riley1333
    @riley1333 3 роки тому +7

    I think I've gained fat and it's not bloating :( it would've been better to be bloated ..I can touch my tummy and I dont feel a solid stomach (well just a bit ) and I only feel fat I just wanna relapse

    • @annerittwage1401
      @annerittwage1401 3 роки тому +1

      I feel you. It feels so horrible. But I hope it will even out and.. relax after a while?

    • @riley1333
      @riley1333 3 роки тому +5

      @@annerittwage1401 I woke up this morning and mist of my bloat was gone so I felt happy but it came back again and I know its totally normal to bloat and I know it will stop once my body trusts me again it will re distribute my weight and just thinking of tht makes me feel good so if u feel like tht just say it will be over soon so let's stick to recovery do we can be better

    • @danilbilous-e3h
      @danilbilous-e3h 3 роки тому

      @@riley1333 how are you now?

  • @alaina5390
    @alaina5390 3 роки тому +4

    I doubt anyone will see this as it’s an older video but girl I’m struggling as many others are. Hello I am currently recovering from binge eating disorder. I’m not underweight in fact I’m over weight and restriction and food fears are a biggie for me. I’ve been intuitively eating for about a week or two. Honestly I’ve tried it for the last few years but the cycle of binging never ends. I’ve been experiencing extreme hunger which is odd because I assumed this only applies to anorexia or bulimic people. My bloating is so bad as well. I don’t know why because if I’ve eaten these same foods but in higher amounts before why am I more bloated than when I’ve binged when I’m intuitively eating? Thank you!

  • @cassia444
    @cassia444 3 роки тому +20

    I've been in recovery for almost 2 years. I'm still terribly bloated and this makes me really sad, despite my appetite being normal. I do feel my digestion isn't fixed yet. Would this ever go away? ;(

    • @ginaamoroso1882
      @ginaamoroso1882 Рік тому +1

      Try to do some sea salt and water there’s a book called YOUR BODIES MANY CRIES FOR WATER

  • @lvn2410
    @lvn2410 3 роки тому +3

    Im so bloated rn :(

  • @snoopy1994ge
    @snoopy1994ge 3 роки тому +3

    I've been trying not too but I've been running evermore, after I run I feel good and look way way less bloated, but as soon as I drink water my face and arms and stomach blow up ,I think maybe I should stop im just putting more stress

  • @maxanderson1524
    @maxanderson1524 4 роки тому +3

    Awesome video! Keep this up! Your community is the best

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much Max! I am so glad you feel that way and so happy to have you be apart of it !

  • @KezziesCorner
    @KezziesCorner 4 роки тому +4

    Aweeee hope you’re all ok it must have been such a difficult experience xxxxx

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much girl, this is so incredibly sweet of you to say. Appreciate you.
      xx
      Mal

  • @emilyjo5198
    @emilyjo5198 4 роки тому +3

    HI Mallory, Have you found digestive enzymes helpful for gas as well? Also, do you feel as if your body begins to rely on them after prolonged use? I am interested in trying digestive enzymes, but a bit hesitant. Thank you so much for sharing this video

  • @clarateckbalbino1305
    @clarateckbalbino1305 3 роки тому +1

    You are so sweet, thank u so mucj just for being such a Nice person, and making me feel like you are just a lovely friend of mine. ♥️

  • @katamurin8445
    @katamurin8445 4 роки тому +11

    I would like to ask, whether it's normal, that at the beginning of recovery (means increasing food amount) I hadn't have any problems with bloating, but after approx. 1-2 months it started, and was accompanied with diarrhea...and both are still my "mates"..,Tried eat milk-free but that didn't help. I understand gastroparesis, but I am worried because of the delay, and that it could be some kind of other problem. And normally how long does it take for it to decrease/go away? Should I give a rest to my digestive organs, or should I keep attacking them with the increased amount? Thank you for the advice in advance! Kata

    • @raydoescode
      @raydoescode 4 роки тому +2

      I have the same problem. I want to give my body a break. It feels like Im over doing it

    • @ebba.grhe00
      @ebba.grhe00 2 роки тому

      Was the same for me. In the beginning I didn’t bloat then suddenly after 1 month my stomach was upset, gassy, bloated and so on everyday

    • @GGGirl55
      @GGGirl55 2 роки тому

      @@ebba.grhe00 did it ever go away?

    • @ebba.grhe00
      @ebba.grhe00 2 роки тому

      @@GGGirl55 your stomach will always be a little bigger after eating cause your food has to go somewhere but the bloat did go away from me! I didn’t cut out diary or anything else I was just patient and with 1 month it all went away! I did do some massage on my stomach everyday and I never sat/layed down right after eating, that might have helped too!

  • @sakuralila
    @sakuralila 2 роки тому

    OH MY GOD i didnt know that it was normal thank you so so so much💓💖💕

  • @izsp8737
    @izsp8737 2 роки тому

    Really useful tips thank you! Hope you are doing well.

  • @alexboyce784
    @alexboyce784 3 роки тому +5

    How long until it goes away

  • @TheKing72.
    @TheKing72. 2 роки тому

    I was never terrified of food I was terrified of letting myself go out of control when eating witch I have a history of

  • @gentlybylia3181
    @gentlybylia3181 2 роки тому +2

    Im 15 and my disordered eating or mental health when it come to my body and food was when i was 13 and got TikTok (ofc😒)and i got addicted to exercise, "nutrition" and i lost weight and everything changed. I have always had an issue with gluten and now that im tryna recover is 10x worse. My family has not noticed some how and I know I need to tell my mom bc i need to fix my gut. And if I tell her I know that we can fix it. But Im scared she will say I don't have that problem. Any advice?

    • @_mariemul
      @_mariemul 2 роки тому +1

      Hi not really an advise but I kinda relate to you. Im 15 years old and have disordered eating too and am bloated a lot but last time I told my mom she says im not and I love her but it’s just something that I’m really struggling with so yeah :( I’m starting therapy and I’m planning on telling them about it and how I feel. I was told I should start eating like 3 meals and 3 snacks a day and I tried starting 3 days ago and it’s going fine I think :) And I want to say I hope you have someone you can talk to and that you’re not alone🤍You got this💗

    • @gentlybylia3181
      @gentlybylia3181 2 роки тому +1

      @@_mariemul Hey how have you been?

    • @marie_9848
      @marie_9848 2 роки тому +1

      @@gentlybylia3181 I forgot all about this comment😅Well to be honest it could go better😕I’m eating more and need to gain some more weight and that kind of stuff but im still bloated tho so yeah :( im really sick of feeling this way and worrying I just want to feel better and not care about how I look (bloated or not) but it’s really hard but I’ll try harder

    • @marie_9848
      @marie_9848 2 роки тому

      @@gentlybylia3181 what about you how have you been💜

    • @_mariemul
      @_mariemul 2 роки тому

      @@marie_9848 just realized I used the wrong account😅Sorry it is me that wrote those 2 messages

  • @Maria-ev1sg
    @Maria-ev1sg 4 роки тому +3

    Did you deal with edema or water retention? If so, what did you do to get rid of it?

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому

      I didn't deal with it too much, but I had someone reach out to me just the other day asking about this, so you are NOT alone. I think that overall it starts to even out as the recovery process continues. If you have a recovery team it is very important to consult with them because everyones body is so different.

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому

      I didn't deal with it too much, but I had someone reach out to me just the other day asking about this, so you are NOT alone. I think that overall it starts to even out as the recovery process continues. If you have a recovery team it is very important to consult with them because everyones body is so different.

    • @ashleyransley3441
      @ashleyransley3441 4 роки тому +2

      Hello! Please make sure your doctor knows about the edema & if you have/have had an eating disorder as edema can also be a sign of refeeding syndrome which is dangerous. Sorry that you're having to deal with this!!

  • @esmxerose
    @esmxerose 3 роки тому

    thank you 🥺

  • @עדןשרון-ג6ע
    @עדןשרון-ג6ע 4 роки тому +6

    When you say bloating you mean that you where bloat from the food but also from gaz? Thanks❤

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  4 роки тому +2

      It can be both!! I have bloating from food, from gas, from stress, and from lots of other things as well. It is definitely a complex thing.

    • @עדןשרון-ג6ע
      @עדןשרון-ג6ע 4 роки тому +1

      @@MalloryJPage yes, it is complex, thanks for answering❤

  • @evolving-consciousness
    @evolving-consciousness 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video! Very encouraging!

  • @enough425
    @enough425 7 місяців тому

    vegetables are making me bloated....did anyone else have to give them up?

  • @eveeee6464
    @eveeee6464 2 роки тому

    Will someone just summarize the points in this for me pls lol

  • @kamal4948
    @kamal4948 3 роки тому

    Did you gain weight more than previous weight ?

    • @Lisa-en3em
      @Lisa-en3em 3 роки тому +1

      i did but because i was 14 and now i’m 15 and i also grew taller while i had my ED

  • @HanaMarshmallows
    @HanaMarshmallows 8 місяців тому

    I look like I’m preggers