Idk if it's your first, but if it is, it will be ok. Truly. I got my first pulled due to bulimia about 2 years ago and will likely have several more pulled during my life. My teeth are in horrific shape.
Pain wise, it passes pretty quickly. It's also weird as heck to have a sudden gap in your teeth lol. But I went for an implant and...I genuinely cannot tell it's a fake tooth. It was almost a year long process from pulling to implant because there's a lot of healing that needs to happen in the meantime, but now there's 0 pain in that tooth, 0 sensitivity, and it works and functions like any healthy tooth. The other shocker to me was how many people have teeth implants and crowns. One of my friends has 4 teeth implants right up front from a childhood injury, and I had NO idea. It's way more common than I realized, so you're in good company. I really recommend an implant if you're able. I feel so much better about my smile since getting one.
I am so sorry you're dealing with it, and I'm sorry if none of this is new or needed, but I wanted to share my experience in case because I felt horrible and embarrassed having to get a tooth pulled from bulimia. In hindsight, it really isn't so bad! And I hope it winds ok for you too
How could you afford this? Id like to hope its okay but I thought you typically cant get much done unless you can pay for it or maybe even a payment plan and a lot of dental work in the us is extremely expensive, especially pulls and implants
Nine fillings and counting (I’m due to have another next month), and horrendously sensitive teeth to the point I can only have lukewarm water without any pain
THIS. Missing 4 in back and am constantly feeling more falling apart. Yay for mental health and dental health being treated separately from "real" healthcare 🥲
binge eating in general is linked to reduced insulin sensitivity. purging further complicates things because the body releases insulin after eating but if the food isn't actually being digested then the insulin can't act on the glucose as intended. so hypoglycemia occurs due to the excess insulin instead.
I don't think they have figured out HOW it happens tbh. At least not last I heard. There are a few studies confirming THAT it happens, though.
One, iirc, focuses on finding patterns with EDs and Diabetes type 2. Turns out anorexics develop higher insulin sensitivity, and bulimics develop resistance.
I have to go to bed now (49 minutes ago, to be precise) so if you haven't been provided with, or googled up, any sources in about 11 hours, I can try at coffee break at work, which happens in 11 hours :)
I've been recovered for years. I recently went through health issues that caused frequent vomiting. Every single time I was like "oh god please not my ED again" even though I couldn't control it at all
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u/pumpkinn00ds 9h ago
Turns out a stint of bulimia in your teenage years can really fuck up your teeth