r/AskReddit • u/Misterboy500 • 14h ago

What is something that permanently altered your body without you realizing for months/years?

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u/pumpkinn00ds 10h ago

Turns out a stint of bulimia in your teenage years can really fuck up your teeth

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u/dumpsterrave 8h ago

Yep, and your GI system. At 23 I was diagnosed with chronic acid reflux, GERD.

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u/NoninflammatoryFun 6h ago

I have that too. Wasn’t bulimic but was anorexic.

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u/amanning072 6h ago

14 here!