Chewing and Spitting : The New Eating Disorder - Comments

So if you chew gum a lot you run the risk of ulcers? That seems weird.

I just discovered why you get ulcers (sorry probably spelled it wrong) in your stomach, it's kinda sick. It's the same effect as chewing gum. When you're chewing something in the mouth, your stomach prepares itself for digestion. It releases juices and acids, ready to digest the food. But when you spit the food back out, the juices have nothing to work on, and they can't go back into where they came from. So they digest on the walls of your stomach, using the walls as the replacement for food. Gross.

Great article! :)

Interesting. Never heard of that one.

I had never heard of "chewing and spitting" and never really thought people did it either. This was a really good article and very informative, it was short and straight to the point (long articles are cool too). Its sad that people do this to themselves, and I wish they never did.

I saw a woman who did this on Intervention. She would chew the pizza and then spit it into a plastic cup.

Disgusting. :P

I've always thought if people actually did this... now I know.

I think this is very informational
learning new stuff & informing myself of something is good

I think that it was a good idea to put this into text and let people know what is really happening. I agree that it is an eating disorder, and I see how it can be dangerous.
Good job with your article! You definitely put this into perspective well, and I can tell that you thought over this.
This eating disorder sounds like it could be just as dangerous as any other eating disorder. The person is definitely not getting enough food, and they could be consuming only salt or sugar, depending on what they are eating. When they begin to eat normally again, they will begin to eat far too much. It's easy to become obese if you use this method.
Good job! :]

Calling it a trend does not make it seem like you're taking it seriously. Maybe its a play on the fact that most people don't, but it's ineffective and insensitive.
I've never heard of anyone doing this with all of their food. I've seen people do it with something sweet, but they eat everything else. I don't think if you do it with only a couple things its a problem. I think its freakish and weird, but not a problem.
If you do it with all of your food then it should be considered an eating disorder.
I don't think this is the "latest trend" in eating disorders, however, otherwise there would be more attention given to it.

Neverrrrr heard of it.

... Until now.

I did it with cookies on my obviously-failed diet. It lasted two weeks... xD I'm so lame.

v and of course it sounds bitchy. I do apologize for that because well, of course I don't mean it in a bitchy way.

v I know the definitions and I know them personally. But it's still like I said. Restriction itself is not an eating disorder. It's part of them. Exercise, not one of its own, but part of them. It's a part of eating disorders.

v By all definitions of eating disorders I've seen, this seems to fit into that category very well.

- any of several psychological disorders (as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior

- Eating disorders are a group of conditions characterized by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and emotional health

- An eating disorder is marked by extremes. It is present when a person experiences severe disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme reduction of food intake or extreme overeating, or feelings of extreme distress or concern about body weight or shape.

No, it's not an eating disorder. It usually goes with anorexia, it's the same thing as not eating, only tasting it. Sigh. Just because people WITH EDs do it, doesn't mean it is a new eating disorder. An excessive amount of exercise isn't a whole eating disorder by itself, it's a type of bulimia. It's a subtype of anorexia if anything - but not one of its own. And before people get all over my case, I know what I'm talking about. I'm sick of every new thing becoming an eating disorder. You eat slightly off, bam, you suddenly have an eating disorder. I find it quite offensive, actually.

Huh? I'm not sure how the quote at the end really went with your article. Also, you're missing some commas there :)
I did like this article, though...it was brief but informative, and I've never heard of this before. Good job!

I believe the reason most people think it isn't an eating disorder is because this type of behavior is normally a way of anorexic, bulimic or those who suffer from EDNOS to trick people into thinking they're eating (chewing it in front of them and then spitting when they look away) or to avoid having a binge (tasting the food may sometimes fulfill their desire for said food).
Anyway, congratulations on your article, it was interesting and very well written.

The first time I saw this was a few years ago on the show Sex and the City (Miranda's friend who moved from NY to LA picked up the nasty habit), so it's interesting to see how long it's taken for this to become more prominent in the world of eating disorders.

Personally, I'm really confused about why some people wouldn't consider this an eating disorder. To me, I don't see how it can be described as anything else.

This is also the first time I've heard of this type of eating disorder. Kudos for bringing this to the attention of Mibba users.

Wow, I've never heard of this eating disorder, but it sounds like it'll get or has gotten pretty big. Thanks for raising awareness. :) Great article.