Bloating anorexia recovery

Hey Lilly-2

So glad to hear that you're working recovery - starting to reintroduce food to a body that you have starved for so long is the hardest step in my opinion so you should be very proud of yourself!

Vis the bloating I totally get it - although every body is different it is very common for bloating to be constant as the stomach gets back to a normal size and your body starts to actually metabolise the food. This can take a while because, of course, your body is going into shock now that it is actually being fed so for a while the nutrients won't be being absorbed, hence why the weight gain is slow.

For me, the bloating began to subside after the first couple of months but try and stay away from things like legumes/broccoli etc that will exacerbate the bloating. Lots of liquids helped me - so smoothies and things like that.

Hope this helps and keep going

xx

Well done for getting on the recovery journey - really great news. Bloating common - also the feeling of bloating "mentally" - just takes time for the body to get back to normal so give it a while to realise its actually being fed again. It also takes time for the body to metabolise the new foods so again give it a bit of time. Hope you are getting support on your journey as I know how hard it is to keep at it alone.