x post chewing and spitting

Ive noticed a few posts about this being done and Googled it up. Here is some info:

 

 

http://www.addictions.net/id273.html

http://www.2medusa.com/2008/11/secret-obsession-chewing-and. html


1.This behavior is akin to starvation dieting and/or binging and purging.

 

2. Ulcers (because food in the mouth triggers acid release in the stomach).

3. Weight gain, not weight loss is the most likely consequence. The body reacts in unforeseen ways to continual chewing and spitting. Seeing, smelling, hearing about and even the hint of food can trigger the release of insulin. This hormone regulates blood sugar and is a major player in diabetes. Tasting food releases salivary enzymes and also triggers the release of insulin. Excess insulin is a dieter’s worst nightmare, because the hormone stirs appetite, making a person feel hungrier, wanting to chew and spit more. Here lies the addiction to chewing and spitting, which like bingeing and purging can be daunting to try and quit. Heightened appetite also triggers eventual weight gain, something easily evidenced by simply reading the bloggers’ laments. If a person chews and spits long enough, they can fall into a state of hyper-insulinemia, producing too much insulin, which sets him or her up for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and eventually diabetes.

4. Finally, a person who chews and spits is probably harboring deeper fears about his or her weight and body image. These fears– and all preoccupations with thinness and dieting– are the foundation of all eating disorders. If you chew and spit, you are setting yourself up for a serious disorder later in life.

www.addictions.net/id273.html

http://www.2medusa.com/2008/11/secret-obsession-chewing-and. html

 

Thanks for the post- it is good to be aware.

"Seeing, smelling, hearing about and even the hint of food can trigger the release of insulin."

I always said I could just look at a piece of cake and gain a pound! Now I know why! LOL!

Seriously, thanks for this important info.

 it's good to share this info so thanks for posting!

I know when I was just a week or two out I was craving salt and started sucking on pretzels. I thought about chewing and spitting and decided it was a road I'd best not start down. once I started feeling the urge to do more than suck off the salt (sorry, that doesn't sound too classy, does it?) I gave up pretzels for a long time.

I don't think people are anywhere near as willing to talk about various eating orders & weird ass behaviors as we should be. surgery is all you need if your problem is strickly physical. I know for some it was, but not for me!

Thanks for the info cause I am definitely guilty!  Sometimes, I hate to throw the last 1/4 of my food away and will chew it up for the flavor then spit.  Sometimes I crave salt and will lick the seasonings off tortilla chips.