how long will it take before my tooth enamel to wears away?


Question:
i keep a little book of everything that i eat. and for the past two weeks i havent really eaten anything at all.

and what i have eaten ive tried to throw up. i know what im doing , im trying to loose weight and its working so far. i lost 20 pounds in one week. i cant be talked out of it. i have tried excercising and eating right, i even had a personal trainer for a long time. nothing works. this is the only thing that has ever worked.

when im forced to eat with my family, i always try to throw it up. and im really afaraid that my teeth will suffer.

how many times of purging does it take to ruin your teeth.???

please no one try and talk me out of it. this is not what i want for myself. i want to be a healthy weight . and beable to find nice clothes.

Answers:
the damage is irreversible and progressive, eventually it can involve the pulp and result in the loss of involved teeth.it occurs with each episode of vomiting.

Vomiting temporarily lowers the pH in the mouth, and dental enamel begins to erode when the pH is less than 5.2. Successive emineralization and dissolution due to vomiting can result in the total loss of enamel and, in time, may involve the dentin and cementum.
Honestly, there is no set time or set amount of times after throwing up.
I know you said you don't want to be talked out of it....but take it from someone who has struggled with an eating disorder for 17 years....this isn't the way to go, even if you get to a "healthy" weight, this isn't a healthy way to do it, and your health WILL suffer. Mine did, now I have a chronic illness. It isn't worth it.


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