My own weird eating habit....... I chew food and then spit it out...?!


Question: I'm careful about the amount of calories I eat but sometimes I CRAVE things that I love... certain foods like crisps. I put them in my mouth, chew them and then instead of swallowing I spit it out into the bin. Just was wondering if anyone else does this??? Are there any side effects - I can't imagine there are many. THanks!

Answers: I'm careful about the amount of calories I eat but sometimes I CRAVE things that I love... certain foods like crisps. I put them in my mouth, chew them and then instead of swallowing I spit it out into the bin. Just was wondering if anyone else does this??? Are there any side effects - I can't imagine there are many. THanks!
I would say you're just a step away from being bulimic. As far as side effects.....not really sure but I would guess that the moment the food enters your mouth, your body begins to excrete all sorts of digestive chemicals in your mouth and stomach in anticipation of the food. You spitting out the food means that all those chemicals/enzymes etc were secreted but not used so they are swallowed and continue on the digestion process. So maybe it could create indigestion or something like that.

You might also want to give careful thought to what it is that you crave so much that you would do this. Perhaps your body actually needs more fat. That's pretty common these days even though it sounds counter intuitive. Your brain is mostly fat and water and without a diet with a minimum amount of fat in it, your brain suffers.
I dit it once, and I was also told that it was bad and that for our brain is just like we eat it. So you may as well eat it.

But I understand you. Or perhaps you can eat just a bite and enjoy it. Report It

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    • i have heard of people doing this. it is not normal. it is not healthy. it can lead to serious other problems.
    You sound like you have a fear of getting fat which could lead to Bulimia. Do you spit out everything of just unhealthy stuff?
    This sounds like part of an eating disorder. You can eat what you want in moderation. i would recommend going to the doctor though.
    Not good...drink water after chew..
    That is a borderline bulimic symptom. Please get it checked out because it is not normal.
    My cousin does that sometimes and as long as you actually eat food normally, most of the time there's nothing really wrong with it, though I think you still get some of the calories because you swallow some accidentally.
    ummmmmmmmm.... i dont think thats normal...unless u have some sort of illness or something
    I guess it is fine, coz u are eating enough as long as u arent setting a low calore intake for yourself. I shouldnt think it would do anything to your body coz u arent throwing it up.
    i used to that like afew months ago but everyone started annoying me about it , i did nt think there was anything wrong but what they wrote above this is different so i would say that you should start to swallow your food.
    xx :)
    Stop that habit is dangerous u could develop bulimia,people with bulimia tend to eat alot of unhealthy food but when they swallow it they feel guilt n fat to the point that they induse vomit gross!!!that dangerous cuz dat vomit damages the esophagus n causes interior bleeding,it also causes other health risks!! :(


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