I kept a binge down so you didn't have to: a MPA science experiment

In honor of the number of "help, I kept a binge down/am I going to die" threads I've seen recently, I will be reporting on what happens with this binge I've kept down for science and entertainment purposes. This is also gonna be the first time I actually -have- kept a binge down in about three years, so I'm genuinely curious to see how this shakes out.

Relevant info:

The binge was probably in the 10k-15k calorie range- not particularly huge volume-wise, but extremely calorically dense foods. Pizza, pasta, mashed potatoes, ice cream, etc. I had every intention of purging it, but fell asleep and woke up a full 15 hours later like... Well OK then.

I'm currently in a pattern of fasting/low-mid restricting outside of binges, so my body hasn't had to process this much food in one sitting in quite some time. I also have mild gastroparesis and severe lactose intolerance, so those two things may play a role here. Also also at the top of my menstrual cycle and fighting off a cold, so my metabolism is at a natural high point right now.

HOUR 15: Woke up fifteen hours post-binge in a small puddle- clearly had the night sweats something fierce, still overheating. Bloated, but not to the extent that I was expecting. I'm not feeling like I want to go out and run a marathon or anything but I'm not super uncomfortable or in pain. Pretty gassy.

HOUR 16: Took my usual morning regimen of 400 mg magnesium/standard dose miralax/multiple cups of coffee, so hopefully I can get things moving by the end of the day. Energy levels are ok- coffee's helping, but I do feel a little sluggish and would not mind taking another 15 hour nap. Still getting hot flashes.

HOURS 17-18: I am so fricking sweaty. Like, prize-hog-that-was-force-fed-7000mg-of-adderall-and-left-in-a-sauna levels of sweaty. Having mild stomach/gas cramps, so it seems like things are moving through me, albeit slowly. I did throw up involuntarily when I bent over to pick something up earlier, but all that came up was coffee and the lingering taste of garlic sauce (0/10 not ideal flavor combo).

HOURS 19-21: Meatsweats have subsided, but I am starting to get some reflux. I also pooped out what felt like a solid third of my bodily mass earlier, so my guts are doing what they're supposed to, at least. It's surprisingly warm for December (thanx global warming) so I walked to and from my therapy appointment to get some of the gas to subside- about 40 minutes each way, so nothing too crazy but definitely better than spending all day on the couch.

I'll note here that I'm not recording my weight because I don't own a scale (value my own sanity, etc), but I am retaining a noticable amount of water. To the point where I'm wearing my Designated Water Retention Leggings and they're tight on me. Frickin' ugh, but who is really surprised here.

HOURS 22-24: I actually started getting mildly hungry around the 23 hour mark, which is legitimately insane to me. Not sure if I want to risk eating something tonight, since I also started getting mild binge urges shortly before that, sadly enough. (Pretty sure the trigger was walking past work- didn't have to go in today, but my day job is enough of an ambient stress generator that just being near and/or thinking about the place is enough to get me keyed up.) We'll play it by ear- I have a friend dropping by later to hang out, so it might be safe to have something small while I'm not the only one in the house.

I definitely have mild heartburn and I'm still very bloated/puffy, but overall I don't feel nearly as bad as I thought I would. I guess the final test is to see what happens when everything moves into my intestines- I did eat a pretty significant amount of dairy, which I historically speaking do -not- do well with, so I'm guessing tomorrow might be more painful than not. But yeah, ultimate takeaway is if me and my non-functional digestive tract can handle a binge and survive, the rest of you probably can too. Going to try not to do this again any time soon though.

!vegana !thin important info