This is going to sound really gross, but since the breakup I’ve only
been able to eat tiny amounts of food at a time…. A single piece of
bacon will literally fill me for hours. In addition to that, I’ve been
having *ahem* diarrhea like none other probably three or four times a
day.
It’s as if my body is physically rejecting nourishment.
Can mental stress really have such a strong effect on the body?
Yes…it certainly can.
Are you getting enough sleep too?
Hope this doesn’t last for too long.
it’s the bacon fat! or maybe your body is just cleansing itself of your ex?
i lost 20 lbs when my ex went snowboarding with his ski bunny, and i was down to 80 lbs. you dont wanna do that cuz it’ll take like 3 years to get your boobs back.
yes. You need to force yourself to eat.
yes. emotional stress can affect you mentally and physically. when i get stressed out, my appetite shrinks to nothing which is bad because i’ll lose weight like crazy, which in turn will get me really sick.
it sure can. i’ve been there
i agree … stress can affect your stomach and bowels considerably… id try getting one of those blended drinks… theres enough calories and vitamins to keep you going and its pretty easy on the stomach.. add some vodka for some kick if you wish
Explosive diahhrea?
you’d be surprised how much power the mind has over your body
yea mental and emotional stress really takes a toll on the body 
i hope u feel better. . try to eat some of ur fav things that always helps.
i think that’s normal. i always lose my appetite when emotionally distressed.
Yes indeed
yes. emotional stress is your best friend if you are looking to lose weight. otherwise, like ^^^ said, force yourself to eat.
yup.even though you don’t feel like u need the food, you do.because ur eating that little, that’s what’s giving you diaherria.i know.i hope you feel better. guys aren’t worth the time. smile, and try to catch yourself a new guy. make ur ex jealous.
yes it’s proven, break-ups and similar traumatic events have effects like those of actual physical pain, it is essentially pain consider it’s all in the mind anyway.
i had the same- i would eat a handful of nuts and that filled me for the entire day..mind you, i was a 200 lb man at that time.dropped to 165.. scary.i bet you even feel like puking.and yeah, what ^ she said about the boobs! b/c really, we’re guys, and i have just inserted the guy comment.take your break from food, work your best on becoming better when you are ready.in the mean time, will you try not to miss out on too much of your life?
Yes. Any kind of stress can, but especially emotional stress. Although… I used to get stomach upset right before an exam. LOL Can you imagine trying to hold in your farts while figuring out math problems. I think it’s hilarious now. It was really kinda sad though. I hope you feel better soon.
*hugs* cheer up babe. you know you can easily get anyone you want. so open yourself to new opportunities.
Yeah. It’ll take some time to balance everything out. I figure anything else I say would just be repeated knowledge. XD Seriously, I hope you start feeling better soon! Even though it could be mentally induced, I’d see a doctor just to make sure, ya know?
Yes.. Sorry to sound so vain, but when I broke up with my ex-boyfriend, I lost about 10 lbs. I was very happy with the way I looked and singlehood wasn’t that horrible when you felt and knew you look good. Needless to say, I wasn’t single for very long.
are you sure youre not just getting him out of your system. :o)
mind over matter, baby!
smoke up get muchies and eat. Solution
gross. your anus must be the size of uranus. not funny? sorry. =)cheer up, you’ll be fine soon.
Take in liquid calories. They tend to go down easier.
The body reflects the mind. You’re purging!
Yes. When you are mentally anguished, it can cause your body to start acting dysfunctional. You’re going through the various stages of what happens after a breakup… from someone you really cared about. Just hang in there, and you’ll be back to normal soon. You are strong and I know it’ll show through soon enough. 
I think sobody gets tired from all that thinkingat least for meI’ve found that exercising greatly reduces stress and allows better rest at night
the body suffers when your mind suffers. be glad you’re not a man, or you’d be bald by now.
i’m sure you’ve listened to countless advice by now.. but i think the best thing to do is have good friends as company, while you do other things such as work or writing or art to occupy your mind and time. do feel better soon!
yes, it really really can.good friends and time heal though.
people can be like drugs, and when you break up one can go through withdrawal and have the symptoms you mentioned.
Chin up!
hey whats up
i think rice will solve the problem.
Yes.
crap, at this rate, you’ll be skinnier than me! EAT UP!
absolutely it can.
love is literally shit.
Yes, it has that effect. I went through the exact same thing… lasted for two weeks.
By the end of that stage, i was a good 15 pounds lighter, due to the fact that I hadnb’t changed my active lifestyle (in fact it increased to keep my mind off things)
yes
when my ex and i broke up i didn’t eat for days….and then i began to eat my feelings…it’s AWESOME
Yes it can, unfortunately. You might be having some irritable bowel syndrome going on. Increase your fiber (despite what common sense tells us, fiber will help slow down diarrhea by making the doo-doo more formed).
Does a single piece of bacon every few hours count as nourishment?
as a psychologist in training and as someone who experiences the whole mind-body connection, yes, it can.
i have no idea.. but i hope you get better.
That’s happened to me before. Sometimes I get so upset that I can barely eat. I try but my body won’t swallow it. It sucks.
Just make yourself busy and get into some new things or do stuff that you enjoy. Breakups are harsh.
That happened to me after my 2 failed relationships (me being the dumpee). One of 1yr 8months, and one of 7 months. I know how you feel. Stay strong! From the amount of comments you have, the xanga community is supporting you. 
yea, mental stress is the worst kind of illness for the body and the hardest to cure. but it is curable, with time.
I agree w/ some of the above posts. Maybe make some healthy smoothies and drink that and see how your tummy holds it down.
definately, i lost like 15 pounds in a month while greiving, i didn’t even want to.
do you need a cork?
it happens…not unnatural…but you gotta eat to remain at least physically healthy…as far as your emotional and mental health goes…it’ll come back in due time…it’s a healing process…
yes, and I think you should get checked by a doctor. That doesn’t sound too good
Mental stress can ruin your body’s chemistry.. any stress actually can… drink gatorade and keep hydrated… and try to get some soup or something lighter..feel better.. =)
Awww… I thought I was gonna be special by saying that yes, your urge to feast can die like that… but um… I dunno what to say now since a trillion people have already said something like that… =/ um…thanks for introducing me to Patron?… xD
I gained 50 lbs….:o(
lack of hunger is a sign of depression.depression is a hole that only gets deeper… so fight it.some suggestions:- smoke and eat all your favorite things. – masturbate frequently. until you find a new mate.- continue to bash on this dude (people seem interested, and talking about stuff always helps)- workout… not because you need to, but because it makes you feel better- also it is a good chance you will be socially interacting w/ people at the gym and may even find a potential mate.- use the experience as motivation or creative inspiration.
of course it can. you need to pull yourself together and be strong.
I’m sorry to hear about your breakup, but I think you ought to keep up your strength and health. You’ll need it in case of some future ass kicking right? =)
whoa =( take care of yourself!!!
yes, when i broke-up with my ex a few years ago, i lost about 12 lbs in less than a month. Guys tend not to understand, but i’m sure women do, about why our eating habits, among other things, get affected.
spygirl4 rules…and since no one else has offered.. lemme know if you need help cleaning up back there.:-O
Yeah, mental stress can…. take care ok?
sorry to hear about that.
u’ll bounce back, u’ll have to…
go out and do something physically challenging. while you’re at it, force yourself to clear your mind. the dopamine effect will help. it also works up a healthy appetite and as your body feels great, you will feel great ^^sry i don’t have much exp w/ breakups, but whenever i’m stressed i head out to play a sport i’m [really] good at or work out. in the meantime, i sort out the positive aspects to the experience causing the stress and how it prepares me for future encounters.
::huggles:: I hope that you’ll resolve this soon and EAT!!! don’t make me come down there and force ya! ::huggles::
Yeah, I pretty much stopped eating my last girlfriend broke up with me. I’m a guy too, 5’8 and 120 lbs, so it wasn’t pretty.
But you shouldn’t feel so down… after all, you still have my love, and you know that stuff lasts forever.-Sexually Yours, Alex
the entry before got you on the top 25 so im going to comment on that. but for some comforting you should watch swingers. its a guy movie but it relates to all sexes.
mental stress and stress from outside can have a very real physical impact. because my nerves werer goin crazy cause i was changing evrythign from one direction of schooling to anothre dealing family and friends and whatevrer else (no breakup) i went to the doctor to get it checked out.he told me to cut down on the sugar, workout, and you have to make yourself eat right even if you don’t want to casue your body alot of the time just won’t get hungy when stressed. so bacon isn’t probably the best way to go.b4 my doc figured it out he even made me get a ultrasound cause the physical reactions was worse but in the end just had to follow what i said eariler.hope it helpslates
yes definitely. depression can lead to eating disorders
sure can, when my ex broke up with me, i was literally starving myself and barely slept… couldnt believe i was still able to function. but dont worry, everyone has gone through it. and just remember when you think you have it bad, someone else out there has it much worse than you 
Absolutely. Take care of yourself, and as lame as it sounds, drink lots of water.
The answer is “yes”, but it’s just as well for the body to take in less food as it’s less energy for the body to have to do digesting, and the diarrhea is the body cleaning itself as a reaction to stress. I know, because I’ve been eating way less since the day of the accident that I wrote about on my DailyKevin site.
I¡¯m goin thru a somewat similar situation as you¡Âcant say I know EXACTLY how ur feeling. But I hope ur gona be okay.
yes it can.i’ve been through something similar (excluding the diarrhea). a bad fight/break up with my bf and i wasn’t able to eat for 2weeks. i used to LOVE eating and after the incident whenever i’m near food, i develop the urge to puke. my body was rejecting food.. well since everything tasted bland anyways.
take care!
something like over 400 biochemical changes happen to you when you stress even a little bit. you’ve got to get some rest.
I agree with pretty much everyone here. Although you may look healthy on the outside, you’re mentally and physically hurting yourself. Be careful and try to take your mind off of stress by finding other things to do that’s not so stressful. You need to be mentally healthy before you try to be physically healthy. Hope that was of help. Best wishes.
– Margaret
Yea definitely, any type of psychosomatic ordeal can be big. For example: (kinda different from your situation) I saw a elephant on the news who would get a swollen ankle, but doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with it. Later on they found out that because of abuse from a shackle from being in the circus before, anything that reminded the elephant of the circus, it caused the elephant’s ankle to be swollen. The mind is a strong thing.
since you know it could possibly be hurting you, you should do something about it to fight it, yeah? even if you don’t get hungry after one strip of bacon, eat more.man. i really hope you get through this fast. no one wants a malnourished kim. did i even spell that right? did i even use the right word? argh.. so sleepy. but just had to tell you.
Unfortunately I know what you’re saying… but try to eat at least a little something each day and try to rest… being physically down will make things more harder for you to deal with the recent breakup. Please, stay strong! *hugs*
oh good luck
in nov. of 2004 i was hospitalized for over a week. my temp reached 104.7 and i had symptoms of mono, menengitis, brochitis and a couple other things. i couldn’t walk, i didn’t eat for several weeks, and in a matter of about 2 weeks i lost almost 35 lbs.
i was never diagnosed with anything though. all the doctors said my tests were coming back negative for just about everything. to this day i believe that was all because of stress.
drink something to replenish your system shi.
Yeah it can. Love is overwhelming, but you’re young and you should realize that there will come another. So eat and stop dwelling on what didn’t work out. Don’t let it wreck you.
Go watch this film http://lionsgrrr1.cf.huffingtonpost.com/ it’ll make you laugh.
Oh yes it can!
Be carefull,forget about him move on!!!
take care of yourself.
^.^
~Jenn~
A chick with chronic diarrhea. Im sure that’s attractive in some culture. O_o.
Sorry to hear that you are so down….I think most people go on an eating frenzy when they break up…sounds like your body it doing the total opposite….I hope things get better for you……soon! you might try those yougurt in a bottle things that might help to keep your body nourished through these times…..
From time to timeThrough the yearsThe World has brought people downTo teach us about painAnd has filled our eyes with tearsBut there comes a dayWhen you start to understandThat it is not about painThat the World is trying to teach usBut rather about LifeAnd the not so simple actOf Being Human
I definately know what you mean and I hope you get well soon. I just broke up with my boyfriend as well… Watch the stress, it gets you.
Kate
Yeah, I think it can.By the way, you’re really pretty.Hope you can comment back.
you have to go through a wallowing period…as a dramaking I’ll give you the following prescription:1. find your mutual sympathetic girlfriend and bring her along2. drink, drink, drink3. discuss how much you hate men4. discuss how much you love men5. consider going lesbian for a brief second6. contemplate doing any guy that comes along for a split second in time7. get real trashed8. take taxi home, make love to the toilet bowl9. proceed with the cliche cleansing ritual, that is, bruning all articles and effects of insignificant other10. Got it out of your system yet? No? Then go seek therapy
hope u feel better
Yes, the mind can definitely control the body. I have found that I’m more susceptible to things like colds when I travel, that when I’m stressed out I don’ty eat as much, and when guys stress me out I eat chocolate by the pound.You are probably, as others have said, getting rid of him. Cheer up! :-)Feel better soon,~jsk
you’re stressing out. so yeah your stomach is clentched & your bowels (eww) are irritated. i bet your sleep habits are skrewed up too by all this.
Perhaps you should try some nice, safe congee.
yes…theanswer to the question is yes…
it can affect you like the way it’s affecting you right now…or…the opposite where all you can do is eat
Stress and overwheming emotion can have a weird effect on your digestive system. try to eat light foods for the next couple days, avoid milk and heavy foods, but make sure you eat at least a couple meals a day, and drink water because sometimes that will effect your body too. If there’s nothing in you for your stomach to break down, the stomach acids can make you sick.
-vieve
(I saw your site on the featured content, I love your xanga, I hope you don’t mind my comment ^_^.)
that sounds a lot like me! my boyfriend recently broke up with me at the end of december and i had the appetite of a mouse. luckily, the habit broke itself within a couple weeks, but i lost a significant amount of weight. do try to eat a little more each day to come back to a normal eating habit!
Ouch. That sucks.
In my opinion, you can be surrounded with millions of loving people that will support you during these hard times but you just cant help feeling the way you feel. You try so hard not to think about it just to thinking about it that much more. I try to pray to make things better..i dont pray to a particular god, just to who ever wants to listen. I know you want to talk to that person really bad..when i used to, i would write to them but never send it…it would make me feel better..maybe i’m just crazy… The best thing somebody ever told me was time will heal everything so be strong
pyschariatrist? will help. and ouch.
wow! uuhhhh…..its got to suck, but im sure u will live. maybe you feel fat and ugly so your going anerexic or somthing. alot of girls think there fat when there not.and for those shits, maybe you should make a smoothy and throw in some pepto.
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