Community Munchausen's by Internet (Malingerers, Munchies, Spoonies, etc) - Feigning Illnesses for Attention

[Munchie_Minder]

Anna. She’s veering into munchie territory and is weakened by years of anorexia. She’s already looking puffy which is probably her electrolytes all out of whack from purging and she’s got an open hole into her system. One bad flu and over extertion and she’s going to have a heart attack. Cardiac arrest or sepsis, or maybe even a big GI bleed with all that aloe. (I always want to throttle aloe shills - it’s Ok for v mild skin burns but do NOT fucking drink the stuff...) most of these munchies are actually fairly healthy under it all but she’s been abusing her system for years. If she was my kid I’d be moving heaven and earth to get her committed or into inpatient treatment in any way I could.

Aloe is a munchie/ED favorite due to its laxative effect .

 

[GenociderSyo]

$850 for a wheel chair? Bullshit a wheel chair doesn't cost that much.

But if she just gets a normal one she'd have to do work using it, much better to find a way to get one of those electric ones. Still laugh at the video of the one munchie driving theirs into a wall proving that they only use it to gain attention and have no knowledge of its day to day usage.

 

[Munchie_Minder]

But if she just gets a normal one she'd have to do work using it, much better to find a way to get one of those electric ones. Still laugh at the video of the one munchie driving theirs into a wall proving that they only use it to gain attention and have no knowledge of its day to day usage.

I want to know who actually put that video online? Was it Jaq? Because that’s straight up crazy.

 

[Sooper Speshul Southerner]

I want to know who actually put that video online? Was it Jaq? Because that’s straight up crazy.

IIRC it was in one of her vlogs.

 

[Yutyrannus]

(I always want to throttle aloe shills - it’s Ok for v mild skin burns but do NOT fucking drink the stuff...)

Aw shit, whats wrong with aloe water? I know the "benefits" are woo-woo but it still tastes good lol

 

[Otterly]

Aw shit, whats wrong with aloe water? I know the "benefits" are woo-woo but it still tastes good lol

Aloe contains gel and latex. The gel has numerous interesting properties. The latex is pretty harmful. It’s fine to put aloe gel on your skin, but drinking aloe is not good for you. Latex can cause serious intestinal damage (in high enough doses, way beyond a bit of water) it can kill you. It’s also shown to reduce potassium levels, which is terrible for you if you’re already purging because it’s going to cause cardiac issues. Purging messes electrolytes up anyway.

A bit of aloe water now and again isn’t really harmful so don’t freak out, it’s not going to harm you. But - drinking aloe gel or any prep with significant amounts of aloe in regularly (especially if it had any latex in) is going to at best epically clear out your gut and give you the shits, and at worst damage the gut, kidneys and give you heart damage. I think aloe latex is carcinogenic too but I’d need to check that.

Basically: on skin, fine, orally, nope. Oral preps shouldn’t contain latex but many do

 

[Ellesse_warrior]

"Anna. She’s veering into munchie territory and is weakened by years of anorexia. She’s already looking puffy which is probably her electrolytes all out of whack from purging and she’s got an open hole into her system. One bad flu and over extertion and she’s going to have a heart attack. Cardiac arrest or sepsis, or maybe even a big GI bleed with all that aloe. (I always want to throttle aloe shills - it’s Ok for v mild skin burns but do NOT fucking drink the stuff...) most of these munchies are actually fairly healthy under it all but she’s been abusing her system for years. If she was my kid I’d be moving heaven and earth to get her committed or into inpatient treatment in any way I could. "

Aloe is a munchie/ED favorite due to its laxative effect .

Drinking Aloe Vera juice is commonly recommended to people with joint pain, you'll often see ads on sites and magazines for info for people with arthritis. The companies that shill this crap push the all natural no added blah blah blah and never mention the side effects. So I did a quick google search and this is the first thing that pops up.

Common side effects of aloe include:

• blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
• Burning and itching of the skin (infrequent)
• Stomach pain and cramps (high doses)
• Diarrhea, kidney problems, blood in the urine, low potassium, muscle weakness, weight loss, and heart disturbances (long-term use at high doses)
• Liver problems (rare)

Given that Anna is all about the natural, no toxins life I'm not surprised she drinks this stuff. At least Aloe doesn't contraindicate actual medications which is something at least. My skepticism of natural treatments doesn't come from thinking that they are a waste of money because they don't work, it's more that many supplements and plant extracts can be dangerous for people who have a pre-existing condition or are on medication.

For example, liquorice root is one I've seen shilled for throat/ stomach issues/ inflammation (it's in a lot of Chinese remedies) but if you have something like hemophilia it can cause you to bleed out because it's also a blood thinner. Cranberry juice is recommended for UTI's but if you're on Warfarin or Methotrexate it will stop those medications from working.

It's misleading to have the health benefits on a seemingly innocuous carton of juice but if you want to find out if it will cause other problems you need to do the research. I can absolutely see munchies taking advantage of the fact that in general something like Aloe is considered harmless and abuse it to cause symptoms associated with their preferred DX.

Also, I'm not completely against the idea of supplements or natural remedies and I do think they can be helpful in moderation, like taking some extra vitamin C when you have a cold to help get over it, or drinking some dandelion tea to help get rid of a bad acne break out. It's more about the extremes and I think most of us will agree that the people we're talking about are extreme.

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

Is this the gender special one that IF loves to coddle because of her alleged shitty mental state and fake suicidality?

Yeah that's the one. She's too "mentally unstable" for them to discuss anymore or something because she gleefully tries to check herself into psych all the time and one time succeeded in like a 1-week stay.

Who on earth gave her a Samoyed? They are a working breed that need serious excercise, shed like a bastard and need a lot of grooming and care. They’re smart but they aren’t an easy dog.
I foresee the poor pup getting rehomed fairly quickly...

Laughing at ‘atypical anorexia...’

CMHTs all over the country are stripped to the bone, resource wise. Even people with serious issues are struggling to be seen. Take that dog out for a five mile hike twice a day, and get out into the Peaks, that’ll make you feel better.

I lost track of the thread. Who has a samoyed and atypical anorexia? Atypical anorexia fakers are my favorite.

 

[Sooper Speshul Southerner]

Yeah that's the one. She's too "mentally unstable" for them to discuss anymore or something because she gleefully tries to check herself into psych all the time and one time succeeded in like a 1-week stay.

Isn't everyone they discuss, by definition, mentally unstable? I can't think of a single stable human who'd mutilate themself for sympathy points.

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

Isn't everyone they discuss, by definition, mentally unstable? I can't think of a single stable human who'd mutilate themself for sympathy points.

Yeah there was a big stink over there after Jaq died and they locked down a bunch of threads all at once because people were "too unstable." Others were asking what the criteria was for that, since they were still discussing someone who was in psych IP and begging to be left alone as well as a clearly anorexic and suicidal young woman. At least one person (other than kiwis) pointed out if they banned every mentally unstable person they'd have no content which led to the PC police demanding the whole thing be shut down because they were going to end up like "that other forum."

It's kind of fun being Lord Voldemort.

They won't shut down their echo chamber because then the commenters would have no one worse than them to prove their dodgy health claims and exaggeration were still legitimate in comparison.

 

[Otterly]

Who has a samoyed and atypical anorexia? Atypical anorexia fakers are my favorite.

Post 2004 upthread ... Tad chubby for an anorexic

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

Post 2004 upthread ... Tad chubby for an anorexic

Amanda? Am I missing something? The GFM doesn't say anything about anorexia or a samoyed and her social media only shows a cat and a chihuahua lookin' rat-dog thing.

 

[Otterly]

Amanda? Am I missing something? The GFM doesn't say anything about anorexia or a samoyed and her social media only shows a cat and a chihuahua lookin' rat-dog thing.

I am now genuinely confused, I must have been on another thread? Let me trawl back and look.

Or in true munchie style MY GOD I HAVE A BRAIN TUMOUR

 

[AT 903]

I am now genuinely confused, I must have been on another thread? Let me trawl back and look.

Or in true munchie style MY GOD I HAVE A BRAIN TUMOUR

No I think poster before or after had a post about some dif munchie then edited the comment. I don’t think you are imagining things.
Unfortunately, I didn’t look at this one as I didn’t have time. I was going to look back later and it was gone.

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

No I think poster before or after had a post about some dif munchie then edited the comment. I don’t think you are imagining things.
Unfortunately, I didn’t look at this one as I didn’t have time. I was going to look back later and it was gone.

Damn, this is what I get for sleeping in on a Saturday.

I used to have a personal munchie (a borderline who got super clingy to me after I posted on social media about some facet of medical history) who was an atypical anorexic. She DFEs if you question her or she gets too much criticism and I lost track of her after she changed handles and blocked me. She was about 250-300 lbs, balding and fucked up skin from PCOS (admit she had anovulatory periods but claimed it definitely wasn't PCOS), wore clothes that were way too small and super-revealing, posted underpants selfies all the time, and always tagged every photo with all the anorexia recovery hashtags. Usually showed herself with enormous pieces of cake, pints of ice cream, sugary drinks, and fried food meals, effectively scaring the shit anyone who was recovering or thinking of recovering from anorexia. Claimed she used to be emaciated but her darn medications made her gain so much weight. She'd post photos of skellies with the faces blurred or the head cut off claiming it was her a few years ago.

Also claimed to be a recovered heroin addict and alcoholic, both of which she started in elementary school, that her kidneys failed and she needed dialysis but she got better on her own, that she had end-stage hepatitis and needed a transplant but she got better on her own, that she was a "medical mystery" no one could diagnose. Ran to the ER for every booboo. Had weird sex repulsed/asexual/aromantic sperging on the side. Was looking into a service dog. Actually severely fucked up her leg from being a fatty with a terrible diet and uncontrolled PCOS and mi.lked it for all it was worth. She was turning into a real Kadeelyn for a while there.

Alas, she blocked me when I went back into her entire social media history since high school and proved she was always fat because she somehow got my personal phone number and was blowing up my text messages all day every day.


In other news, Kat is in the hospital for an abscess in her stomach and cellulitis at her feeding tube site, which cannot possibly be related to the fact that they took her TPN away again recently. TPN Round 3? Please let this be TPN round 3, I am so enjoying watching her turn into a smug amorphous blob before my eyes.

 

[Crunchy Leaf]

Damn, this is what I get for sleeping in on a Saturday.

I used to have a personal munchie (a borderline who got super clingy to me after I posted on social media about some facet of medical history) who was an atypical anorexic. She DFEs if you question her or she gets too much criticism and I lost track of her after she changed handles and blocked me. She was about 250-300 lbs, balding and fucked up skin from PCOS (admit she had anovulatory periods but claimed it definitely wasn't PCOS), wore clothes that were way too small and super-revealing, posted underpants selfies all the time, and always tagged every photo with all the anorexia recovery hashtags. Usually showed herself with enormous pieces of cake, pints of ice cream, sugary drinks, and fried food meals, effectively scaring the shit anyone who was recovering or thinking of recovering from anorexia. Claimed she used to be emaciated but her darn medications made her gain so much weight. She'd post photos of skellies with the faces blurred or the head cut off claiming it was her a few years ago.

Also claimed to be a recovered heroin addict and alcoholic, both of which she started in elementary school, that her kidneys failed and she needed dialysis but she got better on her own, that she had end-stage hepatitis and needed a transplant but she got better on her own, that she was a "medical mystery" no one could diagnose. Ran to the ER for every booboo. Had weird sex repulsed/asexual/aromantic sperging on the side. Was looking into a service dog. Actually severely fucked up her leg from being a fatty with a terrible diet and uncontrolled PCOS and mi.lked it for all it was worth. She was turning into a real Kadeelyn for a while there.

Alas, she blocked me when I went back into her entire social media history since high school and proved she was always fat because she somehow got my personal phone number and was blowing up my text messages all day every day.


In other news, Kat is in the hospital for an abscess in her stomach and cellulitis at her feeding tube site, which cannot possibly be related to the fact that they took her TPN away again recently. TPN Round 3? Please let this be TPN round 3, I am so enjoying watching her turn into a smug amorphous blob before my eyes.
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warning, if you go to her insta, there is a naked booty pic
also is she a fat tranny, a fat dyke, or...what? could you provide a summary, i don't know anything about her

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

warning, if you go to her insta, there is a naked booty pic
also is she a fat tranny, a fat dyke, or...what? could you provide a summary, i don't know anything about her

Gotchu fam.

Short story: female "queer" heterosexual who had a husband, he left her because she munchied herself from cute skinny punk rock party girl to blob in a wheelchair. Claims sooper severe gastroparesis and intestinal failure, e-begs for her meds, drug-seeker, POTS dx from not eating an dehydrating herself until she borderline passed a tilt table test and immediately decided she needed a wheelchair, shaved her head to look sicker before she got too fat to pull off the cancer kid look, InterStim implant because she has an overactive bladder (gross) and can't go peepees like a normal person.


EDIT: I can waste some time this weekend making a more detailed directory with links to their important milestones in munchie history if someone thinks it's worth it. This thread doesn't really have an opening page since it looks like it was spun off of another thread to contain munchie discussions.

 

[Crunchy Leaf]

Gotchu fam.

Short story: female "queer" heterosexual who had a husband, he left her because she munchied herself from cute skinny punk rock party girl to blob in a wheelchair. Claims sooper severe gastroparesis and intestinal failure, e-begs for her meds, drug-seeker, POTS dx from not eating an dehydrating herself until she borderline passed a tilt table test and immediately decided she needed a wheelchair, shaved her head to look sicker before she got too fat to pull off the cancer kid look, InterStim implant because she has an overactive bladder (gross) and can't go peepees like a normal person.

wow she was cute in her older photos and now she's just, yeah, a blob
do you think the overactive bladder is legit? that's not a common munchie thing

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

wow she was cute in her older photos and now she's just, yeah, a blob
do you think the overactive bladder is legit? that's not a common munchie thing

Suprapubic catheters had an uptick in munchie circle popularity because Amy Lee Fisher has one.

 

[Ellesse_warrior]

EDIT: I can waste some time this weekend making a more detailed directory with links to their important milestones in munchie history if someone thinks it's worth it. This thread doesn't really have an opening page since it looks like it was spun off of another thread to contain munchie discussions.

Just had another look at the OP, it links to post #48 which should really be the OP for this thread. I think it would be worthwhile to add links to the likes of Morgan, Janjan, Kat etc. who don't require their own threads so that if we stop talking about one for a while and they pop back up it's easier for us all to get back up to speed. This is a comparably short thread in relation to some of the others on the site so I think most people who post read through it before posting but as it gets longer that will no doubt stop.

This is just my opinion, I'm a newer user but I visit this thread more than the other KF threads, what do the rest of you think?