I went through the exact same thing back in December. I never had an eating disorder before, but with the anxiety of moving to a new city, leaving friends and family, and my IBS being worse than ever before, I started to over-eat when I would get home from work. I would pig out, feel guilty about it, and sometimes purge afterward. It was a vicious cycle because of course my IBS was out of control after eating a huge meal like that. This went on for about 3 weeks before I decided to seek help. I went to a registered dietician and got advice on eating properly, what foods to eat to cope with IBS, and basically how to manage living with it. I haven't had a binge/purge episode since and have slowly been learning what foods to eat/not eat and how to eat to make living with IBS manageable.
My advice to you: see a dietician, join a gym if you haven't already (this has helped me TREMENDOUSLY!), and treat IBS as a way to try new things... new foods, new regimens, etc. Once you get off the cycle you can lose any weight you may have gained and the gym will help you too.
Good luck! If you need anymore advice, don't hesitate to e-mail me. I've been there.
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