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JAMA. 1986 Mar 21;255(11):1447-9.
Self-induced vomiting and laxative and diuretic use among teenagers. Precursors of the binge-purge syndrome?

Killen JD, Taylor CB, Telch MJ, Saylor KE, Maron DJ, Robinson TN.

Bulimia (binge-purge syndrome) is a recently described but apparently common eating disorder. Purging behaviors associated with bulimia can cause serious medical complications. Prevalence data on purging behaviors are lacking for younger adolescents. A survey was conducted with 1,728 tenth-grade students to assess their attitudes about eating, dieting, weight control, and frequency of purging. Height, weight, and skin-fold thicknesses were also measured. Thirteen percent reported purging behavior. Female purgers outnumbered male purgers 2 to 1. Male purgers were significantly heavier than male nonpurgers and had significantly greater skin-fold thicknesses and weight/height2 ratios. Both male and female purgers felt guiltier after eating large amounts of food, counted calories more often, dieted more frequently, and exercised less than nonpurgers. Our findings suggest that an alarming number of young adolescents may employ unhealthy weight regulation strategies. Physicians who see adolescents should look for the presence of the attitudes and behaviors that characterize bulimia; this will enhance the likelihood of detection of the disorder and prevention of its complications.

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Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1987 Mar 20;112(12):462-5.
[Results of treatment of esophageal varix bleeding in 70-to-90-year-old patients. A prospective study]

[Article in German]

Schellong H, Huber P, Stutzer H.

From 1 October 1981 to 30 June 1986, 265 patients were treated for acute bleeding from esophageal or fundal varices; 61 patients were aged between 70 and 90 years. The emergency situation was treated conservatively (Sengstaken tube; transfusion; intensive laxative measures). In all cases these measures temporarily controlled the bleeding and rapidly stabilized the patient's condition. Treatment of the varices with methods of intravascular high-pressure sclerosing followed ten hours later. There was no significant difference in survival rate between those over and those under 70 years. After 24 months about 50% of patients in both groups were still alive. It is concluded that sclerosing offers to very old patients a genuine chance of survival. Long-time prognosis depends on factors which are not related to the sclerosing method.

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S Afr Med J. 1987 Apr 4;71(7):431-3.
Meconium during labour--self-medication and other associations.

Mitri F, Hofmeyr GJ, van Gelderen CJ.

Prior to artificial rupture of membranes, 498 women were questioned about obstetric and social factors including self-medication during pregnancy. Caesarean section (P less than 0,01) and low Apgar scores (P less than 0,001) were significantly more common in pregnancies complicated by fetal meconium passage. Meconium passage was more common in women who had recently taken castor oil (P less than 0,01) and possibly herbal substances called 'sihlambezo' (trend P less than 0,2). Use of laxatives or enemas and other obstetric risk factors were not associated with meconium passage.

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