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Discussion in The Economist print edition 29 Sep 2005 | Discussion in The Economist print edition 29 Sep 2005 | ||
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===== Evidence of infectious cause ===== | ===== Evidence of infectious cause ===== | ||
- | The intrinsic ability of bacteria to regulate their growth and to maintain their population within the gut suggests that gut bacteria can interfere with molecular pathways controlling energy balance in the host. (({{pubmed> | + | The intrinsic ability of bacteria to regulate their growth and to maintain their population within the gut suggests that gut bacteria can interfere with molecular pathways controlling energy balance in the host. (({{pmid> |
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An immune overload hypothesis would suggest that compensating withdrawal from some activities would help recovery from eating disorders, and certainly a reduction of unnecessary parental pressure may be needed. | An immune overload hypothesis would suggest that compensating withdrawal from some activities would help recovery from eating disorders, and certainly a reduction of unnecessary parental pressure may be needed. | ||
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+ | ===== Patient experiences ===== | ||
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+ | //Elijuh// Thu Dec 6th, 2007 light sensitivity 7 Anorexia 3 | ||
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+ | Sat Dec 15th, 2007 Anorexia 4 lost 3 pounds in 20 days | ||
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+ | Anorexia is improving! | ||
+ | Mon Jan 14th, 2008 Notice I switched from the Ultracet to Demerol. | ||
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+ | May 7th, 2009 I was tentatively diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa in 1981. Interestingly enough it seems to run in my family. | ||
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+ | Tue Jun 9th, 2009 My Anorexia is still here and now the Anorexia Nervosa stuff with the OCD issues is rearing it's ugly head, too. upping Benicar as of right now. It hit me tonight what was going on when a friend told me that I needed to eat and I argued them down. Sigh. Just like the old days. Argue and then distract them. It took me several days to realize I was back with the OCD stuff. | ||
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+ | Support team: //You can back down the Zith, since you feel that it is causing all this, no need to hurry and xtra Benicar | ||
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+ | Tue Jun 7th, 2011 After 7 years of serious illness I am seeing huge improvements. ... Tumors in my feet - shrinking and pain is gone. Breathing - easier and better. Swollen rib cage - gone. Headaches - gone. Tendons - FINALLY some better - not great - but better. | ||
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+ | Vomiting - almost gone- Now down to vomiting once or twice a week. Anemia - gone. White count back in normal range. Reflux - better. | ||
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+ | I was having to sleep really elevated to keep the stomach acid from going into my lungs. I can sleep with the bed elevation lower now. Sleep is improved. No longer on any sleep meds…except when I'm worried. .... I'm not completely well but I am getting there. I know I have more years in recovery but I can do it | ||
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+ | So that is it. I am starting to feel normal again. I even have less of the nerve issues in my hands now. I didn't think things like that would ever go back to normal. But I can feel them normalizing. The word for me is beginning to be…NORMAL. | ||
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Tortilla chips with salsas and guacamole. | Tortilla chips with salsas and guacamole. | ||
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+ | We found significantly altered correlations between alpha-MSH autoAb levels and the total Eating Disorder Inventory-2 score, as well as most of its subscale dimensions in AN and BN patients vs. controls. Remarkably, these correlations were opposite in AN vs. BN patients. In contrast, levels of autoAbs reacting with adrenocorticotropic hormone, OT, or VP had only few altered correlations with the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 subscale dimensions in AN and BN patients. Thus, our data reveal that core psychobehavioral abnormalities characteristic for eating disorders correlate with the levels of autoAbs against alpha-MSH, suggesting that AN and BN may be associated with autoAb-mediated dysfunctions of primarily the melanocortin system. | ||
+ | Hypovolemia-induced obesity and diabetes. (({{pmid> | ||
+ | Imaging studies reveal[[https:// | ||
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- | ===== Patient experiences ===== | + | Famine may affect the microbiome in a lasting way(({{pmid> |
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- | //Elijuh// Thu Dec 6th, 2007 light sensitivity 7 Anorexia 3 | + | in New Insights |
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- | Sat Dec 15th, 2007 Anorexia 4 lost 3 pounds | + | |
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- | Dec 27th, 2007 | + | |
- | Anorexia is improving! | + | |
- | Mon Jan 14th, 2008 Notice I switched from the Ultracet to Demerol. | + | |
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- | May 7th, 2009 I was tentatively diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa | + | |
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- | Tue Jun 9th, 2009 My Anorexia is still here and now the Anorexia Nervosa | + | |
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- | Support team: //You can back down the Zith, since you feel that it is causing all this, no need to hurry and xtra Benicar | + | |
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- | Tue Jun 7th, 2011 After 7 years of serious illness I am seeing huge improvements. ... Tumors in my feet - shrinking | + | |
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- | Vomiting - almost gone- Now down to vomiting once or twice a week. Anemia - gone. White count back in normal range. Reflux - better. | + | |
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- | I was having to sleep really elevated to keep the stomach acid from going into my lungs. I can sleep with the bed elevation lower now. Sleep is improved. No longer on any sleep meds…except when I'm worried. .... I'm not completely well but I am getting there. I know I have more years in recovery but I can do it | + | |
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- | So that is it. I am starting to feel normal again. I even have less of the nerve issues in my hands now. I didn't think things like that would ever go back to normal. But I can feel them normalizing. The word for me is beginning to be…NORMAL. | + | |
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===== Notes and comments ===== | ===== Notes and comments ===== | ||
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* legacy content | * legacy content | ||
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(//Paul and/or Amy// ??) I'm not sure I can completely tease out the significance of this study, but this sort of result suggests that famine may affect the microbiome in a lasting way: | (//Paul and/or Amy// ??) I'm not sure I can completely tease out the significance of this study, but this sort of result suggests that famine may affect the microbiome in a lasting way: | ||
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Final point: IMO, we should all be careful not to define the chain of events. What if a disruption in the microbiome preceded anorexia and the anorexia " | Final point: IMO, we should all be careful not to define the chain of events. What if a disruption in the microbiome preceded anorexia and the anorexia " | ||
- | ===== References ===== | + | ===== References =====</ |