Laxative Abuse Cessation Leading to Severe Edema

Stimulant laxatives are a common class of laxatives that is abused by patients with eating disorders. We present a case of a 30-year-old female who presented with dyspnea, peripheral edema and weight gain who had been chronically using laxatives. Her symptoms were consistent with rebound edema cause...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ragunathan, Aditya, Singh, Pratishtha, Gosal, Kiranpreet, Scibelli, Nicolina, Collier, Victor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34322337
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15847
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Sumario:Stimulant laxatives are a common class of laxatives that is abused by patients with eating disorders. We present a case of a 30-year-old female who presented with dyspnea, peripheral edema and weight gain who had been chronically using laxatives. Her symptoms were consistent with rebound edema caused by sodium and free water shifts with abrupt cessation of excessive stimulant laxative use. This case highlights the use of furosemide as the mainstay treatment for rebound edema and weight gain.

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