With a view to the establishment of purging methods it is necessary to investigate complete-remission bone marrow as the real target of purging, rather than bone marrow from healthy donors. The results of LTBMC are superior to those of GM-CFC where the hematopoietic recovery of bone marrow is concerned. One-stage LTBMC after bone marrow manipulations may reflect mixed hematopoietic/stromal effe...

Bulimia nervosa is a common eating disorder that predominantly affects young women. There are three main models of purging in bulimia. Resulting medical complications are related to the particular mode and frequency of purging. Commonly, there are oral and gastrointestinal complications along with serious electrolyte and endocrine complications. The majority of the medical complications of buli...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the significance of purging behavior in the diagnosis of eating disorders through an objective assessment of eating disorder psychopathology including personality disorders. METHODS Subjects were 42 consecutive outpatients with eating disorders who visited the Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic at Tokai University Hospital (Kanagawa, Japan). Diagnosis of eating and personali...

Although eating disorders can occur in teenagers and young children, the risk of developing disease increases during college years. About 95% between age 12 25 Examples include anorexia nervosa, bulimia binge disorder. Anorexia nervosa occurs people who eat a lot food purge or deny themselves at all. The aim purging after is to eliminate fear gaining weight digesting unwanted foods. However, pr...