Vomiting and laxative abuse in the binge-purge cycle can severely disrupt the digestive tract's mucosal lining, gut microbiome, and potentially cause esophageal ulceration. — Whalespan
Vomiting and laxative abuse in the binge-purge cycle can severely disrupt the digestive tract's mucosal lining, gut microbiome, and potentially cause esophageal ulceration.
⚠ High risk
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“One is that the vomiting itself, the use of laxatives that can cause severe disruption to the mucosal lining the mucus lining of the digestive tract can severely disrupt the gut microbiome. It can cause all sorts of even a ulceration of the esophagus and just really terrible stuff.”
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