Watery Diarrhea Is Not Always Clostridioides difficile: A Case Report of Aeromonas hydrophila Gastroenteritis.

species can cause acute gastroenteritis but are much less commonly observed in the hospital setting than other bacteria. Most cases of gastroenteritis reported in the literature have occurred in pediatric, elderly, and/or immunocompromised patients. We present a case of subacute watery diarrhea due to infection in an otherwise healthy 48-year-old female patient with prior abdominal surgeries and recent hospitalization for a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) for which she received antibiotics.

Metformin abuse: A novel and dangerous purging behavior in anorexia nervosa.

Objective: To report a case of severe multisystem illness, near death and permanent kidney failure in a woman with a history of anorexia nervosa-binge purge type due to abuse of prescription metformin, an approved oral diabetes medication obtained surreptitiously via the internet.

Method: Psychiatric and medical records were reviewed from the medical care of this patient. A literature search was also performed on prescription medication abuse as a mode of purging.

Gastrointestinal comorbidities which complicate the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Patients with anorexia nervosa often voice a multitude of symptoms in regards to their gastrointestinal tract. These complaints can complicate the treatment of their eating disorder as they distract attention from the important goal of weight restoration. Moreover, the restricting of certain food groups also makes the task of weight restoration substantially more difficult, or may result in binging.