Eating Disorders

U.S. Doctors Test New Treatment for Bulimia

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 25th, 2000

A drug normally given to cancer patients to fight the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy treatment could help people suffering from bulimia, doctors in the U.S. said.

The eating disorder, in which people binge and then force themselves to vomit, affects up to 3% of women in industrialized countries.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis found that ondansetron - an intravenous drug used to prevent nausea and vomiting in cancer patients - also works for bulimics. They believe bulimia is initially self-induced to control weight but that over time the repetitive behavior causes changes in the way a major nerve...

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