In particular, she says, anorexics or bulimics may be at risk. In fact, Cedars-Sinai , the non-profit hospital in Los Angeles, actually lists this as a "symptom" of bulimia: "In rare cases, a person may eat so much during a binge that the stomach bursts or the esophagus tears. This can be life-threatening. Other reported cases of spontaneous stomach rupture happen in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome, a congenital disease that is characterized by, among other things, a kind of disordered eating: an "intense craving for food," resulting in "uncontrollable weight gain and morbid obesity.
In a study examining the deaths of individuals with the condition, 3 percent of those deaths were the result of gastric rupture and necrosis. The takeaway here: This really happens, sometimes! Also: This is probably not going to happen to you. There are, however, physical and psychological conditions that can compromise that reflex in one way or another. People with eating disorders like bulimia, binge-eating disorder, anorexia, or OSFED other specified feeding or eating disorder might have abused their body's natural cues around hunger, fullness, and vomiting to the point that they're no longer effective.
Or their stomach muscles might be too weakened to actually be able to vomit, or perhaps their stomach's shrunk so chronically and severely that it would take comparatively less food to burst. People with the rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome suffer from a malfunctioning hypothalamus, the region of the brain that regulates, among other things, appetite.
This results in a constant, debilitating, and literally insatiable hunger. People with Prader-Willi don't respond to overeating with the nausea and instinct to vomit that the average human body does. It's still uncommon to experience a gastric rupture, according to Strong, but it does happen. Proceeds from the race will go to benefit the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research. Recipient's Email. Your Feedback. Your Email optional. Report a Comment.
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Create Email Alert. Stomach ruptures are extremely rare and often the result of a mental illness or eating disorder the post cites cases in which bulimia triggers a rupture. Joseph Communications uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Learn more or change your cookie preferences.
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