At times he would void worms as large as the
shank of a clay-pipe, and then for a short period the bulimia
would disappear.
Johnston mentions a case of bulimia in a man who devoured large
quantities of raw flesh. There is an instance on record of a case
of canine appetite in which nearly 400 pounds of solid and fluid
elements were taken into the body in six days and again ejected.
A recovery was effected by giving very concentrated food,
frequently repeated in small quantities. Mason mentions a woman
in St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London in the early part of this
century who was wretched unless she was always eating. Each day
she consumed three quartern-loaves, three pounds of beef-steak,
in addition to large quantities of vegetables, meal, etc., and
water. Smith describes a boy of fourteen who ate continuously
fifteen hours out of the twenty-four, and who had eight bowel
movements each day. One year previous his weight was 105 pounds,
but when last seen he weighed 284 pounds and was increasing a
half pound daily. Despite his continuous eating, this boy
constantly complained of hunger.
Polydipsia is an abnormal thirst; it may be seen in persons
otherwise normal, or it may be associated with diseases--such as
diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.
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