Case Lab · Type B · Transfer

F50

Laxatives, but no binges

A 30-year-old reports using over-the-counter laxatives most days for the past year, believing this helps her stay slim. She denies any episodes of eating a large amount of food with a sense of loss of control, and describes her actual eating pattern as regular, modest meals throughout the day with no binge episodes at all. She has been advised by her pharmacist to stop but has continued.