title: Laxative abuse and secretory diarrhoea.
abstract: Three children with chronic diarrhoea secondary to laxative abuse are reported. Growth disturbance, a previously unrecognised feature of this form of abuse, is recorded.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002400:Cathartics; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics