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Subject:		Re: I think my sister is making herself ill
Name:		Dr. F
Date Posted:		Feb 11, 08 - 7:48 AM
Email:		mdf@munchausen.com
Message:		Though I can't comment on this case specifically because I've never met your sister, I can tell you that self-induced or feigned urinary/kidney/bladder symptoms are very common in factitious disorder and Munchausen syndrome. People sometimes falsely claim to have severe pain from passing stones when they don't; they sometimes present small pieces of rocks, etc., as being "kidney stones"; they sometimes self-induce actual infections, perhaps by using feces; and they sometimes manipulate urine specimens so they appear abnormal (e.g., by adding blood or feces). Much more about urinary FD can be found in my book, Playing Sick.
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Re: Re: I think my sister is making herself ill by stacey · Feb 11, 08 - 10:38 AM Re: Re: Re: I think my sister is making herself ill by Dr. F · Feb 12, 08 - 7:18 AM

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