Talk:Refeeding syndrome

Grammatical error?

"The syndrome was first described in Japanese war prisoners after the Second World War" This sentence needs changing. Perhaps: "The syndrome was first used to describe Japanese war prisoners after the Second World War" or "The syndrom was first described in Japanese war prisons after the Second Word War". I wouldn't know, I have no idea about the history of this particular syndrome. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.201.253.252 (talk) 02:27, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Prealbumin

I was lead to this link from an article on prealbumin/transthyroxine which mentioned its usefullness in predicting refeeding syndrome. More detail or mention of this seems appropriate for this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.232.128.10 (talk) 20:46, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

"Erythromycin" ??

Seems to be an error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.204.153.195 (talk) 20:48, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Mentioned in Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines

I thought it might be interesting to note that this was referenced briefly (and without depth) in King Solomon's Mines (1885)- " But, mindful of the results of over- feeding on starving stomachs, we were careful not to eat too much, stopping while we were still hungry." Not sure it is of use, but is interesting in some ways.137.111.13.200 (talk) 00:47, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Not really. There are macro and micro problems with refeeding. Letting the stomach and small intestine 'rest' was replaced by and understanding that not eating leads to atrophy of stomach and digestive organs. Delaying large meals allows the entire digestive system time to normalize. At the micro level, enlarging cells take minerals out of serum. Slowly increasing food intake and eating mineral rich foods reduces risk. The latter is what refeeding syndrome is all about. David notMD (talk) 01:57, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Seemingly a phenomenon known to Byron as well, which he presents as plausibly being known from either education or traditions (in Don Juan) -BRPXQZME (talk) 02:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Why does the blood serum level of electrolytes remain the same despite low intracellular level?

"Many intracellular minerals become severely depleted during this period, although serum levels remain normal."

Why is this? Why don't the cells take up what they need from the bounty existing still in the blood? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.162.230.165 (talk) 00:34, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Possible reference source for examples after WWII

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4672

I don't know enough about the subject so if someone else could asses it that would be great, seems an important thing to include even if other references would be better.

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 19:52, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

I made several changes due to my school of thought

There is no evidence that animals suffer a similar outcome for instance the black bear has no issue when it begins to eat again after a long period without food. Humans are almost unique there inability to go for long periods without food if they are using a carbohydrate rich diet. If people eat a diet rich in seafood or meat there is no evidence of them suffering a refeeding issue. 86.188.150.15 (talk) 23:35, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Second paragraph of "Causes"

The paragraph is written in a way that doesn't make any sense, but I don't know enough about the topic to fix it. 187.44.104.82 (talk) 14:42, 4 November 2024 (UTC)