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Is it true that anorexia can be a coping mechanism for congenital adrenal insufficiency?
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Rediculous: Congenital adrenal insufficiency can cause anorexia but the later is hardly a coping mechanism for a disease; it will just make things worse.
Answered 1/2/2015
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No.: there is no scientific basis for this, and fasting should not be used as a treatment for congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Answered 7/8/2018
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