Adele Clay, 25, fights theanorexia nervosa and the bulimia since he was 12 years old. Her parents, Yvonne and Rick, recently learned that her heart rate had dropped dangerously following a hypothermia (drop in body temperature below 35 ° C).
Anorexia: hospitals refused to treat her
Her parents, from Stockport (UK), terrified that she might die, asked for help through the media since the hospitals themselves were unwilling to welcome young Adele.
According to her mother, Yvonne, 47, Adèle was unable to receive treatment from the hospitals where she presented. At first, because she was not sick enough and then, because her state of health was considered too dangerous.
Eventually, his condition continued to worsen. His organs even started to fail. However, on September 29, the young woman was taken to an eating disorder hospital in London.
What is anorexia nervosa?
Anorexia nervosa refers to a eating disorder (TCA) which also includes bulimia. In anorexia, a disease which is thought to affect around 70,000 adolescents, the person refuses to keep their weight above the minimum normal (Body Mass Index (BMI) above 14).
Also, she would be afraid to gain weight and become obese, despite thinness related. Indeed, the anorexic does not see itself as it is. The person with anorexia nervosa also suffers from amenorrhea (lack of a menstrual cycle) for at least three consecutive cycles in menstruating women.
It is possible to cure this disease even if the treatment is long and tedious. Complete recovery is achieved in 60% of cases, according to doctors.
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