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The girl was admitted to the hospital 12 days ago and kept directly into the ICU.
An 18 -year -old girl died in Thalaseri, Kerala. She was only on liquid diet for the last 6 months. It was also consuming only hot water. Was left food. He also refused to accept the advice of doctors due to concern about weight gain.
Dr. Nagesh Manohar Prabhu, a doctor at Thalasseri Cooperative Hospital, said that the girl was admitted to the hospital in critical condition about 12 days ago. His weight was only 24 kg. Due to weakness, she could not even get up from bed.
According to Dr. Prabhu, the girl’s sugar level, sodium and blood pressure were constantly falling. She was on ventilator. But there was no improvement in his condition. He died on Sunday.
According to doctors, the girl had a disease called anorexia. This is a mental disorder. In this, people are extremely concerned about weight and food. In this disease, a person thinks that he is overweight and should not eat food. Even if it is thin.
More girls have disorder than boys
According to doctors, this disorder is more in girls than boys. In female of 13 to 30 years, its chances are more. This problem can also happen to men, but about 95 percent of women are affected by this.
The girl used to hide the food
According to the family, the daughter was suffering from anorexia for about 5 months. She did not eat anything. Our given food used to hide. His health was falling continuously for the last 5 months. He was brought to the hospital several times. The doctor also asked him to get mental treatment.
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