16-Year-Old Nearly Dies After Desparate 2-Week Effort To Fit Into Birthday Dress
A 16-year-old girl in China was hospitalised after surviving only on vegetables and laxatives for two weeks to fit into her birthday dress, risking her life
Many young people, particularly girls, often go to great lengths to lose weight, making exercise a daily habit and experimenting with various diet trends. However, health experts have increasingly warned that no single diet works for everyone, and extreme methods can be dangerous.
One such alarming case has emerged from China, where a 16-year-old girl ended up in hospital after following a drastic diet plan that nearly cost her life. Her only goal was to fit into a new dress for her birthday.
The teenage girl, named Mei, from Hunan province in central China, narrowly escaped death. In a desperate attempt to lose weight quickly and fit into a new birthday dress, she started consuming only vegetables and laxatives. Laxatives are substances that stimulate bowel movements, and Mei assumed this would help her shed weight faster. For two weeks, she restricted herself to minimal portions of vegetables and regularly took laxatives.
Mei's extreme diet was motivated by a desire to look slim for her birthday celebration. However, after two weeks of this restrictive routine, her body began to shut down. She lost strength in her arms and legs and had difficulty breathing, prompting an emergency hospital visit.
Blood tests revealed that Mei was suffering from severe hypokalaemia – a dangerously low level of potassium in the blood. This condition, if left untreated, can lead to respiratory failure and even a sudden heart attack.
Mei was, quite literally, on the brink of cardiac arrest. She underwent a 12-hour emergency medical procedure and, fortunately, made a miraculous recovery. She has now been discharged from the hospital.
Doctors say Mei was extremely lucky to receive treatment in time. They are using her case to warn others, especially young people, about the dangers of following extreme diet plans without medical supervision.
'She treated herself really badly. She just needs to run 5km a day," one user commented on Weibo, China's version of Twitter. Another added: 'Laxatives! She's not trying to lose weight—she's trying to kill herself."
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