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Thanks to extreme liquid diet and surgery Probably the world's thickest woman loses 250 kilograms
The once-heaviest woman in the world has lost around 250 kilos thanks to a special liquid diet and a bypass operation. Previously, the Egyptian weighed twice as much. However, the 37-year-old is not freed from her numerous health problems.
Formerly heaviest woman in the world
The 37-year-old Egyptian Eman Ahmed Abd al-Ati has lost about 250 kilos in just two months with the help of doctors in India. Previously, she had been regarded as the "heaviest woman in the world" with over 500 kg. The treating physicians were even surprised at how fast the weight reduction progressed. However, her treatment is far from complete. She continues to suffer from numerous health complaints.
The probably once heaviest woman in the world has reduced her weight by 250 kilos. Previously, she weighed around 500 kg. She has done so thanks to a liquid diet and gastric bypass surgery. (Image: edwardolive / fotolia.com) In two months 250 kilos less
"Eman miraculously did well. We did not expect such results. We had estimated that it would take six months to lose 200 kg, "Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala, surgeon at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai in a post by the newspaper "Hindustan Times".
But she has managed to reduce her weight by 250 kilograms at this time - half of her previous weight.
"Eman's weight loss has dramatically improved her health. Your heart, kidneys and lungs are functioning better and their water retention is also under control, "the doctor added.
Patient with special machine flown to India
In the meantime, the patient can sit upright for a longer period of time - instead of lying constantly like before, the AFP news agency reports. "She looks like a happier and thinner version of herself," said the doctors of Saifee Hospital.
"She finally fits in a wheelchair and can sit for a long time, of which we did not dare to dream a few months ago."
Eman Ahmed had not left her home in Alexandria (Egypt) for over two decades until she was sent to India in mid-February for the life-saving operation.
At first, no airline had been found for a long time. Finally, she was brought to Mumbai with a specially converted machine. At that time she weighed about 500 kilos.
Weight loss thanks to liquid diet and gastric bypass
According to a BBC report, Eman Ahmed weighed in at five kilos when she was born, and when she was eleven she was only crawling because of her weight.
At that time she received the diagnosis "Elephantiasis". In this disease, a lymph congestion causes swelling of the body parts. She also suffered a stroke and became bedridden. Her right arm and leg were paralyzed, she could not speak.
The Egyptian developed various obesity-related conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, gout and respiratory failure during sleep.
In the Indian metropolis, the Egyptian woman managed to lose 100 kilograms through a liquid diet diet until her gastric bypass was given in early March.
The patient should now continue to lose weight so that she fits into a computer tomograph. The purpose of this study is to find out why she is paralyzed on one side and suffers from seizures.
Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala said optimistically, "We will weigh them in three to four weeks and hope their weight will fall below the 200 kg mark. She is a fighter. "(Ad)