Mum misdiagnosed with anorexia is found to suffer from rare life-threatening disorder
- 5 years ago
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Isla Evans, 31, first complained of stomach pains when she was 10 years old, but repeated visits to her local doctor failed to find the true cause. Instead she found herself diagnosed with anorexia, a serious mental condition where a person deliberately tries to lose as much weight as possible. But after 20 years of suffering physical stomach pains she was finally diagnosed with Superior Mescentric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) in December last year. The condition is potentially life-threatening as it causes the small intestine, called the duodenum, to be compressed by an overlying artery which stops food from passing through. But it is so rare there are no doctors in the UK who can operate on her.
Read more at SWNS.com
Isla Evans, 31, first complained of stomach pains when she was 10 years old, but repeated visits to her local doctor failed to find the true cause. Instead she found herself diagnosed with anorexia, a serious mental condition where a person deliberately tries to lose as much weight as possible. But after 20 years of suffering physical stomach pains she was finally diagnosed with Superior Mescentric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) in December last year. The condition is potentially life-threatening as it causes the small intestine, called the duodenum, to be compressed by an overlying artery which stops food from passing through. But it is so rare there are no doctors in the UK who can operate on her.
Read more at SWNS.com