By EMMA MORTON
Health Editor
Published: 08 Apr 2008
AN anorexic woman who walked 12 hours a day to slash her weight to THREE STONE (19Kg) has battled back to health.
Lauren Bailey covered 30 miles of streets from 6am to 6pm.
Her punishing regime left her wasting away - until she was eventually rushed to hospital on the brink of death.
She told The Sun: “I remember being transferred to an eating disorders unit and they didn’t think I would make it through the night.”
Now after many lengthy spells in hospital six-and-a-half stone Lauren, 26, is a far cry from the skeletal 23-year-old who weighed the same as a girl of five.
She said: “I still have problems but I am enjoying life.”
Lauren was previously plagued by depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
She said: “It wasn’t about wanting to be thin – it was about wanting to disappear.”
Her battle with anorexia began when she was 14.
After going through puberty early, she was much bigger than other girls at school and was bullied. She recalled: “Someone said I should go on a diet – and my obsession with exercise began.”
When not out walking she would endlessly trudge up and down stairs, pace around her bedroom or do puzzles on an ironing board so she could remain standing.
The turning point came when she absconded from treatment at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Lauren, from Witham, Essex, recalled: “I thought, “This isn’t getting me anywhere.” I was miserable and had no time left in my day because of my obsessions. I was a young woman but missing out on so much.
“I thought, “Normal life can’t be any worse than this – why don’t I give it a go?”
Lauren finally left hospital in August last year and has not looked back. She said: “I want to give others hope that they can get over anorexia and rebuild their lives”
· IF you want help to overcome an eating problem such as anorexia contact the charity BEAT: Beating Eating Disorders on 0845 634 1414, www.b-eat.co.uk
Lucky to be alive
Professor Marinos Elia, of Southampton University, said: "Normally death occurs when a woman's weight drops so low.
"Her body would have begun auto-cannibalism - when it starts using up its own tissue as it has no fat left.
"This is the body's last-ditch attempt to survive and death usually follows soon after."
LAUREN is lucky to be alive after such a dramatic weight loss, an expert said.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/1012220/Eating-disorder-Anorexia-victim-speaks-Walking-towards-death-Lauren-Bailey.html
Published: 08 Apr 2008
AN anorexic woman who walked 12 hours a day to slash her weight to THREE STONE (19Kg) has battled back to health.
Lauren Bailey covered 30 miles of streets from 6am to 6pm.
Her punishing regime left her wasting away - until she was eventually rushed to hospital on the brink of death.
She told The Sun: “I remember being transferred to an eating disorders unit and they didn’t think I would make it through the night.”
Now after many lengthy spells in hospital six-and-a-half stone Lauren, 26, is a far cry from the skeletal 23-year-old who weighed the same as a girl of five.
She said: “I still have problems but I am enjoying life.”
Lauren was previously plagued by depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
She said: “It wasn’t about wanting to be thin – it was about wanting to disappear.”
Her battle with anorexia began when she was 14.
After going through puberty early, she was much bigger than other girls at school and was bullied. She recalled: “Someone said I should go on a diet – and my obsession with exercise began.”
When not out walking she would endlessly trudge up and down stairs, pace around her bedroom or do puzzles on an ironing board so she could remain standing.
The turning point came when she absconded from treatment at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Lauren, from Witham, Essex, recalled: “I thought, “This isn’t getting me anywhere.” I was miserable and had no time left in my day because of my obsessions. I was a young woman but missing out on so much.
“I thought, “Normal life can’t be any worse than this – why don’t I give it a go?”
Lauren finally left hospital in August last year and has not looked back. She said: “I want to give others hope that they can get over anorexia and rebuild their lives”
· IF you want help to overcome an eating problem such as anorexia contact the charity BEAT: Beating Eating Disorders on 0845 634 1414, www.b-eat.co.uk
Lucky to be alive
Professor Marinos Elia, of Southampton University, said: "Normally death occurs when a woman's weight drops so low.
"Her body would have begun auto-cannibalism - when it starts using up its own tissue as it has no fat left.
"This is the body's last-ditch attempt to survive and death usually follows soon after."
LAUREN is lucky to be alive after such a dramatic weight loss, an expert said.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/1012220/Eating-disorder-Anorexia-victim-speaks-Walking-towards-death-Lauren-Bailey.html
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