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Bridlington, East Yorkshire - A teenager was told she could die within six months if it fails to get a donor for a liver transplant. However, his condition improved precisely because eating a lot of chocolate until it no longer requires a liver transplant.
Elle Wilkinson (16 years) was warned by doctors that she only had a 6 to 12 months to survive if they do not find a suitable donor to replace damaged heart.
But the teenager from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, is actually surprising even doctors when his condition improves very quickly because he ate a high-carbohydrate foods, such as eating a lot of chocolate.
After continuing his diet pattern is also included with many eating crisps and biscuits as well as taking some medications, the doctor said that his recovery is now complete. Doctors officially also have to remove his name from the list for liver transplant.
"My friends do not believe it. I eat chocolate, crisps and all sorts of junk food but do not have to worry about the consequences. It is unusual to have to eat these foods excessively when we know that eating only moderate amounts alone is at risk of obesity. But I had no complaints, "said Elle Wilkinson, as reported Dailymail.
According to doctors, Elle own
problems in her organ for 3 to 5 years before he realized and experienced symptoms. But any symptoms of the neglect because it is not typical, such as frequent coughs and colds.
It was only in August last year began to severe symptoms felt. He suffered severe vomiting and had to be rushed to the hospital.
The test results showed he was suffering from a serious illness and his failing heart functioning, so doctors quickly added to the list of national liver transplant recipients.
Elle was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a disease that occurs when the immune system attacks the liver cells, which makes the liver fails to function.
But he underwent a radical diet, such as by eating a lot of chocolate, biscuits, bread and cheese, has given her extra energy, calories and protein that is often lacking in people diagnosed with liver failure.
And amazingly, if Elle does not eat foods high in calories, muscles and his body felt very weak, thus forcing him to eat these foods in large quantities.
"He ate the high-carbohydrate diet. Her life was very different from teenage life in general. Elle will never be able to drink alcohol because it can kill," said his mother Pam Wilkinson-Brown (50 years old).
Elle's body lose energy over time, but carbohydrates can give him extra energy. He was supposed to eat pasta and rice, but he did not like the food as it was.
"He eats a lot of cheese, bread and chocolate. For Elle, it is a healthy diet. She needs carbohydrates to give them energy. Diet plays a major factor in controlling the disease," said his mother.
For a while, Elle non-active status from the list of liver transplant recipients, but Elle may still need need a new liver in the future.
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