Woman critically poisoned, kidney failure suspected due to taking weight loss pills after one week

Vietnam - Sweden Uong Bi Hospital received a 38-year-old female patient (residing in Quang Trung, Uong Bi, Quang Ninh ) admitted in a state of fatigue, drowsiness, and rapid pulse.

The patient’s family said that for about a week, the patient had been taking weight loss pills bought online. After that, the patient started to show signs of eating less, sleeping less, feeling tired, having chest pain, and talking nonsense. The family took the patient to the hospital for emergency care.

Scientific weight loss is a combination of a reasonable diet and regular exercise. (Illustration photo).

After examination, the patient was diagnosed with acute poisoning, suspected to be due to weight loss drug poisoning. The doctors quickly performed intensive resuscitation for the patient. However, it was determined that the patient's poisoning was very critical, with severe arrhythmia, kidney failure, and severe hypokalemia. After consulting with the doctors at the Poison Control Center of Bach Mai Hospital, the doctors agreed on a plan to transfer the patient to a higher level for treatment.

Doctors at the hospital advise people that scientific weight loss is a combination of a reasonable diet and regular exercise . The use of weight loss drugs, especially unproven rapid weight loss drugs, is extremely dangerous. The weight loss effect has not been seen, but the health effects that the direct user must bear are very large.

Thu Phuong

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