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Five-year-old Can’t Stop Eating
Suman Khatun is eating herself to death, according to her doctor. The five-year-old from West Bengal weighs in at nearly 168 pounds, despite her average height. And the stress of her insatiable hunger is taking its toll on her family.
Her mother, Belly Bibi, tells Telegraph:
“We can not feed ourselves or our other two children, let alone ourselves. When she is not fed she cries, shouts, screams and has even thrown rocks at us. We give her four square meals a day and two small lunches, but this is never enough. She is our daughter and we have no choice but to feed her.”
Suman’s doctor — who’s seen Suman since she was three months old and a ravenous nurser – is convinced that the child suffers from a pituitary disorder, but doesn’t have the ability to diagnose the disease himself. In the meantime, Suman eats up most of the family’s food budget — including two dozen eggs, 22 pounds of rice. And when she doesn’t get her fill at home, she wanders around the neighborhood, begging for food.
Here’s Suman in front of what, presumably, is a typical meal (possibly staged for dramatic effect).
Photo: Telegraph.co.uk
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Lorraine commented on Aug 15 09 at 1:12 pmThis is Pradar Willi Syndrome and can be treated. I hope Western Medicine will step up and help this family.
Manjari commented on Aug 15 09 at 3:59 pmIt seems odd that they would say they can’t feed their other two children because they have to keep feeding Suman. If it is Prader Willi, I hope they get help soon.
Sue commented on Aug 17 09 at 2:43 pmI think this is abuse from the part of the parent. Maybe the problem progressed because the caregiver allowed it to and now things are out of control and it is a sign of shock to the parent. I think good nutrition and setting the right standards is a parent’s responsibility from the very start. As is portion control. It is alarming that this child has gotten to this level without finding a resolution. The fact that the child’s life is in danger itself makes me thing the parents have the problem not the child. He is simply the symptom of the problem. http://www.truuconfessions.com has been hopping with opinions on the subject of neglect and real moms have very different opnions
Rita commented on Aug 31 09 at 9:06 amComments I hope an intervention is made in this child’s life. It needs to happen now!
Stephyne commented on Aug 03 10 at 2:05 pmMy daughter has the same problem. She is 7 and weighs 143lbs. the doctor wont do any tests until i put her on diet, but she cant stop eating
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