Eight laxatives a day made teen a 'walking bag of bones'
28 August 2016 - 02:00
Raksha Misthry knew it was impossible to reduce her towering frame. So the 1.74m young woman decided she would "shrink" her 63kg figure by swallowing laxatives, overexercising and starving herself. For seven years Misthry battled with her eating disorder until she collapsed at her 25th birthday party, weighing 43kg.
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