Gastric sleeve surgery gone wrong resulted in deadly anorexia
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It was in 2011 that Texan Rachel Layou's weight began spiraling. That year, the now 43-year-old mother gave birth to her fourth child -- who weighed a whopping 12 pounds -- and developed diabetes "which got out of control."
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Gastric Balloon for Weight Loss: Lisa's Story
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22 Celebs Who Have Opened Up About Having Eating Disorders
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How a Lucrative Surgery Took Off Online and Disfigured Patients - The New York Times
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Sudden weight loss: 10 reasons you are shedding too much weight unexpectedly
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Do this BEFORE you get bariatric surgery, a gastric bypass
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Dumping syndrome - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
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Behavioral Sciences, Free Full-Text
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Medical complications of anorexia nervosa
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Why Weight Loss Surgery Works When Diets Don't - The New York Times
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Anorexia Nervosa - Mental Health Disorders - MSD Manual Consumer Version