A mum who was admitted to hospital after being injected with a £100 ‘slimming jab’ bought on Snapchat has revealed how she thought she was going to die – and the dire warning doctors gave her.
Emma Williams, 23, from Wrexham, Wales, was hoping for a “quick fix” after seeing positive results from friends and excellent results before and after, so she decided to use the same active ingredients as Ozempic and Wigoby. I bought a slimming jab after hearing that it contained semaglutide. Photos posted by the seller.
But her dreams turned into nightmares when she became weak, started vomiting profusely, and suffered from extremely severe migraines.
Emma told MailOnline: “I could barely lift my son. I was trying to get up but I had a really bad migraine so I had to lie down again. I could barely open my eyes. I could do it. I just couldn’t get any nutrients into my body. I couldn’t eat anything.
“I thought, ‘This is going to kill me.’ I have to go get help.”
She woke up in the hospital and was told by doctors that she had narrowly avoided permanent kidney damage that would lead to kidney failure. She is still recovering three weeks after injecting herself.
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Emma Williams (right), 23, poses with her mother Caroline (left), 50. Mother had to take her daughter to hospital after falling ill after using a slimming jab she bought on Snapchat
The seller also sells unlicensed tanning nasal sprays and posted a similar menu on his Snapchat story.
Emma gave herself the injection for the first time on September 10, and she gradually felt sick during the day, then threw up later that evening (stock image)
“When I was admitted to the hospital, my body was in a state of ketosis. Doctors believed that I was severely dehydrated and that if I had not gone to the hospital, I would have permanently damaged my kidneys and would have gone into kidney failure. I said,” she said.
Nurses at A&E told Emma and her mother, Caroline, that the girls had been coming in daily after falling ill after using slimming pills they had bought on social media, and that Emma had been suffering from unwellness ever since. He said he’s been looking at other people’s posts in response.
When the mother-of-one ordered seven to 10 weeks worth of injections, she expected to receive a pen, but instead received a vial of powder and a needle to mix with sterile water herself. A set was sent to me.
She gave herself the injection for the first time on September 10, felt progressively worse during the day and vomited later that night on shift at the school for disabled children in Wrexham, where she works.
Emma told MailOnline: “I felt unwell a few times at work, but I thought it was just something I was getting used to.”
But the next day, during a trip to Chester Zoo with her mother Caroline, 50, and her 21-month-old son Max, she still felt nauseous and had to vomit in nearby bushes. .
The nausea continued the next day, but by September 13th it had subsided a little, and Emma decided to limit her food and water intake, fearing that she would not be able to control the nausea.
Following the vendor’s instructions, Emma decided to have her second jab on September 15, but she still believed the vomiting was due to her body getting used to the jab.
Although Caroline understood that her daughters wanted to “lose weight the easy way”, she admitted that she was “angry” with them and the sellers.
Emma was hoping for a “quick fix” after seeing positive results from her friends and great before and after photos (stock images) posted by the seller on her Snapchat story.
she said: “Since that incident, I literally haven’t been able to get sick.
“I felt myself getting weaker day by day, but there was nothing I could do. I tried everything. I tried baby food. I tried the Ensure Recovery Drink. . Nothing worked.
Caroline said her daughter was eating popsicles to try to rehydrate her body, but she couldn’t hold anything back and started vomiting up the bile in her stomach.
She said, “Emma has epilepsy so she takes pills every day to control it.” Nothing could be suppressed because she couldn’t suppress them either. And I said, “If this continues Emma, we have to get you to the hospital.”
The seller did not ask Emma if she was taking other medicines or had any health conditions, but a Google search showed the jab did not interact with epilepsy medicines. , Emma used the drug.
She had to stay in the hospital overnight and was given three bags of fluids and medication for her illness through an IV. She also had to pay for her son Max to go to daycare on days when he would normally be home because his mother had to work.
Doctors discharged Emma the next day, but she continued to vomit when she returned home. She is still on anti-sickness medication and is starting to feel better, but she doesn’t feel fully recovered yet.
After 14 days of not eating anything but three slices of apple, I was finally able to tolerate small meals, even though I was still feeling nauseous.
Although Caroline understood that her daughters wanted a “quick fix” to lose weight, she admitted she was “angry” with her and the seller.
“I was mad at Emma for doing that in the first place, and I was mad at the people who would just sell it to anyone who could pay. It’s scary. I can’t believe there’s no repercussions for them. . Someone is going to die,” she said.
The slimming jab that Emma bought is advertised as containing semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Ozempic (pictured) and Wigovy.
Emma and Caroline are now warning others to avoid slimming jabs bought on social media and to see a doctor if they are struggling to lose weight with healthy eating and exercise. There is.
Both men agree that people using these unregulated and unlicensed weight loss injections prey on young women and girls and take advantage of societal pressure on them to be thin. .
“They’re adding more young girls to social media and posting all the good results,” Emma said. They’re running flash sales like ‘buy now and get £20 off’. They prey on young girls and their insecurities. ”
Caroline added: “The pressure on girls to be thin is frightening.” Even when I was young and a student, being thin was what everyone wanted. I think it’s even worse now because of social media.
“This is diabolical and they are completely manipulating people by selling them the dream of losing weight, and in fact it almost causes them to die.”
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