Monday 18 January 2016

Teenager who consumed FIVE cans a day blames them for her heart condition and two miscarriages

Dion Parratt, 18, has shared pictures of the 'wires and box' she is forced to wear. She claims consuming four-five energy drinks a day has left her with a severe heart problem and caused two miscarriages
Dion Parratt, 18, says her former addiction has left her with a serious heart condition.
As a result, she must wear a heart monitor linked to an electrocardiogram (ECG) machine 24/7 so doctors can closely monitor her condition.
She also blames two miscarriages on consuming the sugary, caffeinated beverages since she was 11.
Ms Parratt, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, says she now suffers from dangerously low blood pressure and a ‘severe heart problem’.

Ms Parratt says she now suffers from dangerously low blood pressure and a ‘severe heart problem’


This means her pulse drops suddenly, causing her to pass out, the Mirror reports .She claims doctors said this was caused by drinking too many energy drinks.
In a Facebook post which has been shared more than 5,500 times, Ms Parratt called for energy drinks to be banned. She said: ‘Before you drink cheap energy drinks think again about what you’re doing to your body'



Miss Parratt's Facebook post has been shared more than 5,500 times since it was uploaded last Thursday. up to five of the drinks a day.

Dr Graham Jackson, honorary consultant cardiologist at St Thomas’ Hospital, told MailOnline the caffeine in energy drinks is a stimulant, causing the heart to beat faster.
While energy drinks have long been linked with heart palpitations, it is unlikely they would cause the pulse to slow and the person to pass out, he said.

Miss Parratt began drinking the beverages, which contain stimulants caffeine and taurine, in her first year of secondary school. She barely ate in a bid to lose weight, and drank multiple cans a day to give her energy
He explained that she is wearing a heart monitor box, with wires connected to an ECG machine, which sends reports about the heartbeat back to doctors.
He said: 'She probably had an underlying heart problem that was discovered when she went to the doctor about heart palpitations.
'Now they are monitoring her for what is causing her pulse to stop. They are probably trying to find out what the underlying problem is.'
He added that drinking two cans of energy drink a day is 'dangerous' as this could equate to around 800mg of caffeine.
'Up to 400mg is the safe level. Any more than that and you might get heart palpitations. 
'You could get caffeine withdrawal symptoms when you stop - feeling shaky, feeling awful.'
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)