17 year old only eats Tic Tacs

[RossMAN]

Obligatory pic

http://thalunatic.blogspot.com...ac-teen-who-lives.html

Kent, England (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Natalie Cooper is an average 17 year old girl in most every respect, except one. She has a unique illness that has baffled doctors for years. Anything she eats, comes right back up. It doesn't matter whether she likes it, hates it or desperately needs it. If it's solid, she cannot keep it down.

Well, there is one item she seems to hold down, and it's the only thing she's found over the course of many years of experimentation. What one would consider an after dinner treat, has become the only thing Natalie can eat (and I know I'm beginning to rhyme). Enter the ordinary Tic Tac.

For reasons beyond what doctors can understand, Tic Tacs are the only thing Natalie's stomach will accept.

Yes, you're right, no person can live on a mint - which is why Natalie's doctors treat her with a Protein and vitamin rich formula she takes through a feeding tube.

Could it be a psychological adversity? Doctors can't say. Part of the mystery is that Natalie has absolutely no problems eating the food. "I like eating everything you'd expect," she explains. "I really like chocolate cake, I just can't leave it alone," she admits.

Natalie's discovery that her stomach would make an exception for Tic Tacs came after considerable experimentation. She began by trying mints after her meals. When those were semi-tolerable, she reduced the size and found success with the Tic Tac sized mint.

"I went from Trebor Extra Strong Mints to Polos and ended up with Tic Tacs. They give me a bit of energy, but I eat them mostly to get rid of the hunger. It's a psychological effect," she says.

Natalie - and her parents - plan to consult more specialist, to try to unravel the mystery behind her illness. Their goal is to find a break through of some kind before she leaves to attend University.

Natalie has remarkably overcome her adversities by working to maintain a healthy weight - something that's very difficult for a young person to do. For her efforts, she was recently rewarded for her achievements at the 'Kent Try Angle Awards' at Margate Winter Gardens. photo credit Kent Online

Danny Vice
ThaLunatic Daily
http://thalunatic.blogspot.com

 

[Throckmorton]

Need more pics

 

[Ika]

She looks like she's 30 in that pic.

 

[slayer202]

Is this fake? I could swear I just read the exact same article but it was french fries instead of tic tacs

edit:
http://www.slashfood.com/2008/...nly-eats-french-fries/

not exactly the same, but the articles are pretty similar

 

[JohnCU]

paging dr. house

i will return after i have saved her life, have a warm bath waiting.

/thread

 

[homercles337]

She doesn't look 17, with that haircut she looks 30. :Q Crazy brits...

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
to maintain a healthy weight - something that's very difficult for a young person to do.

really? BS

damn...this sucks!

 

[ChaoZ]

All em tic tacs are messing her up man.

 

[Sumguy]

She looks more like 30...

 

[3chordcharlie]

More importantly, she's a ginger.

Maybe she should try eating after sundown?

 

[biggestmuff]

Stomach tumor.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
More importantly, she's a ginger.

Maybe she should try eating after sundown?

Meh, shes only partially ginger. She lacks the freckles and distinct red of true gingers like Shaun Ginger, er, White.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I have a similar affliction...except I can only eat RossMAN. Weird huh?

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
More importantly, she's a ginger.

Maybe she should try eating after sundown?

Meh, shes only partially ginger. She lacks the freckles and distinct red of true gingers like Shaun Ginger, er, White.

Thus allowing her to walk in daylight.

I'm not sure about digesting though.

 

[JohnCU]

hahahahha i just saw the kent try angle awards, fail

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I have a similar affliction...except I can only eat RossMAN. Weird huh?

Thankfully there is enough RossMan to go around!

 

[RossMAN]

This thread hijack is not authorized, please get back on topic!

 

[cubby1223]

Originally posted by: slayer202
Is this fake? I could swear I just read the exact same article but it was french fries instead of tic tacs

edit:
http://www.slashfood.com/2008/...nly-eats-french-fries/

not exactly the same, but the articles are pretty similar

That's actually not that uncommon of an issue. When you know someone who is like that, you'd really be amazed how often you find out other people also know someone like that.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
More importantly, she's a ginger.

Maybe she should try eating after sundown?

Meh, shes only partially ginger. She lacks the freckles and distinct red of true gingers like Shaun Ginger, er, White.

Thus allowing her to walk in daylight.

I'm not sure about digesting though.

Hmm, your ideas intrigue me. I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[GregGreen]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
paging dr. house

i will return after i have saved her life, have a warm bath waiting.

/thread

DAMNIT, I was going to say that!

 

[Judgement]

Only tic tacs...

maybe she just needs to cut her food into tic tac sized pieces?

 

[anxi80]

kind of like paulie bleaker in 'juno'.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
This thread hijack is not authorized, please get back on topic!

Perhaps you can find her a hot deal on tic tacs.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: RossMAN
This thread hijack is not authorized, please get back on topic!

Perhaps you can find her a hot deal on tic tacs.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: RossMAN
This thread hijack is not authorized, please get back on topic!

Perhaps you can find her a hot deal on tic tacs.

:laugh: