My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points Chapter 754 - 306: Terrifying Weight Loss Method, Dark Face

He did well not to call Zhou Can for help.

If Zhou Can referred another patient to him, Deputy Director Shi would certainly blow his top.

Zhou Can steadied himself; after more than two months of standardized training in Digestive Internal dicine, he could handle common digestive diseases with ease. Even when faced with more challenging cases, he could usually make a diagnosis as long as they did not hit the blind spots in his knowledge.

"How long have these symptoms persisted?"

"Over a month now!"

"Did they appear suddenly, or gradually over ti?"

"They started gradually after I tried a special weight-loss thod I found online."

She answered, lowering her head in embarrassnt.

"What kind of special thod?"

Zhou Can pressed on.

There was a myriad of weight-loss thods online, many concocted and marketed by unscrupulous businesses. So are whimsically devised by non-professionals, which might be effective for them but are not suitable for everyone.

Others are purely the madness of charlatans, like giving up all grains and only consuming enough water and low-calorie food to sustain basic life.

More extre are the practices like fasting, gradually reducing food intake day by day, eventually leading to so-called breatharianism. This notion, adopted from Taoist priests, advocates swallowing the purple mist at dawn and the evening clouds at dusk.

Ordinary people certainly don’t believe these things.

However, so desperate overweight individuals would believe anything they’re told.

After a period of such antics, they almost kill themselves, ending up carried by their families into the hospital for ergency care.

Zhou Can has seen similar cases in both Internal dicine and Surgery.

What kind of weight-loss thod had this woman used?

Looking at her weak and seriously ill appearance, it seed she’d been through quite an ordeal.

"I used a dical weight-loss tool called the ’Fairy Pipe.’ When buying it online, the seller provided excellent service, even hiring dical experts to teach us how to use it, assuring us there would be none of the side effects that often accompany weight-loss pills."

She hesitantly took out a plastic bag from her purse, inside which was an astonishingly thick transparent plastic tube.

It was at least half a ter long by visual estimate.

The diater of the tube’s wall seed no less than that of a five-cent coin.

How could such a thick tube aid in weight loss?

"How do you normally use it? No need to demonstrate, just explain."

Zhou Can had never heard of a plastic tube being used for weight loss, even as a dical professional.

"It involves, after eating, waiting about half an hour, then inserting the tube from the mouth down the esophagus all the way into the stomach. Then I lean forward and extract the food from my stomach."

She explained while making hand gestures.

After hearing her explanation, Zhou Can couldn’t help but hold his forehead in one hand—such audacity for anyone to claim to be a dical expert these days.

When doctors conduct gastroscopies, aren’t they absolute professionals? They require patients to fast beforehand, make thorough preparations; during the procedure, they’re extrely cautious, with every protective asure in place.

Just the thought of soone shoving such a thick plastic tube down their stomach was terrifying.

Don’t these illegal rchants fear causing a fatality?

For money, these criminals would dare anything. As long as the food doesn’t kill people on the spot, they’ll sell it regardless of whether it contains harmful residues or the food is spoiled and carries a risk of cancer. After all, it’s the consurs’ problem.

"How many tis have you used this tube?"

"I don’t rember exactly, but I must have used it twenty or thirty tis."

"I now must tell you, as a professional physician, it’s my duty to inform you that you must never employ this weight-loss thod again. It’s very easy to damage your esophagus and stomach lining during the process. You could also get bacterial infections, leading to tracheitis or bronchitis. Worse, there’s a risk the regurgitated food may enter your trachea and asphyxiate you, possibly causing death."

"Using such an extre thod to force food out is also significantly harmful to your health. Stomach contents contain a lot of gastric acid, which can cause serious burns to the esophagus, trachea, pharynx, and vocal cords if they flow back."

Zhou Can could only earnestly and patiently persuade her.

If she doesn’t listen, there’s nothing more he can do.

Doctors can’t control patients’ thoughts and behaviors; they can only fulfill their duty to advise.

"I’ll prescribe two exams for you to get a better look at the state of your esophagus and stomach. From the symptoms you’ve described, both your esophagus and stomach likely have so damage. And judging by the roughness of your voice, your vocal cords might be affected, too."

Zhou Can made arrangents for her to get an endoscopy.

"I really don’t understand, if you’re so concerned about your body shape, why not control your diet and exercise more?" Ji You sighed deeply as she watched the overweight woman leave.

"In the end, it cos down to two reasons. They crave delicious food and want to indulge themselves. They are unwilling to exercise. Yet, they want a slim and attractive body. Where in the world can you find such a perfect scenario?"

Zhou Can saw right through it.

The unscrupulous businesses prey on patients who want the pleasure of indulgence but also desire a beautiful figure.

At this mont, the boy with the injured ankle returned with his freshly taken X-ray.

"Dr. Zhou, here are the X-rays, please take a look."