A rare disease that Tata Werneck had during her pregnancy causes the French woman to lose all her teeth

A rare disease that Tata Werneck had during her pregnancy causes the French woman to lose all her teeth


Louise Cooper, 26, was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition that causes excessive nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

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French Louise Cooper, 26, was forced to have all her teeth removed due to hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the same rare disease diagnosed to presenter Tata Werneck during Clara Maria’s pregnancy. The information comes from the tabloid daily email.

The syndrome, which affects 0.3 to 3 percent of pregnant women, causes excessive nausea and vomiting, which can interfere with liver and kidney function, as well as cause weakness, dehydration, and weight loss. But, in the 26-year-old’s case, the damage caused by intestinal acid directly affected her dental arch.

Two months into her first pregnancy, Louise says she found the bouts of vomiting strange, searched the hospital and had to be admitted. It was then that she was diagnosed with the disease. “I lost my first tooth around 16 weeks and it came out of the blue. After I had already given birth I was told my teeth needed to be removed as they were so badly damaged,” the mum told the DailyMail.

In addition to the extraction of the first tooth, the strong malaise accompanied her during the 9 months of pregnancy. The firstborn was born in November 2017 and, six months later, she Louise had to have a complete extraction. “It was very traumatic, I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy,” says the Frenchwoman, who has battled the disease in her next two pregnancies.

“Many people compare it to the side effects of chemotherapy, where you feel like you’re dying. It’s unpleasant. It’s emotionally and physically draining,” she described.

But five years after her teeth were completely removed, Louise says she’s accepted herself as she is. “I’ve come to terms with not having any teeth. I have dentures now, but they’re not the most comfortable things to wear because they’re cosmetic. Everything is back to normal. I’ve come to terms with everything over the past year.”

Source: Terra

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