Amanda Holden reveals her daughter Lexi, 18, was rushed to hospital with life-threatening illness: ‘She was in a lot of pain’
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Amanda Holden’s daughter Lexi was recently hospitalized with a life-threatening E. coli infection as a result of the latest outbreak.
The TV star’s 18-year-old daughter Lexi, who was taking her final exams at the time, reportedly spent five days in the ward, with Amanda and her husband Chris at her bedside.
While discussing the warning signs to watch out for during the latest outbreak, Amanda revealed to The sun that her daughter Lexi was suffering from bloating and stomach cramps.
She said, “Lexi had been complaining of bloating and stomach cramps for about three weeks.”
‘She was not happy at all and had a lot of pain in her stomach.’
Amanda Holden’s daughter Lexi was recently hospitalized with a life-threatening E. coli infection amid the latest outbreak
The TV star’s daughter Lexi, 18, who was doing her A-levels at the time, reportedly spent five days in the ward with Amanda and her husband Chris at her bedside.
‘It was around the time of homework assignments and her A-levels, so I thought it was the stress of the exams.’
However, Amanda admitted she had a bacterial infection when she took her daughter to the GP, who insisted she have some blood and stool tests done.
The star then revealed that while filming in Spain, she received calls from various government officials asking her to fill out various forms about where her daughter might have eaten and what kind of food they had stored at home.
Amanda shared that Lexi has VTEC E. coli bacteria, a very harmful strain of bacteria that is very rare in humans.
Amanda also shared how devastated she was by the news, as she couldn’t figure out how her daughter contracted the bacterial infection.
She admitted that she even had her rabbits and cat tested after the doctor asked if she lived on a farm or had livestock, as the infection is more common among farmers.
The star also confessed that the antibiotics her daughter was given didn’t seem to be working, claiming her doctor called her and said, “I don’t want to alarm you.” He then told her that Lexi’s blood counts were “through the roof” and that she was at risk of “sepsis.”
The mother of two claimed that hearing the word sepsis was “terrifying” to say the least.
While discussing the warning signs to look out for in light of the latest outbreak, Amanda told The Sun that her daughter Lexi suffered from bloating and stomach cramps
She said: ‘Lexi had been complaining of bloating and stomach cramps for about three weeks’
Amanda then admitted that she had taken her daughter to her family doctor, who insisted that Lexi take some blood and stool samples. The results showed a rare bacterial infection.
According to Amanda, Lexi was the 113th case in the country, but the doctor warned them that this was just the tip of the iceberg as more cases would follow.
Amanda then gave an update on her daughter’s health. She said she was finally allowed to go to the hospital after being in the hospital for five days. She had to come back for more blood tests.
A verotoxigenic E. coli, also called VTEC, is a harmful strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli.
Most E. coli strains are harmless and live in the intestines of humans and other animals without causing problems. However, VTEC can produce a toxin that can cause serious illness.
Symptoms associated with E. coli usually appear two to four days after ingestion of the bacteria. Symptoms may include stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and fever.
Amanda and her husband Chris Hughes have two children: Lexi, 18, and Hollie, 12