36-year-old Iman Ahmad Abdulati is thought to be the fattest woman alive.
The Egyptian woman who weighs 500kg has not left her home in 25 years as she cannot move from her bed or even roll over due to her size. She relies on family members to perform tasks like
Iman had been dealing with weight issues since birth. When she was born, she weighed 5kg and was diagnosed with elephantiasis – a parasitic infection that causes extreme swelling in a person’s limbs and arms.
At 11, she was too fat for her body to carry so she got around by crawling. She eventually dropped out of primary school and soon after, suffered a cerebral stroke which left her bedridden and made her conditions worse.
The Egyptian woman who weighs 500kg has not left her home in 25 years as she cannot move from her bed or even roll over due to her size. She relies on family members to perform tasks like
At 11, she was too fat for her body to carry so she got around by crawling. She eventually dropped out of primary school and soon after, suffered a cerebral stroke which left her bedridden and made her conditions worse.