The heaviest man in the UK has spoken out about the difficulties he's experiencing while limited to his liquid restriction diet, with nurses having taken away his fizzy drinks. Jason Holt, 32, says he's threatened to call the police after the sugary beverages were removed and claims that he is now constantly hydrated.
Jason, who weighs 47 stone, would previously drink three litres worth of soft drinks every day. However, he had to change his ways dramatically after his vital organs began to fail back in June, leaving him mere moments from death. As previously reported by The Sun, carers have now put Jason on a strict new diet regime where he can drink up to 1.5 litres of any liquid in a 24-hour period.
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Speaking with the publication, Jason, who lives in Surrey revealed: "I keep trying to explain to them, ‘I’ve got my human rights and I should be able to drink what I want to’. But I’m not allowed. I’m so down about it. What does this say to society, that you can’t drink now?
“I keep saying, ‘Why can’t you give me my drink back instead of making life difficult for me?’ I told them I’ll call the police because I’m constantly dehydrated."
According to Jason, he's being permitted just 100ml of liquid at a time, an amount he describes as "ridiculous" for somebody of his size. He says he's not even allowed a piece of fruit because that would contain water and feels as though carers are "torturing" him through this regime.
Jason collapsed just days before the death of Britain’s previous heaviest man, 55st Matthew Crawford, at the age of 37. He was, fortunately, able to ring 999, and was taken to hospital in a specially designed ambulance. It was initially feared he wouldn't survive the night.
He added: “They gave me tablets for the blood clot and I had to have gallons of water pumped into my body through a machine to save my kidneys. I know I’m lucky to be alive but it doesn’t feel that way because of the restrictions I am now under.”
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