Britain Got Talent judge & actress Amanda Holden's daughter Lexi was rushed to hospital after suffering weeks of bloating & stomach cramps. Lexi who is 18 years old is the daughter of Amanda and her mother thought that the reason for her daughter's sickness was exam stress. However, when the pain became unbearable, Amanda Holden's daughter Lexi was rushed to hospital. And, there, the actress found out that her daughter is suffering from life-threatening sickness. Now, the question arises what happened to Amanda Holden's daughter Lexi? Below is what we know-
What happened to Lexi?
The answer is E.Coli. The Sun quoted Amanda saying that after weeks of pain, she took her to the GP and they insisted on taking blood samples and stool samples, too. Within a few days, the results came back as a bacterial infection. From here the cultures were sent off to where they would be grown to determine what bacteria it was and what antibiotics to put her on.
Amanda was quoted saying, "Our doctor was asking if we lived on a farm or had any livestock because this sort of infection is affiliated with farmers. I was even having our rabbits and cat checked, panicking she’d perhaps caught something from them. The doctor advised that Lexi cut meat and dairy from her diet — but she’s vegetarian and doesn’t eat dairy."
As per Mayoclinic, Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most types of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea. But a few strains, such as E. coli O157:H7, can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Similar in the case of Amanda's daughter Lexi.
talking about E.Coli symptoms, O157:H7 strain belongs to a group of E. coli that produces a powerful toxin that damages the lining of the small intestine. This can cause bloody diarrhea. You develop an E. coli infection when you ingest this strain of bacteria.
Currently, Lexi is stable and has started to eat normally.