Photos of a lady with eating disorder which starved her body down to five stone and left her days from death

Hannah Koestler decide to share the “grim reality” of the illness which starved her body down to five stone and left her days from death. See photos after the cut

The brave 22-year-old posted pictures online of a feeding tube connected to her skeletal body.

And her candid posts have attracted 100,000 followers on Instagram and a daily deluge of messages from other eating disorder sufferers. Hannah, who is now recovered, was living off three rice crackers a day. 

And though she is 5ft9 tall she was the dress size of a child of 10.

She says: “I know the pictures I shared with the world are graphic, but we shouldn’t shy away from the truth.

“Anorexia is a cruel illness that ravages the body and mind. I hope my pictures will deter others from developing eating disorders and inspire those in their grip to get help. Looking at old pictures always brings back memories of what happened to me, but I’ve never been happier than I am now. I want people to know that.”

Hannah, now an engineering student at Warwick University, believes her anorexia was triggered by frequent moves as her father worked all over the world in the car industry. She was born in Austria and spent her childhood in the US, China, South Korea and Japan.

When she couldn’t control what school she went to or how long friendships lasted, Hannah took solace in controlling her food.

 Photos of a lady with eating disorder which starved her body down to five stone and left her days from death