Model Joana Purin, 28, revealed that she spent 20 days in hospital in July after developing anorexia nervosa, malnutrition and hypoglycemia caused by the use of a weight loss pen. During her time in the hospital, she needed to be fed through a tube and, later, through an intravenous catheter, which caused a thrombosis in her arm.
Model talks about hospitalization in serious condition due to anorexia
Model Joana Purin, 28, revealed that she spent 20 days in hospital in July after developing anorexia nervosa, malnutrition and hypoglycemia caused by the use of a weight loss pen. During her time in the hospital, she needed to be fed...
Purin's relationship with eating disorders began in 2021, when he worked at an agency in Chile. At the time, she spent long periods without eating and weighed 38 kilos, missing some work.
- With the help of his mother, he managed to regain weight and took a break from his career.
- In 2025, after losing her grandmother, getting divorced and becoming depressed, the model lost her appetite again.
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Purin's relationship with eating disorders began in 2021, when he worked at an agency in Chile. At the time, she spent long periods without eating and weighed 38 kilos, missing some work. With the help of his mother, he managed to regain weight and took a break from his career.
In 2025, after losing her grandmother, getting divorced and becoming depressed, the model lost her appetite again. She began to like her slimmer appearance and began to sporadically use weight-loss pens. After a consultation with a psychiatrist, he decided to lose even more weight.
On his own, he administered 15 mg of a substance based on retatrutide, more powerful than tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro. The substance is still in development and the pen used by Purin was manufactured illegally.
The medicine caused hypoglycemia. After guidance from the psychiatrist, she went to a hospital, where she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and malnutrition.
According to psychiatrist Mireille Almeida, coordinator of the Eating Disorders Outpatient Clinic at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, hospitalization may be necessary in serious cases, such as life-threatening conditions, health complications or food refusal.
Treatment and recovery
Purin began sharing her recovery on social media and received messages from people facing the disease. The expert highlights that anorexia involves severe dietary restriction and distortion of body image.
After hospitalization, the model started menstruating again. She continues to share her routine and states that anorexia comes in “waves”, as she continues the recovery process with support from family and friends.
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