Boy who ate toilet paper and dirt due to rare medical condition that made him feel hungry always dies aged 11
Caden Benjamin was already weighing 90 kilograms by the time he was 10 since he suffered from the rare Prader-Willi syndrome, a condition characterized by an obsessive compulsion to eat. On November 15, he died at the Steve Biko Hospital, Pretoria, in South Africa's Gauteng Province, Daily Mail reports.
Due to the condition, Caden never felt full as his brain could not register that his body did not need to eat anymore right after eating a full meal. Eventually, the 11-year-old ended up eating toilet paper and dirt if he was unable to consume anything else. Caden was forced to undergo a tracheotomy several years ago due to his obesity, after which he permanently breathed through a tube inserted into his windpipe, say reports. Furthermore, he suffered from an enlarged heart, diabetes and depression owing to his condition.