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Nil-by-mouth foodie: The chef who will never eat again
By Kirstie Brewer
image copyrightAmy Maidment
Loretta Harmes hasn t eaten for six years, but she hasn t lost her passion for cooking. Even though she cannot taste her recipes, she has a growing following on Instagram, where she s known as the nil-by-mouth foodie.
Loretta crunched into a roast potato and savoured its fluffy insides. She and her mum, Julie, had taken great care to get everything just right because they knew this would be her last ever meal.
In a matter of minutes, a familiar pain would squeeze her stomach like the wringing of a dishcloth, just as it always did whenever she ate or drank anything. Then she would feel painfully full and sick. As if her stomach had been pulled so tautly it would burst.