Nina was 'scared to drink water' - at just 16 she was told her organs were shutting down

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A teenager who was 'scared to drink water' was told her organs were shutting down at just 16-years-old. Nina White suffered from anorexia as a teenager.

She refused to eat and was terrified to even drink a sip of water in case she gained weight, the Liverpool Echo reports. She was hospitalised several times over the course of five years due to her eating disorder and had to be fed with a tube.

Doctors told her she could have died. READ MORE: 'I want to do this while I still can': Couple in heartbreaking race against time for dream wedding after tragic diagnosis But Nina, from West Kirkby in Wirral, is now in recovery after telling herself she didn't want to end up in hospital again.

Now aged 21, she has bravely shared her story to give hope to others who are suffering from eating disorders or going through similar situations.