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The mother of a 21-year-old student who died after taking diet pills she purchased online is making a plea for others to avoid the "nasty" drugs.

Fiona Parry shared that her daughter Eloise, who goes by Ella, had been bullied about her red hair as a tyke and believes that triggered her body image issues which presumably led her to take eight times the recommended dosage of diet pills.

Parry added that her daughter was being treated for bulimia at the time.

"I'm assuming it was part of this pressure to be slimmer which is why she resorted to taking these pills as well. It's that pressure we all face from society but they are particularly vulnerable to it and she was more so than your average adolescent because of her bulimia," she told the Daily Mail.

In order to reinforce what a terrible way it was for her daughter to tragically pass, Parry revealed the startling details of what happened to Ella's body.

The pills, which West Mercia police believed contained Dinitrophenol (DNP)—a toxic substance with no antidote—killed Ella within hours, causing her to "burn up from within."

"How many of us have ever thought 'If one tablet works, surely it won't hurt to take one or two more? She had taken a lethal dose. As the drug kicked in and started to make her metabolism soar, they attempted to cool her down, but they were fighting an uphill battle."

"My message would be: Please don't take this drug. They will take their toll. It is an awful way to die," adding "I wouldn't wish this on anybody."

"I can't change the fact that Ella had her mixed up moments and I can't change the fact that we lost her, which I regret deeply. But what I do want to do is make sure no one else makes the same mistake that she made."

[H/T Daily Mail

Brie Schwartz Deputy Editor, Oprahmag.com As deputy editor, Brie oversees OprahMag.com's lifestyle content including beauty, style, health, and relationships.

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