Princess says Thai king was briefly unconscious
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November 13, 2011, Sunday
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THAILAND'S ailing king - the world's longest-reigning monarch - recently suffered a health problem that caused him to temporarily lose consciousness, his daughter has revealed, linking the incident to stress over the country's current flood crisis.
News that the health of 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej took what Princess Chulabhorn described as a brief turn for the worse comes as Thailand reels from flooding that has inundated rural areas and parts of Bangkok and its suburbs. More than 500 people have died, damage is estimated at several billion dollars and central Bangkok remains threatened.
Chulabhorn, the king's youngest daughter, said on Friday during a visit to flood victims in Nonthaburi Province, north of Bangkok, that King Bhumibol had gone into shock and lost consciousness after suffering abdominal bleeding and a sharp drop in his blood pressure. She said that about 800cc of blood had been found in his bowel movements.
Chulabhorn said the king returned to normal health after being treated at the hospital where he has been staying for more than two years, according to the official royal news broadcast on Friday night. The king, who was coronated in 1950, was originally hospitalized on September 19, 2009, with a lung inflammation. Official statements said he remained at the hospital for physical therapy and nourishment to recover his strength.
In May this year, he had an operation to relieve a condition that made him walk unsteadily. A statement issued at the time said the spinal tap procedure was to relieve a condition - an excessive level of cerebrospinal fluid resulting in pressure on the brain - that is common in the elderly.
Chulabhorn said on Friday that after the May operation, the king "seemed to be at ease" until the flood crisis. The king has been shown from time to time on television speaking - sometimes with difficulty - at royal functions held at the hospital.
She did not specify when the health crisis took place, but her comments indicated it was more than a week ago.
News that the health of 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej took what Princess Chulabhorn described as a brief turn for the worse comes as Thailand reels from flooding that has inundated rural areas and parts of Bangkok and its suburbs. More than 500 people have died, damage is estimated at several billion dollars and central Bangkok remains threatened.
Chulabhorn, the king's youngest daughter, said on Friday during a visit to flood victims in Nonthaburi Province, north of Bangkok, that King Bhumibol had gone into shock and lost consciousness after suffering abdominal bleeding and a sharp drop in his blood pressure. She said that about 800cc of blood had been found in his bowel movements.
Chulabhorn said the king returned to normal health after being treated at the hospital where he has been staying for more than two years, according to the official royal news broadcast on Friday night. The king, who was coronated in 1950, was originally hospitalized on September 19, 2009, with a lung inflammation. Official statements said he remained at the hospital for physical therapy and nourishment to recover his strength.
In May this year, he had an operation to relieve a condition that made him walk unsteadily. A statement issued at the time said the spinal tap procedure was to relieve a condition - an excessive level of cerebrospinal fluid resulting in pressure on the brain - that is common in the elderly.
Chulabhorn said on Friday that after the May operation, the king "seemed to be at ease" until the flood crisis. The king has been shown from time to time on television speaking - sometimes with difficulty - at royal functions held at the hospital.
She did not specify when the health crisis took place, but her comments indicated it was more than a week ago.
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