Iatrophobia

Secretly, Favell had another reason that she did not immediately head to the hospital when she started gaining weight. You see, the young woman suffers from iatrophobia, or the fear of doctors, nurses, dentists, hospitals, and the like.

“Having grown up with my dad as a doctor, I had become a bit of a medical coward, so seeing the GP (General Practioner) was not my first option,” Favell explained in an interview with the BBC. So, for the time being, doctors were off the table. Soon, though, things became so dire that Favell would start to reconsider her no doctors policy!