Doctors have expressed concern about the health of astronaut Sunita Williams after they are noticeably looking weak on a new photo.
NASA released photos of Williams, 59, and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, 62, who ran carefully and shaking hands with NASA staff after having undergone a series of health controls after their nine-month-old room.
Doctors in particular pointed to Williams' 'visibly thin' wrists, which they told that Dailymail.com could be a sign of fast weight loss, muscle waste in her arms and loss of bone density.
The experts also noted that the IV sticks from the wrist of Williams 'most likely' to restore hydration and electrolytes, because micro -gravity for eliminating the required liquids for eliminating, causing dehydration.
Striking before and after photos of Williams, she shows her with noticeably grayer hair, deeper wrinkles and a more lean face.
But experts suggest the fact that the duo has been running less than 24 hours after returning suggests that they will probably recover completely in the coming weeks.
Sunita Williams (depicted here in the center) led to health problems about her 'visibly thin' appearance when she and Butch Wilmore finally returned to Earth after nine months
Doctors pointed to the wrist of Williams as a sign of health problems, both because of how thin it is and the IV that stays out
Dr. John Jaquish, a biomedical engineer at Jaquish Biomedical, told DailyMail.com: “That time in space is crushing.”
Williams and Wilmore only had to spend eight days at the International Space Station (ISS) when they shot away on 5 June.
But a scourge of technical problems with their spacecraft, Boeing's Starliner, Nasa eventually drove to postpone their return until they could lift a lift home on a safer ship.
They brought 286 days on board the ISS until they splash on Tuesday. Both astronauts were immediately lifted on stretchers and taken for medical evaluations.
Dr. Olalekan Otulana, a general practitioner at Cassioburt Court in the UK, told Dailymail.com: 'Sunita Williams' visibly thin wrists can indicate muscle atrophy, in particular in the forearm muscles, which are used less in space. '
Dr. Jaquish also noted that Williams probably also lost weight and bone density.
He said: “Without gravity you don't digest food either. The endangering of your ability to digest food will certainly contribute to muscle loss and bone loss in itself. '
He also noted that the lack of muscle movements of the astronauts of basic activity such as getting up, her tendons and ligaments could also shrink.
Dr. Vinay Gupta, a pulmonologist and veteran in the Air Force, said Dailymail.com: “I don't think people realize that you need gravity to practice your muscles, and if you don't have gravity, your muscles have nothing to resist.”
Williams, depicted shortly after landing, probably suffers from muscle atrophy and bone density loss, experts told DailyMail.com
Muscle atrophy and bone density let patients both made more susceptible to fractures due to simple movements or minor injuries, reducing their mobility.
Dr. Gupta also notes that women are usually more susceptible to loss of bone density due to smaller, lighter bones, as well as a decrease in protective hormones such as estrogen after menopause.
“I am not surprised that we saw and we see that she clearly has some problems there, because women tend to be more influenced by these things than men,” he said.
The apparent weight loss of Williams can also be an effect of life in a zero-swearing environment for nine months. “You don't also digest your food in space,” Dr. Jaquish.
“When your stomach is upside down, the food does not move so efficiently through the digestive system, so they have to eat less and wait longer,” he added.
This can lead to the stomach shrinking and unable to absorb enough calories to maintain its weight.
Dr. David Shafer, plastic surgeon and owner of Shachaer Clinic and Advitam Metabolic Wellness Clinic in New York, DailYMail.com told: “Although major steps have been made in space -friendly food, that diet will not give no optimum food that you get from eating a more varied det on earth for a very long time.”
Experts suggested that Williams (depicted here) and Wilmore will probably have to regain their balance after so long in space
In November a public NASA employee who was “directly involved in the mission” The New York Post that Williams “was unable to keep track of the high caloric diets that astronauts have to consume” during the ISS.
Dr. Jaquish estimates that it will take approximately three weeks for Williams to 'regain normal digestive function', and in the run -up they will and Wilmore 'reintroducing food'.
Their starting foods will probably also be animal products such as butter and meat, because they contain many calories and essential nutrients such as proteins and fat.
Another sign of nutrition shortages could be the IV in the wrist of Williams.
Dr. Otulana said: 'The IV in her wrist is most likely for rehydration and electrolyte balance. This is very important after prolonged space flight to prevent dizziness and auxiliary circulation in the earth's gravity. '
Dr. Jaquish noted that other NASA staff members Williams and Wilmore seem to hold on to the newly released images, which suggests balance problems.
'Someone depends on them because they can easily surround it easily. They have lost their ability to balance themselves in the earth's gravitational field, “he added.
Carole Lieberman, a psychiatrist in Beverly Hills, said that the apparent weight loss of DailyMail.com may not be completely caused by physical problems.
She said: “These astronauts have been in space for nine months when they should only be there for 10 days.
'They could not be sure the majority of this time if they would ever be saved, which is enormously stressful.
Wilmore is depicted here with what an IV seems to be in his arm
'Sunita Williams set a brave face and told everyone that she was happy to have this extra time in space, but the prospect of making a slow death in a space capsule is something that nightmares are made of – and it took a toll on her psyche.
“Taking worries about being saved is stressful enough, but then pretending they pretend that she is not worried, takes an even greater toll.”
In addition to slowly introducing foods, Williams will probably have to start exercising slowly and with basic movements and will be able to regain its balance and reduce the risk of fractures.
Dr. Jaquish said: 'She is a very thin bgende person. She may have to take longer because they want to avoid a vulnerability breach because she will have a low bone density. '
Although the process will be horrifying, he is convinced that both astronauts can 'make a complete recovery' and will probably be able to return to space.
Dr. Jaquish said: “There is nothing permanent about what they have done, but they must be the target of what they do from an exercise and food position to come there.”
