CHARLOTTE Kent is "starving to death" in front of her parents after a fatal heart condition was tragically mistaken for bloating.

The 25-year-old is now bedridden and unable to eat after a five-year-long “fight” with a rare vascular disorder that’s slowly killing her.

Charlotte, once a "lively" and "outgoing" student with dreams of becoming a police officer, has been diagnosed with superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome, a devastating condition where one of her major arteries is crushing her intestine.

She first believed her symptoms were down to bloating from excessive gym training, but they gradually worsened over time, leaving her unable to keep food down and dangerously underweight.

Now, her mum Leanne Bennett, 46, said she is “watching her [daughter] slowly die” and is desper

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