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Title: going without food Post by: gatso on September 10, 2008, 08:39:13 PM I know you can live for ages without food but how long is it before it actually becomes bad for you? is 36 hours a really bad idea? how about 31?
Title: Re: going without food Post by: kinboshi on September 10, 2008, 08:43:05 PM If you drink enough water and take some supplements, you can live indefinitely. Not going to the the healthiest way to live, but you'd survive.
Title: Re: going without food Post by: gatso on September 10, 2008, 08:44:20 PM If you drink enough water and take some supplements, you can live indefinitely. Not going to the the healthiest way to live, but you'd survive. sigh, and how about reading the question before answering it? Title: Re: going without food Post by: kinboshi on September 10, 2008, 08:45:49 PM If you drink enough water and take some supplements, you can live indefinitely. Not going to the the healthiest way to live, but you'd survive. sigh, and how about reading the question before answering it? What do you mean by 'bad for you'? Long-lasting damage, general malaise? I reckon several months before your immune system is affected. Title: Re: going without food Post by: bolt pp on September 10, 2008, 08:48:56 PM I know you can live for ages without food but how long is it before it actually becomes bad for you? is 36 hours a really bad idea? how about 31? you should probably start to think about a week+ Ive often spent monday and tuesday after a serious weekend doing nothing but sipping/drinking water till i'm recovered(if i'm really bad)2 days solid. Title: Re: going without food Post by: Jon MW on September 10, 2008, 08:50:56 PM .. I reckon several months before your immune system is affected. I think there have been some people who tried no eating diets and messed up their health because of this view. You do need food, 36 hours is nothing, 72 isn't much - but prolonged lack of food can be very harmful Title: Re: going without food Post by: boldie on September 10, 2008, 08:52:57 PM Don't take any risks with it though, I recommend atleast 6 meals a day...and a few snacks.
Title: Re: going without food Post by: LeKnave on September 10, 2008, 08:58:15 PM gatso busto?
Title: Re: going without food Post by: RED-DOG on September 10, 2008, 09:03:26 PM I never eat on an empty stomach.
Title: Re: going without food Post by: kinboshi on September 10, 2008, 09:04:23 PM I never eat on an empty stomach. ...and he never has an empty stomach. Title: Re: going without food Post by: gatso on September 10, 2008, 09:19:05 PM gatso busto? not quite. train broke down yesterday so instead of a leisurely 2 hour lunch I had to rush straight to the casino then forgot to eat and woke up this afternoon realising it'd been 28 hours since I eat. was gonna experiment and go for 36 and see how I felt but decided to go to the cinema at 31 hours and figured it'd be really bad if the hunger kicked in during the movie and I had to leave to get popcorn so I got a pizza first Title: Re: going without food Post by: redsimon on September 11, 2008, 06:48:34 AM The most I've gone without food was 5 days in October 2006. Had a bout of peritonitis and ended up in hospital for ten days. The hospitalisation was because I couldn't dialyse so had to have emergency operation rather than because of the lack of food though.
Title: Re: going without food Post by: Royal Flush on September 11, 2008, 07:03:54 AM I didn't eat from the evening of the 3rd of March will the afternoon of the 17th of March this year, was odd!
Title: Re: going without food Post by: AndrewT on September 11, 2008, 09:31:28 AM You can go for a month easy without eating any food. As long as you keep active, your body will simply use up your fat reserves.
I didn't eat from the evening of the 3rd of March will the afternoon of the 17th of March this year, was odd! Prop bet? Title: Re: going without food Post by: gatso on September 11, 2008, 11:39:14 AM I'm getting the feeling I didn't need to panic eat the pizza yesterday then. it was nice though
Title: Re: going without food Post by: Graham C on September 11, 2008, 11:41:09 AM If you do it like your holding breath challenge and have a nibble in between not eating, I reckon you could last for months, if not years.
Title: Re: going without food Post by: thetank on September 11, 2008, 11:45:52 AM I wonder how long you could last in the room you're in right now without bringing in additional supplies of food.
Hint : The glue that is used in the binding of books and wallpaper paste can be good for sustenance. Title: Re: going without food Post by: gatso on September 11, 2008, 11:39:26 PM I wonder how long you could last in the room you're in right now without bringing in additional supplies of food. Hint : The glue that is used in the binding of books and wallpaper paste can be good for sustenance. I'm currently in a bar. they have loads of crisps and choccy bars and of course beer. think I could last ages in here but will have to ask them to turn the music down when it's time to sleep |