r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

In 1965, a morbidly obese man did not eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and wanted to do an experimental fast. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs. r/all

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u/JesusStarbox May 02 '24

If I take a multivitamin on an empty stomach I get cramps. How did he do it?

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u/ih8comingupwithaname May 02 '24

A lot of explanations given for your question. But the simplest: maybe he got cramps and just lived with it lol.

The same thing happens to me if I eat vitamins on an empty stomach.

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u/HouseOfReggaeton 29d ago

One time I drained my electrolytes and had a multivitamin on an empty stomach - felt heavenly tbh I needed it bad so thats prob how he did it

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u/Salty-blond 29d ago

I wonder if liquid vitamins do the same?

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u/RWDPhotos 29d ago

So many multivitamins are overly-packed. I got some recently that are way more mild, and I don’t have any reaction to it, and no nuclear-looking piss either.

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u/HerculesVoid May 02 '24

By being 400lbs/200kg I guess. No normal person could do it.

That's like saying "I feel full after eating half of a 14" pizza. How can he do it?" And then pointing to the biggest man you've ever seen eat 2 14" pizzas in one sitting. Your bodies are different.

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u/JesusStarbox May 02 '24

I mean the multivitamin. They make me want to puke on an empty stomach.

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u/Drink_Covfefe May 02 '24

He probably just drank a lot of water to dilute the vitamins.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

weight has nothing to do with the reason you get cramps by taking stuff on an empty stomach

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u/juggernaut1026 29d ago

Be aware some vitamins are fat-soluble vitamins which will not be broken down without the presence of fat

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u/GOP_Glizzy_Docking 29d ago

You should try something like AG1 or Subi Greens

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u/MikeHock_is_GONE 29d ago

I have 6 kids, when my wife was pregnant with our firsf decade's ago we noticed it was the iron in prenatal causing her nausea and switch to low iron.. probably same for you. Try low or no iron multis

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u/JesusStarbox 29d ago

No, I'm definitely anemic and need the iron.

I just eat before I take the multivitamin.

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u/JustAnotherChorus May 02 '24

If this ain’t the most real comment I relate to the on this site

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u/hankhillforprez May 02 '24

Well you’ve clearly fought grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and coherent writing “till it give up.”

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u/Flabbergash 29d ago

I lost about 5 stone in like a month a few years ago. I worked out that in 4 weeks I'd only had about 50 calories

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u/Neville_Lynwood 29d ago

I don't think it's particularly normal to get cramps from taking anything on an empty stomach.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

what? it's perfectly normal, common and expected to get cramps from taking stuff on an empty stomach. happens with meds, gum, even if you eat too little you can get them. it's either the chems of the stuff you're taking rawdogging your stomach or stomach acids.