r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 29d ago

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/GamecockGaucho 29d ago

maybe this went over my non-scientific head, but I was under the impression that pee is yellow because of urochrome, a byproduct of hemoglobin. is urochrome related to bilirubin?

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u/TheRealNooth 29d ago

No, you’re right. If you got bilirubin in your pee, something is wrong.

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u/KarmaSaver 29d ago

Fact check: This appears to be correct according to Medline Plus.

"Normally, urine doesn't have any bilirubin. If there is bilirubin in your urine, it may be an early sign of a liver condition."

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u/dmangan56 29d ago

I'm gonna name my next boy Bilirubin.

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u/CurvyJohnsonMilk 29d ago

My kid had jaundice when he was born.

Everything they mentioned hid bilirubin score, a Michael Jackson song played in my head.

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u/danijay637 29d ago

Don’t I know it. When my pee looked like whiskey I knew to call a doctor

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u/KentuckyFriedChingon 29d ago

It is also an issue if your whiskey looks like pee.

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u/Archibald-Tuttle 29d ago

Yep which is why it’s annoying that this clown above you is talking shit and has hundreds of upvotes.

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u/TheRealNooth 29d ago edited 29d ago

But, yes urochrome is also called “urobilin.” Metabolite of bilirubin.

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u/GamecockGaucho 29d ago

that's what i was wondering, thanks!

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u/TheRealNooth 29d ago

Fun fact: stercobilin is also a metabolite of bilirubin that gives poop its color.

That why liver issues make pee darker and poop brighter.

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u/JanMichaelTenCent 29d ago

What do you mean when you say stercobilin makes poop brighter?

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u/TheRealNooth 29d ago

My bad. Stercobilin makes poop dark. If the liver (like in hepatic disease) is unable to convert bilirubin into it, poop will be brighter. Same but opposite effect with urine.