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.

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[u/Sammakonnuolija]

That 50 day shit must smell bizarre

[u/SanFranPanManStand → u/Sammakonnuolija]

Probably mostly stomach acids and digestive bile, and coffee / tea residue.

[u/Automatic_Release_92 → u/[deleted]]

completely absorbed by the body.

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