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Starvation & Survival
adi:
Sit down have something to eat, make a brew or have a smoke to be honest is the best advice and here is the reason why, it comes back to fear. The realisation that we are lost causes panic, there is tones of evidence that once some people realise they are lost they run and they don't stop until something stops them. There are cases of people running into trees and knocking themselves out, running into swamps or bogs and even running off of cliffs.
There is some evidence that the brain works better under some stress and I know when I cycled: our Sunday morning rides which were just gentle rides to spin the legs out and were normally only around 100 or 150 miles, so nothing strenuous. We would stop religiously for a full English breakfast within the last 40 miles and that was the end of any intelligent ride or conversation once you got back on the bike. Not by the fact that we had eaten a large meal but because your brain just switches off. You would look at other cyclists and they would have that fixed stair at the tire. They were less aware of their surroundings and traffic and they have no spark about them.
Lyle Brotherton:
Callum, watched the link you provided last night, the best hours TV I have seen for years and it has made me really interested to learn more about this fascinating research. Great posting :)
boogyman:
Hi all - truly fascinating topic !
There is however one extra thing that I wonder. OK, once one is in the situation "have not eaten for several days" I understand that there is (or might be) a euphoric feeling, as some kind of side-effect. But is there any reverse effect once one starts eating again? Any side-effect to expect there?
Thanks,
Chris.
adi:
There are if you are allergic to some foods you will know about it when you start eating it again.
People that have gone hungry for some time should start eating again under medical observation you can't just go out for a big nosh up.
Skills4Survival:
- Depends how long, if bowel has been empty for a long time (e.g. a week) you should start slow (small amount of fruit juice and glucose solution), light digestable food small amount one go and wait, not with a french fries and a whopper XL. If you do not do that, it might come out, upside or downside (diarree) bascially making you very uncomfortable. Btw, there are risks on prolonged fastning, specailly if overweight or if you have any form of disease or health problems. I believe your kidneys take a beating, but you can get organ damage in general. You might need external feeding of protein (but this all is in case of starvation...which really is dangerous of course) If you are far into the starvation cycle you really need medical attention.
I have no experience but if it has been for a very long time (e.g. 40 days), like Adi says, medical guidance would be preferred.
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