Man claims to have had no food or drink for 70 years

m@cc@

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/7645857/Man-claims-to-have-had-no-food-or-drink-for-70-years.html

Prahlad Jani is being held in isolation in a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gurjarat, where he is being closely monitored by India's defence research organization, who believe he may have a genuine quality which could help save lives.

He has now spent six days without food or water under strict observation and doctors say his body has not yet shown any adverse effects from hunger or dehydration.

Mr Jani, who claims to have left home aged seven and lived as a wandering sadhu or holy man in Rajasthan, is regarded as a 'breatharian' who can live on a 'spiritual life-force' alone. He believes he is sustained by a goddess who pours an 'elixir' through a hole in his palate. His claims have been supported by an Indian doctor who specializes in studies of people who claim supernatural abilities, but he has also been dismissed by others as a "village fraud."

India's Defence Research Development Organisation, whose scientists develop drone aircraft, intercontinental ballistic missiles and new types of bombs. They believe Mr Prahlad could teach them to help soldiers survive longer without food, or disaster victims to hang on until help arrives.
"If his claims are verified, it will be a breakthrough in medical science," said Dr G Ilavazhagan, director of the Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences.

"We will be able to help save human lives during natural disasters, high altitude, sea journeys and other natural and human extremities. We can educate people about the survival techniques in adverse conditions with little food and water or nothing at all."

So far, Mr Prahlad appears to be standing up to scrutiny. He has not eaten or drunk any fluids in six days, and similarly has not passed urine or a stool in that time. He remains fit and healthy and shows no sign of lethargy. Doctors will continue observing him for 15 days in which time they would expect to see some muscle wastage, serious dehydration, weight loss,and fatigue followed by organ failure.

It is common in India for Jains and Hindus to fast, sometimes for up to eight days, without any adverse affects, as part of their religious worship. Most humans cannot survive without food for 50 days. The longest hunger strike recorded is 74 days.

According to Dr Sudhir Shah, who examined him in 2003, he went without food or water for ten days in which urine appeared to be reabsorbed by his body after forming in his bladder. Doubts were expressed about his claim after his weight fell slightly at the end of the trial.

I couldn't go for 70 minutes without a 'hang' sandwich. :eek:

orourkeda

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Pompey Magnus

I'm gonna stick my neck out on this one and say that he's probably lying.

orourkeda

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

I'm gonna stick my neck out on this one and say that he's probably lying.

You might be onto a winner there

L.Jenkins

We'll know soon enough when he drops dead from malnutrition or not soon enough!

orourkeda

Damn, I'm hungry having read this thread. I'm off for a pepperoni pizza

aidan24326

What he's claiming is the equivalent of saying you've been driving the same car for the last 10 years without ever filling up the petrol tank. It's not possible, and I'm not sure why 'doctors' would waste their time with this sort of nonsense.

Sid_Justice

Maybe he was one of this sleeping conditions where he gets up and eats/drinks in his sleep and doesn't know about it!

m@cc@

aidan24326 wrote: »

What he's claiming is the equivalent of saying you've been driving the same car for the last 10 years without ever filling up the petrol tank. It's not possible, and I'm not sure why 'doctors' would waste their time with this sort of nonsense.

Well the not drinking or eating after 6 days monitoring is impressive. If you read the article, it's more of a study into the guys methods of starvation and how his body copes.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I think I saw this fella on a channel 4 doc one night, and if it wasn't him it was some indian yogi dude with a similar story

Said he hadn't eaten or drank water in years, that he would meditate and take his nourishment from the sun.
It showed him staring at the sun, then he would start hawcking from the back of his throat saying that it was pure nourishment gifted from the sun.

They put him under observation on a camera for a week in which time he didn't eat but insisted on bathing every day for cleanliness but didn't appear to drink the water.

I dunno what to say about this one, perhaps a racist joke is suitable??

aidan24326

m@cc@ wrote: »

Well the not drinking or eating after 6 days monitoring is impressive. If you read the article, it's more of a study into the guys methods of starvation and how his body copes.

6 days is acceptable, I'm sure it's possible that a person could have an unusually high tolerance to lack of food (and especially water) stretching beyond what is normally considered survivable. No problem with that. It's the alleged claim that he never eats or drinks at any time that I would have a major problem with. That's just not possible. He could still be an interesting case though.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

aidan24326 wrote: »

6 days is acceptable, I'm sure it's possible that a person could have an unusually high tolerance to lack of food (and especially water) stretching beyond what is normally considered survivable. No problem with that. It's the alleged claim that he never eats or drinks at any time that I would have a major problem with. That's just not possible. He could still be an interesting case though.

He was on a drip in a military hospital for the past 70 years. He could be telling the truth :P

mcmoustache

Adilynn Square Keystone wrote: »

I dunno what to say about this one, perhaps a racist joke is suitable??

Like an Ethiopian joke from days of yore? 'Cos that could be great....

lemonjelly

Imagine the money he saves on jacks roll.

Iron Hide

*sniffs* aaahh, horse sh*t.

--LOS--

He probably just doesn't do very much, them tortoises know what they're at, sneaky f**kers.

FearDark

Ill bet he was shoving batteries up his hole all this time...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

lemonjelly wrote: »

Imagine the money he saves on jacks roll.

Probably not as significant as the money he saves from not eating or drinking :P

aidan24326

aidan24326 wrote: »

What he's claiming is the equivalent of saying you've been driving the same car for the last 10 years without ever filling up the petrol tank. It's not possible, and I'm not sure why 'doctors' would waste their time with this sort of nonsense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk24RdfXWcg

gu10

aidan24326 wrote: »

What he's claiming is the equivalent of saying you've been driving the same car for the last 10 years without ever filling up the petrol tank. It's not possible, and I'm not sure why 'doctors' would waste their time with this sort of nonsense.

maybe it was converted to electric

Mr Freeze

When he drops dead in a few days from not eating or drinking, that will blow a hole in their mad theory.

All them scientists and doctors monitoring him will look like twats then.

PK2008

Yoga FIRE!! Yoga FIRE!! Yoga Flame!!










....Hadoken!!

.....Wa dy dy dooken!!!

johnnyjb

I find it hard to believe he didnt eat for years but might have some sort of tolerance which could be used and taken advantage by people in high power to gain and use against us common people. Usual thing:D

I saw the show mentioned previous page bout the guy who had some sort of nutritional ****e in the back of his throat

Vudgie

This reminds me of the guy that was staging a "hunger strike" outside the dail. I was slightly surprised to see a roll from Spar sitting on the wall behind him!!

Wompa1

aidan24326 wrote: »

What he's claiming is the equivalent of saying you've been driving the same car for the last 10 years without ever filling up the petrol tank. It's not possible, and I'm not sure why 'doctors' would waste their time with this sort of nonsense.

I haven't serviced or even changed the oil in my car for nearly 4 and a half years why won't anyone write an article about me?..ohhh yeah lazyness isn't all that impressive!!

ejmaztec

Wompa1 wrote: »

I haven't serviced or even changed the oil in my car for nearly 4 and a half years why won't anyone write an article about me?..ohhh yeah lazyness isn't all that impressive!!

They'll do that when your car seizes up in the fast lane of the M50, bursts into flames, and causes a multi-vehicle pile-up.:P

Wompa1

ejmaztec wrote: »

They'll do that when your car seizes up in the fast lane of the M50, bursts into flames, and causes a multi-vehicle pile-up.:P

it wasn't my fault, I blame it on the goverment what with that income levy and the way the children are made to learn about things in schools and the dole being cut and stuff...Innocent!!

My name is URL

The test concluded today. He was under constant observation the entire time and the only contact he had with water was when he washed

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100510/tod-starving-yogi-astounds-indian-scient-451ab4f.html

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Thats pretty amazing, could really learn something from this.

I actually haven't eaten all day but thats just cos I had about 15 pints of cider yesterday

biko

"As medical practitioners we cannot shut our eyes to possibilities, to a source of energy other than calories."

Well said, just because we cannot understand something now doesn't mean it's not valid and we can understand it once the technology improves.

El Guapo!

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So its official then??...........He really is the Devil?!! :eek:





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punchdrunk

bet this lad is fúckin great craic at a house party!

Mr Benevolent

Mary Harney could learn a lot from this guy.

El Guapo!

Confab wrote: »

Mary Harney could learn a lot from this guy.

No she'd eat him after the first 20mins........

partyatmygaff

He may be (By some form of an unknown genetic mutation) be photorophic. That could have given him the ability to photosynthesise just like plants and some micro organisms.

Thrill

David blain must be going green with envy.

enda1

He gargled water during the experiment. Hmm...

Also it says he was under observation for a fortnight, but was only off water and food for 7 days, what gives?

Feast then famine?

My name is URL

enda1 wrote: »

He gargled water during the experiment. Hmm...

Also it says he was under observation for a fortnight, but was only off water and food for 7 days, what gives?

Feast then famine?

It doesn't say that.. unless I'm missing it? It states that he claims to have gone without food or water for 7 decades

argosy2006

Think i seen him on tv before, think he's name is Anno Rex Ick

enda1

My name is URL wrote: »

It doesn't say that.. unless I'm missing it? It states that he claims to have gone without food or water for 7 decades

"(Jani's) only contact with any kind of fluid was during gargling and bathing periodically during the period," G. Ilavazahagan, director of India's Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), said in a statement.

Yeah 7 decades he says alright.

pile of bollix if you ask me.

If he wanted to prove himself he could'a done without washing his body and mouth for the 15 days.

squod

Indian man who claims not to have eaten or consumed no food or water is now released.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1050555/medics-baffled-by-man-who-doesnt-eat

Jesus Wept

Straight down to Burger King with him.

mail4liam

I used to live with a woman like that, never cook nothing.!

casey junior

He'll take West Belfast when Gerry retires, The WB voters will take him as one of their own!

bleg

biko wrote: »

"As medical practitioners we cannot shut our eyes to
possibilities, to a source of energy other than calories."

What the **** does that even mean?

An energy source other than calories???

Calories aren't a source of anything they're a measure of energy, the energy required to raise the temperature of one litre of water by one degree Celsius. who ever said that is not a medical practitioner.

Well said, just because we cannot understand something now doesn't mean it's not valid and we can understand it once the technology improves.

It's not valid, it's a scam.

Dravokivich

During his time in hospital from April 22, the so called 82-year-old "miracle man" was monitored 24 hours a day by doctors who confirmed he consumed no food or water during the 15-day period.

...ffs I'm no medic what have ya.. but you might probably somewhat survive 15 days without food / water.

If he claimed to have been doing it for 70 or so years and will "continue" to do so when he left... why wouldn't they monitor him for a time period that would definately be critical without food / water such as 50 / 60 days...

orourkeda

Imagine having no meanies for 70 years. Rotten