No food for a week?
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AndStilliRise

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2,295 posts

145 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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Water and salt is allowed, but what would happen?

Would anyone have any idea?

grumbledoak

32,571 posts

262 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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It wouldn't be that dramatic. You would lose some weight. And probably feel pretty weak.

Gargamel

16,349 posts

290 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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Yep, day three you'd walk past a bacon sandwich or greggs and crumble....

FlyingMeeces

9,932 posts

240 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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You'd feel very, very unwell, you'd be very dizzy, you'd basically feel really sorry for yourself, but you'd be okay.

I've done it a couple of times in medical contexts - drips and stuff, sips of water, no food.

Wasn't fun. Don't do it by choice.

Hoofy

80,004 posts

311 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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FlyingMeeces said:
You'd feel very, very unwell, you'd be very dizzy, you'd basically feel really sorry for yourself, but you'd be okay.

I've done it a couple of times in medical contexts - drips and stuff, sips of water, no food.

Wasn't fun. Don't do it by choice.
Ditto. Don't expect to do much.

The_Doc

6,255 posts

249 months

Sunday 8th January 2017
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the records for starvation are usually 25 days plus.

the body chemistry does some pretty far flung stuff in this time though, you could die of a minor illness towards the end