What happens when you stop eating?

Question

How long can you go for with out eating? What happens if you just stop eating? Will you eventually die? My friend said she stopped eating and her stomach started tpo digest itself. Is that true? Can that happen?

When I put "tpo" I ment to put "to" sorry!

Ummm ya about that keytone things im only 12 but I have heard that word because I have diabetes so whats going to happen with my keytones? "cowsaregreat24" said something about them in her answer!

Answer 1

if you stop eating yes you will get ulcers because the stomach acids will build up in your stomach and cause ulcers..not to mention not having nutrition means your body cannot regenerate its protective linings...if you stop eating it doesnt stop there, the acids will cause heartburn and burn your esophagus....and the worst part, is you will Wreak like ketones from your body eating itself and people can smell it on your breathe and you CANNOT get rid of it unless you eat... and of course you will eventually die without eating...your heart needs the nutrition to beat, not even supplements can give it what it needs like food can...DONT BE DUMB..just eat..if you want to lose weight, dont eat junk food and exercise..it is the only safe way.

Answer 2

To stop eating for a period like a day or two is not dangerous, more if you have plenty of fat reserves. However it is not a very good idea to do that to loose weight, reason being:
The body needs energy and to produce this energy it has to perform a large number of chemical reactions. The ingredients are 3, carbos, fat or protein. Any of these 3 can be used to produce energy for the body, however, every reaction requires enzymes to happen and in order to manufacture enzymes the body needs PROTEIN. If you don't eat protein, the body will start removing protein from the muscles first, than from the organs (it can even remove from the heart, which will cause death after a while).
Whoever wants to loose weight by not eating, should eat at least protein. This way the body will be able to burn the body-fat and use the protein to manufacture the needed enzymes. That is the whole principle of Dr. Atkins diet, which is very effective.
R.

Answer 3

You can go 3 weeks under normal conditions without eating, though you will become extremely tired and weak. A stomach will not digest itself. A common phrase used to describe that their own belly is dissappearing because fat cells, which are energy stored in the body, are being used up by the body to maintain their daily caloric needs. Though there is no guarantee that you will last exactly 3 weeks without food, but one can definately die from malnutrition.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

okay this is going to sound very gross and scary so i apologize a head of time. My aunt once said that if she wanted to die this is how she would do it. She stopprd eating .her boby first started eating all the fat in her body to keep her organs from dying. then slowly her stomach opening began to shut it self closed. she ended up int he hospital all full of ivs feeding her but it was to late the stuff in the ives was forming a layer between her skin and the meat that was left. she lasted aabout a week in the icu before she died of starvation the thing is that it was very slow and painful for her and everyone around her. it takes the body about three days before it starts eating the fat and then the organs start to die slowwly

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Yes, going a long time without food will kill you. But first her hair will start to fall out. That's what happened to my anorexic friend.

Answer 8

You can go a month with out eating. First you live off your fat and then you start burning muscle and then that's it.No you cannot digest your stomach.and yes you will eventually die if you don't eat.B.T.W. you can only go 3 days without water.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Your body will only survive for another 3 or 4 days until it can no longer function and you will eventually die.