All right normin! you win!
Last post though:
My Crohn's disease had the same exact symptoms of starvation.
Symptoms
Individuals experiencing starvation lose substantial fat (a.k.a.
adipose) and muscle mass as the body breaks down these tissues for
energy. Catabolysis is the process (medical condition) of a body
breaking down muscles and other tissues in order to keep vital systems=97
such as the nervous system and heart muscle (myocardium) =97working.
Catabolysis will not begin until there are no usable sources of energy
coming into the body. Vitamin deficiency is also a common result of
starvation, often resulting in anemia, beriberi, pellagra, and scurvy.
These diseases collectively may cause diarrhea, skin rashes, edema,
and heart failure. Individuals are often irritable and lethargic as a
result.
Atrophy (wasting away) of the stomach weakens the perception of
hunger, since the perception is controlled by the percentage of the
stomach that is empty. Victims of starvation are often too weak to
sense thirst, and therefore become dehydrated.
All movements become painful due to atrophy of the muscles, and due to
dry, cracked skin caused by severe dehydration. With a weakened body,
diseases are commonplace. Fungi, for example, often grows under the
esophagus, making swallowing unbearably painful.
The energy defiency inherent in starvation causes fatigue and renders
the victim more apathetic over time. Interaction with one's
surroundings diminishes as the starving person becomes too weak to
move or even eat.
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