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CT scan of the man's torso showed his stomach was filled with food (Pic: iStock/Gastrojournal)
A 30-year-old man in Singapore ended up in the emergency services after speedily eating a 3.2-kilogram burger in a competition. The man scoffed down the whopper in just 30 minutes, not allowing his stomach enough time to digest it. News reports say over the next few hours. The man’s stomach began to bloat, and he started having stomach aches—so severe that he had to rush to the hospital, where he even began vomiting the undigested food.
The case, published in the journal Gastroenterology, says doctors, after doing a scan, found his stomach was dangerously stretched—far beyond its normal 2.2 to 3.3 lb limit—and crushing his pancreas. Experts say if the stomach stretches too much, it can block blood flow and cause a rupture.
What happens when the stomach stretches?
When the stomach gets filled with food beyond its capacity, doctors say the contents start leaking into the abdomen—causing severe infection, sepsis, or even organ failure—all of which can be fatal without quick treatment.
A CT scan showed the man’s stomach and upper intestine were packed with food and not moving at all. Blood tests also showed signs of severe stress on his body, with high infection rates.
Ultimately, the doctors had to flush his stomach with a tube and perform surgery, which removed the undigested food.
What happens when you overeat?
Overeating leads to binge eating disorder, an illness that involves eating a lot of food in a short amount of time. The person with a binge eating disorder feels out of control about how much he or she eats. More food is eaten than others eat in the same amount of time, under the same circumstances.
Studies say around 1-2 per cent of the population have binge eating disorder, seen more often in women than in men. It mostly happens in those who:
- Eat large amounts of food
- Do not stop eating until they are uncomfortable
- Feel embarrassed by the amount of food they are eating
- Have a history of weight gains and losses
- Have more trouble losing weight and keeping it off than people with other serious weight problems
What are the complications of binge eating disorder?
A few complications from binge eating disorder include:
- Overweight or obesity
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Gallbladder disease
- Heart disease
- Some types of cancer
- Increased risk for psychiatric illnesses, particularly depression
How does a genetic eating disorder
Eating disorders tend to run in families, and female relatives are the most often affected. That is why genetic factors are believed to play a role in disorders. However, according to experts, other influences—behavioral and environmental—may also play a role. According to the American Psychiatric Association,
- Most people with binge eating disorder are adolescent and young adult women.
- People pursuing professions or activities that emphasize thinness, like modeling, dancing, gymnastics, wrestling, and long-distance running, are more prone to this disorder.
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