Indian man 'survives without food or water for decades'

[Jimmy-J]

This isn't possible, there has to be a simple answer to this... Maybe he eats flies?

A team of doctors in western India are carrying out a study on a hermit who claims to have survived without food and water for 70 years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8652837.stm

[Sasha222]

Dont believe it for one min. No way could he survive for that long with no food and water.

[LondonRoad]

Originally Posted by defirish

Dont believe it for one min. No way could he survive for that long with no food and water.

He isn't telling us about the 20 pints of guinness he drinks each day.

[Sasha222]

And the indian curry that he is sneaking in with it

[TheDaddy]

He has been in hospital under surveillance for nearly a month with no food or water.

Also

Latest reports indicates that his body and brain is biologically at that of a 25 year old man!

http://www.islandcrisis.net/2010/05/...aten-70-years/

[danielf]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

He has been in hospital under surveillance for nearly a month with no food or water.

Also

Latest reports indicates that his body and brain is biologically at that of a 25 year old man!

http://www.islandcrisis.net/2010/05/...aten-70-years/

Yeah right. How many 25 year olds sport a grey beard and have wrinkled hands? He looks a youngish 82 year old, but that's about it.

Oh. Islandcrisis.net is not on the 'approved list', but I suspect you knew that.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by danielf

Yeah right. How many 25 year olds sport a grey beard and have wrinkled hands? He looks a youngish 82 year old, but that's about it

Originally Posted by danielf

Oh. Islandcrisis.net is not on the 'approved list', but I suspect you knew that.

Your right they're full of it, wiki is far more reliable and on the approved list.

2010 Tests
As of April 22, 2010, new tests are being conducted on Prahlad Jani under surveillance of 35 doctors and researchers of Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Science (DIPAS).

Prahlad Jani was kept for fifteen days, until May 6 (tests were completed on Thursday at 3:30pm), and reportedly did not eat, drink or go to the toilet once during the time. This was apparently shown by blood tests, hormone profiles, MRIs and angiographs. The doctors also claimed to have found that he was "more healthy than someone half his age."
Doctors admitted they expected to observe noticeable muscle mass loss, significant dehydration, weight loss and fatigue. Some believed organ failure might occur — yet the mystic remained perfectly healthy.

During the study, a protocol of round-the-clock surveillance was followed with the help of CCTV cameras and personal observation. Mataji (Prahlad Jani) was taken out for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasonography (USG), and X-ray examination and exposure to sun under continuous video recording.

“During the tests we found that in Prahalad Jani's bladder, the amount of liquid fluctuates even when he does not pass urine,” said a member of the team of medical experts that conducted medical tests. Mataji's lung functions is quite normal, as per reports by Dr. Mukesh Patel and his team.

Dr. G. Ilavazahagan, director, DIPAS (a heavily funded branch of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation), said, "The exercise of taking this yogi under a medical scanner is to understand which energy supports his existence, if not food or water. And if at the end of three months by which we plan to come out with observations based on this 15-day check up, we are able to reach to an explanation of this hypothesis - it would tremendously benefit mankind. The observations derived from this case study can help many soldiers, victims of calamities and astronauts - who often have to survive without food or water for long spells."

Dr. Urman Dhruv, a physician, said, "We are collecting data on a person who has lived on an alternative pathway compared to an ordinary person. The comparative study of his reports of the tests conducted in 2003 and results of the recent and on-going tests would throw light on the process of aging in Jani's body - which seems to have undergone some type of genetic transformation."

The 2003 tests make for an interesting read to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inedia#2010_Tests