• Punkie@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    About 4 days. multiple times. I was really poor once. I used to take Tylenol and Tums to keep away the hunger pains, and I am surprised I still have a liver and kidneys.

    • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeOPM
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      6 days ago

      I am surprised I still have a liver and kidneys.

      You would be surprised how resilient the body is when it comes to hunger. My answer would be like yours, I would say I went a few days if not a week without food multiple times, though for me it’s less about resources than stress (I am what many would call a “stress-starver”) and everything in me related to eating is not only intact but in average condition.

      Back when tribes were still a thing, it was written that it was normal for the local tribes where I live to deprive new children (because adoption from other peoples was common) of food on two day patterns, especially when a trek was going on, only to feast on the third day.