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what's it like to eat 58 hot dogs in 10
minutes I mean it is kind of fun I think
one time I gained like 25 lbs in 10
minutes I don't know if it's fun but
it's kind of insane to think about it so
what happens inside the bodies of
competitive beaters as they tackle
pounds of food in just minutes the
stomach is a fascinating organ it's
really two organs in one the top part of
the stomach is a receptical and the
bottom part of the stomach is a grinder
when food lands in the upper part of the
stomach the stomach naturally relaxes
and expands the pressure on the other
organs sends a signal to the brain I'm
full and need to burp this is your
body's signal that you should stop
eating competitive Vaders can
dramatically relax and stretch their
stomachs that stretching allows them to
eat more without feeling full and they
also train themselves to push past the
feeling of fullness the speed eater just
has a bigger capacity at complete
relaxation and a less of a stimulus to
I'm feeling full and I need to stop this
is where this speed eater's unique
ability comes into play the way we look
at the stomach it's just like a big
muscle and I think a resting stomach of
an above average eater can maybe hold
3/4 of a gallon or 6 to 8 lounds but we
can hold sizeably more than that the
ability to expand the stomach is likely
a combination of inate ability and
dedicated training but it's similar to
somebody who might have a genetic
tendency towards sprinting or towards
marathoning they have muscle fiber types
that might lend themselves to either
races that are intense and short and
super fast or long and steady however
you can't get to the Elite Class of
either kind of races without training so
the normal preparation for competitions
is practice with the food which sounds
good but it's not great and then you
just drink a large amount of liquid to
try to expand your stomach you have to
always be trying to get a little bit
more food in than you could in the past
that's the only way to really grow even
with training and innate physiological
advantages the most seasoned speed eater
will get tired during a competition you
do a contest it may only be 8 minutes it
may only be 10 or 12 it doesn't sound
like a lot of time but when you're
spending that entire time just shoveling
food down at a really quick rate it
feels like a marathon it is really
taxing on the body and a lot of the
times you're just really pushing your
body to the Limit and you end up like
sweating a lot which is a little odd
because you're eating but it is pretty
physical so what happens in the body
when you put that much strain on it
typically as food moves into the lower
part of the stomach mixes with gastric
juices and then gradually empties into
the small intestine a process that
usually takes about 4 hours but experts
say that consuming larger quantities of
food at a time May complicate digestion
undigested matter can stay in the
gastrointestinal tract for days
disrupting the gut microbiome for
example there's risk of small intestinal
bacterial overgrowth abdominal pain and
diarrhea and Associated symptoms
consuming massive amounts of food in a
short period can also cause it to in the
esophagus as it waits to enter the top
part of the stomach the food piled up
can cause vomiting or Suffocation it may
also cause longer term harm to the
esophagus and the stomach if you get a
tremendous expansion in rupture you can
actually rupture into the esophagus
which is called a boore harvest syndrome
in which case all those contacts leak
into the chest and become septic and it
can be really dangerous in theory I
think you could potentially rupture the
stomach if you just stretch it up far
enough research on how much the stomach
and esophagus can stretch and whether
the stomach can fully return to its
original size is limited scientists are
uncertain but they're concerned about
permanent loss of stomach
elasticity the stomach will relax and
expand and now the question is can the
stomach unrelax and and and sort of get
back to its normal size can those
muscles get damaged so much that they
don't work properly if those muscles are
permanently damaged it could cause a
disorder called gastroparesis this
essentially means the stomach muscles
are paralyzed leading to issues like
poor digestion bloating and acid reflux
to counteract the short-term effects of
speed eating some competitive eaters may
try to eat healthy foods exercise
regularly or fast before and after
competitions still participating in
training and events does often take a
toll on metabolism muscle health and the
body's ability to recognize the feeling
of
fullness the day after a contest because
you have just had that giant stretch is
really hard to feel full after that with
a normal meal and so that part is a lot
of like training your brain to stop
eating at a normal time even though you
have no sensation of fullness for like
the next week or so cuz you've you've
stretched that out and it's got to kind
of bounce back to normal through the
years like my hunger and my metabolism
has definitely slowed down but I think
it's all been pretty relative whether or
not it takes a lasting toll competitive
eating is certainly extreme I don't
think it's terribly unhealthy but I
don't think it's something that I
personally would recommend I play
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