Three day Haribo 'cola bottles' binge puts man in hospital

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He ended up in hospital for six days and apparently, doctor's said he was lucky to survive.

After an internal investigation they asked if I liked sweets because I was completely blocked up with gelatin." After he confessed he had eaten a whole 3kg bag over three days, the doctors told him they were surprised it had not killed him.
Mr Rimmington was diagnosed with acute diverticulitis, sudden inflammation and infection of the large intestine and needed to be hooked up to IV drips to flush out his system.
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Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge.
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Have you ever binged on a particular food, to your detriment?
 
a) Those don't look like Haribo brand, rather some cheapo generic copy. No wonder Haribo didn't comment.
b) Two day binge is the limit.

I think the only thing I've ever binged on and suffered due to it is beer tbh... I do also sometimes overeat to the point of immobility when there's a bunch of free pizza nearby but isn't that normal?
 
Definitely done so on drinks, but food....
I tend to get nauseous if I eat too much of one thing, and that doesn't even have to be a lot. Small bag wine gums does it.
Worse are probably biltong and drywors of which I have to empty the bag or try to empty the bag, no matter the size
And borrelnootjes and paprika chips.
But it has never gone further than slight nausea and then I stop
 
vernplum said:
a) Those don't look like Haribo brand, rather some cheapo generic copy. No wonder Haribo didn't comment.
b) Two day binge is the limit.

I think the only thing I've ever binged on and suffered due to it is beer tbh... I do also sometimes overeat to the point of immobility when there's a bunch of free pizza nearby but isn't that normal?
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Looking at the pics I think they could have been.
After picking up his 3 keys he broke them down into smaller baggies but like any good addict ate the profits.

He might of survived the binge but the Salamanca's have other plans..
 
Morning Glory said:
Have you ever binged on a particular food, to your detriment?
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Absolutely yes.

When I was 12, I’d bought a massive one pound bag of Lay’s potato chips/crisps. For perspective, that’s twice the size of their “large” or “party size” bag - I can still see the big red lettering across the top, saying “ONE POUNDER!” - I was quite proud because I used my own money.

I went home and promptly ate the entire bag in one way-to-short session.

I immediately got stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting, all at once, everywhere. It happened so rapidly, the chips weren’t even digested, so my body was doing what it needed to do to protect me.

Another time, when I was about 20, I ate a two pound bag of strawberry Twizzlers (red licorice candy) in one sitting, during a Nightmare on Elm Street movie, on top of one of those gargantuan tubs of greasy movie popcorn, and barely made it outside after the movie ended before puking in the parking lot. That looked nice.

Another time, probably 21-22, I had to go to the emergency room because I ate a giant bag of salted roasted peanuts, I don’t remember the size, but it was giant, and instead of puking, my system tried to assimilate it, and I had severe stomach cramps to the point of blacking out. That was one time I actually thought I would die, the pain was so bad.

I’ve also had the odd occasion to throw up from too much drinking, but that’s not that uncommon. The last time that happened was probably 2011 - I know it was after I got my Fiat, because we were driving home (MrsT driving) and I puked out the window going 75mph…not something I’d advise.
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
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Looking at the pics I think they could have been.
After picking up his 3 keys he broke them down into smaller baggies but like any good addict ate the profits.

He might of survived the binge but the Salamanca's have other plans..
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Ah OK. So that's the original bag of the good stuff. Must be for parties.

I looked it up - it costs £12.99 lol. It's quite a cheap way to constipate yourself.
 
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