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68-year fast, with no relief
November 24, 2003 - 1:22PM


An Indian man who says he has survived for 68 years without eating, drinking or relieving himself has baffled doctors who have been unable to disprove his claim.

Prahlad Jani, a 76-year-old whose extraordinary tale has won him a small band of devotees, took a dare and underwent round-the-clock surveillance at a hospital in Ahmedabad, the commercial capital of the western state of Gujarat.

Clad in his trademark red sari, bangles and earrings meant to fashion Hindu goddesses, Jani managed to puzzle the Sterling Hospital's 400 doctors.

Neurologist Sudhir Shah said Jani was under watch for 10 days, with a closed-circuit camera running, and that doctors were convinced he did not break any of his vows, although there was no way of verifying whether Jani has pulled it off for 68 years.

"He has evidence of the formation of urine, which was reabsorbed on his bladder wall. The medical committee does not have any scientific explanation," Shah said.

Jani offered an explanation. He said he has been blessed and heard his calling when he was eight years old.

"I get the elixir of life from the hole in my palate, which enables me to go without food and water," Jani explained to AFP.

A vindicated Jani left the hospital Saturday and said he was retreating to a cave at Mount Abu in the neighbouring desert state of Rajasthan.

Another doctor, Dinesh Desai, said the hospital hoped to test Jani again to verify his claim of a hole in the palate between his mouth and nose.

"We may get some answers then," Desai said.

Shah said it took the hospital more than a year to persuade Jani to undergo surveillance.

He said he wanted the ascetic to undergo experiments at NASA, as Jani's supposed feat could come in handy for astronauts.

I get the elixer of life from the hole in my palate

1. he'd be dead
2. if not dead, dehydrated severely, AND
   1. he'd have SEVERE bladder problems
   2. SEVERE colon problems
   3. he'd have some sort of internal poisoning

verilon wrote:No es posible. If he DID do that...

1. he'd be dead
2. if not dead, dehydrated severely, AND
   1. he'd have SEVERE bladder problems
   2. SEVERE colon problems
   3. he'd have some sort of internal poisoning

...

~ver

Sea Skimmer wrote:The article is probably total fiction.

evilcat4000 wrote:

Sea Skimmer wrote:The article is probably total fiction.

Nope. This guy realy exists. But he is a fake most likely. He is currently 76 years old. If he was telling the truth he must have been fasting since he was 6. The big question is where did a six year old find the additional mass to grow into an adult without eating ? That alone proves that he is a liar.