| LONDON (Reuters) - British surgeons removed a teenager's stomach to save her life after she drank a cocktail made with liquid nitrogen during a night out with friends, police said. The 18-year-old woman, named by newspapers as Gaby Scanlon, complained of breathlessness and gastric pain before being rushed to a hospital in the northern English city of Lancaster on Thursday where she was diagnosed with a perforated stomach. Scanlon is currently in serious but stable condition, local police said in a statement over the weekend. "Medical opinion is that this would have proved fatal had the operation not been carried out urgently," police said. When exposed to air, liquid nitrogen creates a dense fog and is used by bartenders and chefs to add an element of visual drama to dishes or to freeze things quickly, such as ice cream. It is also used for removing warts and has industrial uses. Contact with flesh can cause cryogenic burn or "frostbite". Professor of food physics at Leeds University Malcolm Povey said liquid nitrogen should not be consumed while still liquid, as it turns into a gas inside the body and causes the stomach to swell and burst. "The liquid nitrogen would rapidly change into gas and blow the stomach up like a balloon...the idea that people put this stuff in drinks is just unbelievable," Povey told Reuters. The bar which served the drink has stopped selling all liquid nitrogen drinks, said police, who are investigating the incident. |
| you learn something new everyday. so shes got no stomach now? =/ |
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| Holy shit man that's scary. So what are they going to do now since she has no stomach? Get a donor from a dead person? I mean that's a seriously vital part of your body! |
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| Couldn't they sew the stomach shut? I don't really see how it was necessary to remove it altogether. |
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| Yeah I read about this earlier. Messed up situation. >.> That bar is gonna get the hell sued out of it. |
| You can live without a stomach? Interesting. |
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| I imagine she'd be on a feeding tube for the rest of her life. It's not gonna be fun. |
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| Well the internet says yes you can live without your stomach. Also it turns out your small intestine will make a pouch naturally that holds the food a little longer. But you can basically eat a lot of the foods you used to just in smaller portions, so you can live as long as you could when you had a stomach. Learn something new every day. |
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IntroverTurtle said: Also it turns out your small intestine will make a pouch naturally that holds the food a little longer. But you can basically eat a lot of the foods you used to just in smaller portions, so you can live as long as you could when you had a stomach. Learn something new every day. No kidding, although i am curious how part of your intestine can be naturally converted into something like stomach lining. its not like the human body has adapted to replace its stomach before, naturally... |
| I don't know the logic behind putting liquid nitrogen in your drink.. |
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ForcereconFR13 said: IntroverTurtle said: Also it turns out your small intestine will make a pouch naturally that holds the food a little longer. But you can basically eat a lot of the foods you used to just in smaller portions, so you can live as long as you could when you had a stomach. Learn something new every day. No kidding, although i am curious how part of your intestine can be naturally converted into something like stomach lining. its not like the human body has adapted to replace its stomach before, naturally... So basically she just can't eat as much at once like you could normally. hmm.. Does that mean she will be going to the shitter more often? :o All dem small course meals got to process! |
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| I don't understand how you could even sell drinks with liquid nitrogen in the first place and then not having a brain and actually drinking it... |
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| That's just messed up... Liquid nitrogen drinks...who the hell would come up with these drinks? |
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| its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. |
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| Why would the bartender even sell liquid nitrogen drinks?.. = = |
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| I guess she couldn't stomach it. |
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| That.. is truly interesting. Is she getting a stomach transplant or what? How the hell does that work lol. I've never heard of anyone's stomach being removed. Scud said: I guess she couldn't stomach it. |
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| Surprise. There are retarded people in this world. Your duodenum is going to turn into a small stomach in time anyways. |
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Scud said: I guess she couldn't stomach it. Damn, I was thinking of a witty pun too. |
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| Surprised Liquid nitrogen is actually allowed in drinks, I mean it can expand up to 700 times, so it's pretty stupid to have it in a drink, no wonder her stomach was no longer functional, lucky she's not dead either. |
Ragix said: Well I guess you could say that it has never had to do that naturually but it has always had the potential and natural ability to.ForcereconFR13 said: IntroverTurtle said: Also it turns out your small intestine will make a pouch naturally that holds the food a little longer. But you can basically eat a lot of the foods you used to just in smaller portions, so you can live as long as you could when you had a stomach. Learn something new every day. No kidding, although i am curious how part of your intestine can be naturally converted into something like stomach lining. its not like the human body has adapted to replace its stomach before, naturally... So basically she just can't eat as much at once like you could normally. hmm.. Does that mean she will be going to the shitter more often? :o All dem small course meals got to process! Apparently some people have foods that they can't eat though, for some lady it was soda. But yeah just smaller portions throughout the day and a shot 3 times a month. I would guess she would have to use the toilet more often. There is already surgery where they cut off part of your stomach until it's the size of a banana for weight loss. |
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| Standard night out in London. Gotta say though, it's a pretty sad story for someone who only went out to enjoy herself and her life is now ruined because of it... |
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| I generally find bars and their cheap atmospheres terrible, but this takes the cake. Good thing I make my White Russian at home. |
| Poor girl. |
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| Wow what if someone gives you a drink with that but you dont know it O_O |
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HaloGod3330 said: Wow what if someone gives you a drink with that but you dont know it O_O You'll lose your stomach...... |
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HaloGod3330 said: It's hard not to notice it smoking.Wow what if someone gives you a drink with that but you dont know it O_O |
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kyrie_kyo said: its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. You're kidding me right? Liquid nitrogen is at less than −196 °C and vaporizes when exposed to air. It is impossible to not notice it in your drink. |
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| at least she wont have to worry for getting fat... |
shintai88 said: Anyways, its possible to live on without certain organs, however it will mean you won't be able to process food more effectively and efficiently, since your pancreas won't have a stomach to fill with acid to break it down into small molecules, so your intestines and liver and absorb and breakdown the food further. She will probably have to drink pre processed food for the rest of her life till she can get a replacement. I'm pretty sure she just needs to eat smaller portions now and chew the food well. But she needs a lot of nutritional therapy after that surgery since it's pretty shocking how small the portions are and how differently your ileum has to work because the food's not processed in the stomach anymore. There are other reasons, too, why the stomach must be removed (mostly the reason is cancer). I might be talking nonsense but I work at a surgical ward as a physiotherapist and I see these patients who have had total gastrectomy a few times every year and I recall they are allowed to eat "normal food" less than a week after the surgery. Those patients are pretty rare though. |
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Porthos said: at least she wont have to worry for getting fat... whys that |
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IntroverTurtle said: Well the internet says yes you can live without your stomach. Also it turns out your small intestine will make a pouch naturally that holds the food a little longer. But you can basically eat a lot of the foods you used to just in smaller portions, so you can live as long as you could when you had a stomach. Learn something new every day. Thats freakin crazy i just got so much smarter |
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xxangelchanxx said: Porthos said: at least she wont have to worry for getting fat... whys that Because she essentially got a gastric bypass. |
كنت تهدر وقتك عن طريق ترجمة هذه. mattbenz99 said: Christians and Satanists are technically the same thing |
DeathCl0ck101 said: Shane777 said: kyrie_kyo said: its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. You're kidding me right? Liquid nitrogen is at less than −196 °C and vaporizes when exposed to air. It is impossible to not notice it in your drink. Do you honestly think she knew what she was drinking? You wouldn't have known any better either. You can't have possibly missed it. It's like saying I didn't realize my sandwich was on fire when I ate it. |
| welp......im glad i dont drink |
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Shane777 said: DeathCl0ck101 said: Shane777 said: kyrie_kyo said: its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. You're kidding me right? Liquid nitrogen is at less than −196 °C and vaporizes when exposed to air. It is impossible to not notice it in your drink. Do you honestly think she knew what she was drinking? You wouldn't have known any better either. You can't have possibly missed it. It's like saying I didn't realize my sandwich was on fire when I ate it. Damn you. Now I want a toasted Sub. |
كنت تهدر وقتك عن طريق ترجمة هذه. mattbenz99 said: Christians and Satanists are technically the same thing |
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Shane777 said: I don't know how you are supposed to drink a drink that has liquid nitrogen in it. Couldn't she have thought that's how you are supposed to drink it, why would they serve it when there is a chance that she could get hurt, or atleast tell her to wait until it stops smoking before drinking. Liquid nitrogen is different than fire, most people don't know how to handle it.DeathCl0ck101 said: Shane777 said: kyrie_kyo said: its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. You're kidding me right? Liquid nitrogen is at less than −196 °C and vaporizes when exposed to air. It is impossible to not notice it in your drink. Do you honestly think she knew what she was drinking? You wouldn't have known any better either. You can't have possibly missed it. It's like saying I didn't realize my sandwich was on fire when I ate it. |
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IntroverTurtle said: Shane777 said: I don't know how you are supposed to drink a drink that has liquid nitrogen in it. Couldn't she have thought that's how you are supposed to drink it, why would they serve it when there is a chance that she could get hurt, or atleast tell her to wait until it stops smoking before drinking. Liquid nitrogen is different than fire, most people don't know how to handle it.DeathCl0ck101 said: Shane777 said: kyrie_kyo said: its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. You're kidding me right? Liquid nitrogen is at less than −196 °C and vaporizes when exposed to air. It is impossible to not notice it in your drink. Do you honestly think she knew what she was drinking? You wouldn't have known any better either. You can't have possibly missed it. It's like saying I didn't realize my sandwich was on fire when I ate it. Lol I know it's different than fire, I was comparing the two because both visually and temperature wise they are impossible to notice. As for why they would serve it, I have no idea, maybe it was one of those crazy food challenges. |
Shane777 said: I know, I was just saying that someone who doesn't know how to drink that drink could make the same mistake. IntroverTurtle said: Shane777 said: I don't know how you are supposed to drink a drink that has liquid nitrogen in it. Couldn't she have thought that's how you are supposed to drink it, why would they serve it when there is a chance that she could get hurt, or atleast tell her to wait until it stops smoking before drinking. Liquid nitrogen is different than fire, most people don't know how to handle it.DeathCl0ck101 said: Shane777 said: kyrie_kyo said: its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. You're kidding me right? Liquid nitrogen is at less than −196 °C and vaporizes when exposed to air. It is impossible to not notice it in your drink. Do you honestly think she knew what she was drinking? You wouldn't have known any better either. You can't have possibly missed it. It's like saying I didn't realize my sandwich was on fire when I ate it. Lol I know it's different than fire, I was comparing the two because both visually and temperature wise they are impossible to notice. As for why they would serve it, I have no idea, maybe it was one of those crazy food challenges. And I remember reading on the news site or seeing the video, said something about how a lot of local bars were serving that drink. Probably just something to spice up their drinks, lighting drinks on fire and pouring in liquid nitrogen sound like something to help bring in customers. |
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Shane777 said: DeathCl0ck101 said: Shane777 said: kyrie_kyo said: its just sad, how a normal person can go out for a "regular" drink, and end up like that, its not like she did something wrong. not knowingly at least. You're kidding me right? Liquid nitrogen is at less than −196 °C and vaporizes when exposed to air. It is impossible to not notice it in your drink. Do you honestly think she knew what she was drinking? You wouldn't have known any better either. You can't have possibly missed it. It's like saying I didn't realize my sandwich was on fire when I ate it. dude if she out drinking, she is most likely drunk, so chances are she wouldn't think too much about if the stuff she brought directly from the bar is going to kill her or something like that. At least i probly wouldent also seen some drinks being on fire a few seconds before drinking. would think them as odd as seeing damp/smoke from my drink. |
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