--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "ruthsimplicity" > > ruthsimplicity@ wrote: > > <snip> > > > Maybe MMY himself couldn't believe that he could be having such > > > pain with no apparent cause and he believed people were trying > > > to poison him even if they were not. > > > > Would it have been pain gradually increasing > > over time, worse and worse attacks until finally > > he had one so bad he was rolling on the floor in > > agony, or could the very first attack have been > > that severe, any idea? > > Very variable symptoms. Can be suddenly severe or more gradual with > severe attacks. Or even little pain at all. > > > > Chopra's story is that he collapsed on the floor > > right after drinking a glass of orange juice. > > Would orange juice have set off an attack that > > quickly? Or would it have just been coincidental? > > My guess is more likely coincidental, though eating can bring on an > attack. Generally, people with pancreatitis are told to eat a number of > small meals a day and keep the fat level low. > > > > > It looks very possible that MMY could have had acute and chronic pancreatitis. He could have had a serious attack that led to internal bleeding (needing a transfusion from someone) and kidney failure at some point. This is consistent with both stories. (Except who was where when.)
My uninformed opinion says no poisoning. An attack just feels so damn bad you think you are poisoned. Plus you likely would feel worse after meals. Any number of other causes are possible or it could have been idiopathic.
