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AHMEDABAD, INDIA, November 2003: Doctors and experts are baffled by an Indian hermit who claims not to have eaten or drunk anything for several decades–but is still in perfect health. Prahlad Jani, a holy man, who is over 70 years old, has just spent 10 days under constant observation in Sterling Hospital, in the city of Ahmedabad. During that time, he did not consume anything and “neither did he pass urine or stool,” according to the hospitals’ deputy superintendent, Dr. Dinesh Desai. Yet he is in fine mental and physical fitness, say doctors. Most people can live without food for several weeks, with the body drawing on its fat and protein stores. But the average human can survive for only three to four days without water. “A series of tests conducted on him show his body mechanism is that of a normal person,” said Dr. Desai. Mr. Jani spends most of his time in a cave near the Ambaji temple in Gujarat state. He spent his 10 days in the hospital in a specially prepared room, with a sealed-off toilet and constant video surveillance. To help the doctors verify his claims, Mr. Jani agreed to avoid bathing for his time in the hospital. The only fluid he was allowed was a small amount of water, to use as mouthwash. At the end of his confinement, doctors noted no deterioration in his condition, other than a slight drop in his weight. “I feel no need for food and water,” says Mr. Jani, who claims he was blessed by a Goddess at the age of eight and has lived in caves ever since. It is likely that doctors will want to examine Mr. Jani again in order to solve the medical mystery he has presented them with, says this article.

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