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High protein, low fiber diet.
It's a real thing, pilots of U2 spy planes that needed to fly for ~18 hours straight without any possibility of pooping, needed to be on a special diet for a few days before a mission.
What exactly it consisted of I don't know, but this is the internet, so I'm sure it can be found. I suspect mainly beef. Maybe jerky?
For anybody doing this seriously be careful. High salt/protein and low water sounds like a recipe for all kinds of issues.
For example extremely high water low salts can cause brain swelling and death.
They should really drink oral rehydration salts instead of plain water.
And before that, you lose your balance, are vomiting and have diarrhea after you eat/drink something, and have seizures. Then your kidneys shut down.
The week in the hospital on IV fluids and dialysis recovering was not pleasant.
This person is for sure going to pack themselves onto a pallet for cheap LTL interstate transport or possibly descending to the Titanic in a questionable craft.
Downthread they say they will also do a lot of walking. It does sound like some sort of... "informal migration" scheme.
I just watched a movie(bad thriller) about hikers. They popped some pill before they started to climb to stop them from pooping. Wonder what it was and if pilots also take something besides just diet.
Probably Imodium. Most hikers keep it in their pack in case they get gerardia
I wish Imodium worked on what I have right now. Been dumping straight liquid into the can every 25-30 mins for 7 days. I'm dying over here.
Doc says either norovirus or ecoli, Imodium does not touch it.
Cholera
7 days is a lot.
Try and stay hydrated, don't pass out, get well.
I ate some undercooked turkey and dumped for 2 days and just wanted to die at the end. 7 days seems unimaginable.
If it is that bad then probably better out than in, but you may need to be on a drip to avoid dangerous dehydration, so keep your doctor updated. Hope you recover soon!
I was incapacitated by the shits in Toronto and Imodium locked that shit down
*giardia
Thank you. I knew it was wrong, but it broke my brain and I couldn't think of the correct word, lol.
*giardiniera
*Ghirardelli
Thanks. I'll try to find some food like that tomorrow. I have only 3 days to prepare.
For real, ask on some aviation community or Reddit. You'll find real pilots with very specific experience.
My guess would still be beef jerky, plus it's light and doesn't spoil. Also I'd start asap, so you can still get empty before the "trip" and not have much inside left.
Reddit?
I'd that like Digg or Tumblr? Doesn't ring a bell...
Reddit? damn near took it out for a nice dinner!
There is something called low-residue diet, often needed before or after certain medical procedures. You might Google information on that.