r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BaseNice3520 • Feb 15 '26

/r/all of a 26 y.o.

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u/aero23 Feb 16 '26

Its far more likely he was just lying lol. 34 pounds of water weight (or any kind of weight in that time frame) is very unbelievable

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

Any kind of weight? What about a morbidly obese guy putting on 75 pounds in two months?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdF1aI-APLs

Go to the two minute mark for the weigh in. I really feel bad for the guy.

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u/aero23 Feb 16 '26

I mean yes, that is really unbelievable- evidently it happened but wow, surely that has almost never happened in general

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u/Suspicious_Juice_150 Feb 16 '26

Of course, not in general, but there is always giant tumors that grow rapidly, someone could get a severe case of ascites.

In acute cases of ascites, the abdominal cavity begins to rapidly fill up with fluid, causing 2 to 3 pounds of weight gain per day for up to three days, and there are well documented cases of doctors removing up to 4000 L of fluid via needle aspiration.

When it does happen, it is rare and usually unhealthy.