Gamer chugged twelve energy drinks in 10 minutes to impress his friends… and suffered horrific consequences

A player who drank twelve energy drinks in 10 minutes suffered dire consequences.

The 36-year-old, who called himself ‘JS’, almost died and his pancreas began to ‘digest itself’ after he decided to drink caffeinated drinks in an effort to impress his colleagues.

A doctor who shares stories of past patients on YouTube, Dr. Bernard Hsu or ‘ChubbyEmu’drew attention to the case

The video explained that when JS was growing up in the ’80s, he was always surrounded by video games; His parents liked to play them, but he didn’t really have any friends.

So, when trying to connect with people at his workplace, he thought it would be “fun” to drink an excess of 12 free energy drinks in 10 minutes.

However, the trick quickly took a turn for the worse: after finishing drinking, the man immediately felt sick.

The doctor remembers: ‘His lower chest was burning, he wasn’t sure if his stomach or heart hurt.

He was short of breath and decided to stop thinking about the pain by playing video games.

However, “as the hours went by, he could feel his heart pounding,” but he was confused as to why this was happening, since caffeine “usually doesn’t have much of an effect on it.”

JS regularly exceeds the recommended 400 milligrams of caffeine per day, sometimes taking it up to nine hundred milligrams.

As his condition worsened, he vomited into the kitchen sink, which only made him feel worse: he could supposedly “feel his heart beating in his eyes.”

He didn’t suspect it was the energy drinks and waited a day before calling an ambulance because he couldn’t eat or drink.

Upon arriving at the emergency room, the player vomited on a nurse’s shoes and was “too embarrassed” to admit how many drinks he consumed.

The 36-year-old, who goes by the name ‘JS’, nearly died and his pancreas began ‘digesting itself’ after he decided to drink caffeinated drinks in an effort to impress his colleagues ((The man seen in the video from YouTube is an actor who dramatizes the incident)

He was eventually diagnosed with hyperglycemia, which is when the blood sugar level gets too high.

However, doctors were concerned that something else might be wrong, and after more tests, they diagnosed him with hyperlipasemia, also known as acute pancreatitis.

This is a serious condition in which the pancreas becomes inflamed within a short period of time.

The man’s pancreas had begun to “digest” due to the excess fat in the blood, caused by the energy drinks; His liver and kidneys began to fail and he developed a blood infection.

Fortunately, after medical treatment and antibiotics, JS survived the ordeal.

However, it serves as a stark warning that could lead others to reconsider their consumption of energy drinks.

Dr. Hsu warned viewers: “Most people know that energy drinks can be dangerous when consumed in excess.”

‘If you have one every now and then and you’re young and healthy, it’s probably no big deal.

“But if you start drinking several cans in a row, bad things are likely to happen.”

The man in the YouTube video is an actor dramatizing the incident.

Dr Gareth Nye, program leader in Medical Sciences at the University of Chester, said the man is lucky his heart did not stop immediately.

He said: “Consumption of energy drinks has been increasing over the years, especially among younger people.

Dr Gareth Nye, program leader in Medical Sciences at the University of Chester, said the man is lucky his heart did not stop immediately.

“Well-known side effects of energy drinks include tachycardia, anxiety, stomach irritation and dehydration, mainly due to the high caffeine content.

«It is well known that caffeine alters the nervous system and causes dramatic changes in our hearts; Higher levels have a greater impact.

‘The man in question is very lucky that his heart did not stop immediately after downing 10 cans of energy drink.

“However, in rare cases, energy drinks can cause damage to other organs: the pancreas is affected in 35 people per 100,000 consumers in the United States.”

He added that while it remains rare, it has the potential to be serious:

‘Acute pancreatitis is life-threatening and death is reported in 50% of cases of severe disease.

“In 80% of cases, acute pancreatitis is caused by alcohol consumption or gallstones, but the symptoms are still severe abdominal pain and vomiting.”

A 2021 study found that a 21-year-old man in the United Kingdom with unexplained kidney failure had a history of consuming energy drinks and two could be related.

In 2019, a 21-year-old Englishman, Vinny Pyner, got hooked on energy drinks to stay awake during his university studies and ended up breaking his weakened teeth.

He study published in BMJ Case Reports states that “there was no significant medical history and family history was not suspicious for cardiomyopathy or sudden cardiac death.”

Adding “however, there was a history of regularly consuming ‘energy drink’ beverages, specifically consuming an average of four 500ml cans per day for approximately 2 years.

‘Each can contains 160 mg of caffeine, as well as taurine and other ingredients.

“Given the history of chronic energy drink consumption, lack of significant medical or family history, cardiac imaging findings, and improvement upon cessation, energy drink-induced cardiotoxicity was considered the most likely cause.” .

Last year, a construction industry boss called for energy drinks to be banned on construction sites as he believes they are damaging the health of young builders and making work slower.

In 2019, a 21-year-old Englishman, Vinny Pyner, got hooked on energy drinks to stay awake during his university studies and ended up breaking his weakened teeth.

Soon he was drinking up to 45 cans a week and his four front teeth were eventually broken when he bit into an apple.