A gamer put his life at risk by drinking 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes to impress his peers.
People sharing patient stories on YouTube Dr. Bernard informed about the incident related to the narrow escape of death of a 36-year-old gamer named JS.
He said that when JS was growing up in the 80s, he loved playing video games, his parents also loved his games, but he had no friends. So he thought it might be fun to drink 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes. But as soon as the drinks ran out, the stunt took a turn for the worse.
The doctor said that JS had a burning sensation in the lower part of his chest, but he did not know whether the pain was in his stomach or in his heart. He was also short of breath, but he played video games to distract himself. Decided to play. Over time, he felt his heart beat irregularly, but he didn’t understand why because caffeine didn’t have much of an effect on him.
They reported that JS regularly consumed more than the recommended 400 mg of caffeine per day, sometimes reaching 900 mg. After vomiting, he felt worse and called an ambulance a day later.
On reaching the hospital, it was learned that JSK was suffering from hyperglycemia. In this condition, the amount of sugar in the blood becomes very high. After further tests by the doctors, pancreatitis was also diagnosed in JS. In this dangerous condition, the leaf becomes inflamed for a short period of time.
Due to high blood sugar caused by energy drinks, JS’s liver started to destroy itself and his liver and kidneys stopped working, which led to an infection in his blood.