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People who drink human blood

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Re: People who drink human blood

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How peculiar. For the "med sangs", I wonder if the blood of other mammals would provide relief for their symptoms.

They should try pig's blood. Isn't that easily available from a butcher or similar?

That said, it would be funny if they were just low on iron or something. They should have their blood tested for deficiencies.

Re: People who drink human blood

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post #3

How peculiar. For the "med sangs", I wonder if the blood of other mammals would provide relief for their symptoms.

No, because they're crazy.

they have symptoms and have found a way to improve their symptoms. they are reaosnable about it. there don't appear to be stories of assault for blood drinking (at least in the article). it doesn't really fit with craziness as in strange beliefs, delusions of grandeur, psychosis, etc.

except for the ones who sleep in coffins. stay away from the ones who sleep in coffins...

Re: People who drink human blood

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How peculiar. For the "med sangs", I wonder if the blood of other mammals would provide relief for their symptoms.

No, because they're crazy.

One can be conditioned in a specific way and still be sane. There are people with really weird constraints in their daily lives due to their physiology or neurology. I'd not label them crazy without actually consulting with a psychiatrist and physician. It's likely a placebo effect, but that does not mean they can wish it away once they are strongly conditioned to the stimulus.

Re: People who drink human blood

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post #6

How peculiar. For the "med sangs", I wonder if the blood of other mammals would provide relief for their symptoms.

They should try pig's blood. Isn't that easily available from a butcher or similar? That said, it would be funny if they were just low on iron or something. They should have their blood tested for deficiencies.

Its called black pudding[0] in the UK, or blood sausage[1] in some other places.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sausage

Re: People who drink human blood

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post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They should try pig's blood. Isn't that easily available from a butcher or similar? That said, it would be funny if they were just low on iron or something. They should have their blood tested for deficiencies.

Its called black pudding[0] in the UK, or blood sausage[1] in some other places. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sausage

Here in Portugal, besides the various types of blood sausages, we also have a recipe which is essentially seasoned blobs of coagulated pig blood: http://media.rtp.pt/cookoff/receitas/sangue-de-vinagrete/
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