Randy Santel wrote an article for his website on recovering from eating challenges.

May 17, 2012 at 11:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments (22)

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  1. Randy Santel said (Registered June 2, 2010)

    May 17, 2012 @ 11:28 am

    Hey Thanks OJ!! I appreciate that!! Next I am working on a Fitness & Nutrition Advice section!!

  2. Anonymous said

    May 17, 2012 @ 6:17 pm

    That was a real good article. I learned a lot. Thanks Randy. Good luck.

  3. Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)

    May 17, 2012 @ 11:26 pm

    Randy, that was a fantastic article! So very informative. Thx for writing it 🙂

  4. anonymous said

    May 18, 2012 @ 1:14 am

    I disagree with his theory of not throwing up the food after the challenge. On the contrary throwing up is the best way to rid your body of the harmful toxins before they find a comfortable nest lodged near the heart or your intestines

  5. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    May 18, 2012 @ 8:14 am

    That’s where I’d have to draw the line. To speedeat food and knowingly throw it up is disgraceful, disgusting, and wasteful. It’s better to shorten contest time and eat less, so you don’t feel compelled to purge, if that’s the case. Otherwise, join a circus and entertain the freaks.

  6. Randy Santel said (Registered June 2, 2010)

    May 18, 2012 @ 8:25 am

    Thank you everybody for the great comments & for reading my page!! I appreciate it!! Very good point Rhonda 🙂

  7. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    May 18, 2012 @ 8:55 am

    Thanks Randy! Great article! Good luck in all your endeavors. You are one of my favorite competitive eaters. 🙂

  8. anonymous said

    May 18, 2012 @ 12:32 pm

    Rhonda would you prefer our heart and intestines savor the food after its already been digested or wait till it slowly destroys those same organs. I would think someone with your intellect would agree with the heave alternative

  9. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    May 18, 2012 @ 1:42 pm

    a 12:32: If you eat it, you have a responsibility to digest it. No one shoved it down your throat. Take some responsibility. You should be weighing the effects long before the decision to commit.

  10. anonymous said

    May 18, 2012 @ 2:10 pm

    Whs says you are responsible to do anything once the contest has ended? I am not talking about heaving at the table. I am talking about 20 to 30 min after the contest has ended you can do whatever you want with the food you just half digested. 75% of comp eaters thrown up . Its a known fact because they are smart enough to realize keeping that crap in their system for an extended period of time can have serious repercussions

  11. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    May 18, 2012 @ 2:51 pm

    Then don’t put that “crap” in your system to begin with. This is such basic thought. Like, “Doc, it hurts when I do this.” Then the doc says, “Well don’t do that!”

    Your problem is that you are waiting to hear rationalizations for what you are doing. I’m sure others out there are doing exactly as you are, for which I have no respect.

    Don’t eat what you can’t keep down. To do so, is, again, irresponsible, disgraceful, disgusting, and wasteful. Now, we’ve gone full circle.

  12. MOTIF said (Registered September 3, 2011)

    May 18, 2012 @ 5:37 pm

    I agree with Rhonda, if you don’t want to deal with it, don’t put it in. Throwing up may help rid of short term side effects such as pain, dehyrdation, and weight gain, but long term there are many consequences of vomiting such as heart abnormalities and mental disorders. A person in a healthy body but of ill mind is not a healthy person.

  13. juanmorebite82 said (Registered July 12, 2011)

    May 18, 2012 @ 6:03 pm

    great points by both rhonda & motif, lets not forget damages to the asphagus that can come from purging after contests.

  14. anonymous said

    May 18, 2012 @ 7:34 pm

    MOTIF you try explaining that ridiculous theory to Booker Shoudt Pat Subich and practically all of the competitive eaters in the IFOCE. I will take long term damage to the esphogus over instant cardiac arrest or ruptured abdomen any time

  15. Anonymous said

    May 18, 2012 @ 8:38 pm

    Anonymous 734pm you sound stupid. It’s like saying the whos who in major league eating are all choosing to justify a reason to die that supports their habit. Let them speak for themselves. I doubt any of the females subscribe to your philosophy.

  16. anonymous said

    May 18, 2012 @ 10:59 pm

    Wanna bet?

  17. MOTIF said (Registered September 3, 2011)

    May 18, 2012 @ 11:22 pm

    Hey anon 7:34, guess what, habitiual vomitting has a higher rate of cardic arrest then weight gain (ratio wise). Do some reading before you make assumption, vomitting leaches vital electrolytes out of your system and puts great deal of stress on your heart, a haven for organ damage/shut down to occur. And how many documented times have anyone expereinced abdomen rupture due to excessive eating? ………..

  18. Anonymous said

    May 18, 2012 @ 11:27 pm

    anonymous, I’ll take you up on that bet. I get to pick the female.

  19. DaxtheGinger said (Registered April 23, 2011)

    May 19, 2012 @ 12:26 am

    Are we talking about bulimia? Or purging on game day? Do people thing purging is cheating? Sports destroy the body in ways others can’t see, We are doing things to ourselves that is not smart, the eater is a crazy breed, this argument is crazy, to be judged by people thinking they have the right information about someone’s body, Joeys capacity is not possible without some very damaging habits right? So be a keyboard tough guy and talk some more shit about things that don’t concern you and watch the fucking show, cause we are all doing horrible shit to our bodies for fame and profit.

  20. Anonymous said

    May 19, 2012 @ 12:35 am

    When what’s known as “competitive eating” is looked upon as a legitimate way to waste food, something is wrong. Dax needs to talk very “gingerly” about something that he has never really excelled in. Funny reading about him trying to judge others from a condescending level, at which he’s not.

  21. anonymous said

    May 19, 2012 @ 1:47 am

    MOTIF did i mention anything about habitual vomiting? I could be referring to a random eater that competes on a limited basis and wants to get rid of the food to relieve pain. Get your facts straight. Show me where it says vomiting causes cardiac arrest. Habitual vomiting maybe occasional purging ? I highly doubt it . As far as organ damage well that depends on how many times you compete or do eating challenges .

  22. Rev Ike said

    May 19, 2012 @ 1:55 am

    I was a participant in the MLE chilli contest in DC last Oct. I would be telling a lie if i said the eaters in that event held down that poison until the next morning. Matter fact i can vouch for at least 5 eaters at that table that drank a quart or more of water right after the contest, stuck a finger down their throat and poof it was gone . Outta site outta mind. I guess in your mind it is considered the utmost disgrace to heave up the god given food that was offered to us at the table free of charge. May the power of Christ compel you May the power of Christ compel you

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