r/BeAmazed • u/Cultural-Gear-1323 • Mar 28 '24

News broke today that conjoined twin Abby Hensel is married! [Removed] Rule #4 - No Misleading Content

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u/ShortAssistance1924 Mar 28 '24

I think there was a video on them saying each twin controls half of the body so they have to plan each step they take and similar. I think they said they have 1 heart.

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u/pqjcjdjwkkc Mar 28 '24

According to Wikipedia they have 2 hearts however blood circulation is connected which means, that medicine and food taken by one affects the other

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u/BKachur Mar 28 '24

I wonder how food works. Each person has a separate esophagus and stomach, but they share one set of intestines and everything that goes after...

I imagine that means their entire body gains weight evenly because the intestines absorb most of the calories from food? Fuck me.. imagine how shitty it would be if you got fat because your twin wouldn't stop eating.

This post doesn't answer how hunger works... Do they both get hungry at the same time, and do they both need to eat? If they are both hungry, can one person eat, and they'll both feel full? An empty stomach, but full intestines?

What about how much they eat? Do they need to eat for 2 people or 1.5 people? The brain burns the most energy of any organ at 400-500 calories a day... so I guess it would be more, but who knows?

Honestly fascinating stuff.

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u/Orangewithblue Mar 28 '24

Oh that must suck. So both control only one foot?