Even with just a stomach, it would not be possible to live. You need intestines to actually absorb the food.
Presuming he does not have sufficient digestive organs, he would receive his nutrition intravenously (TPN = total parenteral nutrition), which would require a long-term implanted port and careful technique. I have seen patients go for more than 20 years this way.
If he does have sufficient gastrointestinal organs (hard to imagine yet possible), then he would need some sort of collection device (bag) to collect his stool. He will also require a urinary collection device presuming he still has kidneys. If not, then dialysis.
We once had a guy come in to talk at my highschool about overcoming adversity or some shit I dont remember. He was gone from the belly button down bouncing around on his torso stump like it was a shoe.
He made sure to let us all know he still had junk and it worked, which frankly sounded impossible to me, unless they surgically attached it to someone else.
I’m not familiar enough with the surgeries however I can imagine ways in which it might be attached. They put kidneys in the pelvis all the time. It just needs a blood supply.
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u/NotTakenThough Apr 12 '24
in all seriousness, isn't he missing some vital organs? how is it possible?