A man in Rayong, Thailand, died surrounded by over a hundred empty beer bottles after shunning food and living on the alcoholic drink alone for over a month.

Last week, rescue workers from the Siam Rayong Foundation were called to a house in the Ban Chang district of Rayong to help a man who had reportedly suffered a seizure and later became unconscious. Unfortunately, by the time they arrived on the scene, the patient had already passed away. He was identified as 44-year 44-year-old Thaweesak Namwongsa, a divorced local man and father to a 16-year-old boy. According to the teenager, Namwongsa had been drinking only beer for over a month, and when he came home from school one day, he found him having a seizure in his bed, surrounded by empty beer bottles.

When rescue workers arrived on the scene, they found over 100 empty beer bottles neatly arranged on the bedroom floor with only a narrow path between them, which allowed the man to get in and out of his bed. The man’s son told police that he cooked hot meals for his father every day when he came from school, but he refused to eat anything and had been living on beer alone for over a month.

Although the man’s son didn’t know about any underlying health condition he might of had, he did mention that Thaweesak Namwongsa had taken refuge in drinking to get over a divorce. It is suspected that this emotional strain may have led him to replace food with beer.

While rich in calories, beer lacks essential nutrients, and relying on it as a food replacement poses serious risks, including nutrient deficiency and liver damage, because of its alcohol content. Health experts warn that beer should be consumed in moderation. That being said, some people have been known to live on beer alone for over a month, especially before Lent.

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