#A-Z: Death by... Over-Eating

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Julien deserved it, all of it. No wonder the French ambassador had laid the delicious feast for him. So many were grateful for the life-saving work he did for them. Julien stuffed three olives in his mouth, then another bite of pâte de faisan aux truffes. Yes, he deserved it.
 

“You will owe me your life if you eat all the food on the table,” said the ambassador.

Julien only laughed. “I only have today, my Lord.” He ignored the others at the table who watched him eat. They could say what they wanted behind his back, laughed if they desired. Jealousy, all jealousy.

“Who does he think he is? He is the laughing stock of all great thinkers.” said one.

“True,” said another. “He may act merry, but he is a very bad author. By not reading his books, one can be very content.”

So Julien ate and ate, because he deserved it. He ate himself into indigestion, then delirium, then death.

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The previous Death By … story is based on:

A 51-year-old woman from DeSoto Parish and a 20-year-old man from St. Bernard Parish, a suburb of New Orleans, died after using Neti pots containing tap water to flush their sinuses. Both became infected with Naegleria fowleri, a parasite known as the brain-eating amoeba.

Naegleria fowleri enters the body through the nose to cause a brain infection with symptoms similar to those of bacterial meningitis. Headache, fever, nausea and stiff neck swiftly give way to confusion, loss of balance, seizures and hallucinations. And if left untreated, the infection can cause death within one to 12 days.