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somehugefrigginguy t1_j93nqxq wrote

Reply to comment by SGBotsford in If a human being is bleeding internally say in their mouth or stomach would they still have a risk of anemia? by Robbeee

Blood is also a laxative so it tends to travel through the intestines quite quickly reducing the opportunity for absorption.

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_CatLover_ t1_j94234y wrote

Do vampires have constant diarrhea? Would have made the twillight series a lot more interesting for sure.

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shawnikaros t1_j95eriv wrote

They're not humans, so, no. Even though it would be quite funny that in every vampire media they'd be constantly going to the toilet. Would definitely make Buffy's job a bit easier.

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bam13302 t1_j95muo7 wrote

Also, I always assumed the vampire teeth sucked the blood either directly into the bloodstream of the vampire, or into some special processing organ

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Yaver_Mbizi t1_j95zh4g wrote

>sucked the blood either directly into the bloodstream of the vampire

That seems evolutionarily suspect: blood-to-blood pathogens from ("near-"?)conspecifics sound like a huge threat compared to any foodborne pathogens that have to go through the digestive system.

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bam13302 t1_j961cpy wrote

Agreed, but i have yet to see a vampire vulernable to a disease or created via evolution, so...

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whatkindofred t1_j97vrq3 wrote

But don’t bats have an extremely strong immune system?

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DrRob t1_j97zj2n wrote

Bats have immune systems which are relatively under-reactive compared to us. They happily harbour all kinds of wild, nasty viruses that they don’t bother mounting a big immune response to.

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notsocoolnow t1_j95w4a5 wrote

If vampires are undead I would imagine that their absorption of blood might not involve actual digestion.

But I find the idea of vampires running to the loo every hour to be hilarious so that's now canon for me forever.

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SponnKing t1_j97komz wrote

That topic is a running gag in the books The Iron Druid. It does get revealed but pretty late in the series. Its also a really good read or listen.

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toastar-phone t1_j9hpfnd wrote

I'm DM'ing a VTm campaign.

Generally you can't eat food, your stomach doesn't work. You throw it up immediately. There is a "merit" you buy called "eat food" This allows you to hold food down until I more appropriate time to throw it up.

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