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How long can a terminally ill alzheimer's patient live without food or drink?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Death comes quickly: If you include fluids then the time of their death will be faster...Maybe even up to seven days or so. I am sorry you are having to deal with this. But, starvation is a non-painful way to die when one is at this extreme of life.
Answered 4/26/2013
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Depends: A person can possibly live a long time without eating but dehydration and lack of fluids often ends life in days or weeks. Other underlying medical conditions affect this also.
Answered 6/15/2013
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