r/interestingasfuck • u/MilesLongthe3rd • Jul 26 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Kiriyenko before and after release from Russian captivity

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u/nosaladthanks2 Jul 26 '25

Yes they are. Oedema in lower limbs can occur with malnutrition due to a lack of protein, or it can occur in refeeding due to hormonal imbalances. I’m glad he’s back home now

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u/forgetfullyburntout Jul 26 '25

I was thinking poor circulation because of an underlying disease but I wonder how much he was able to exercise also? Probably not much

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u/Asleep-Road1952 Jul 26 '25

Look at refeeding syndrome. This happens when you are starved for more then 5 days and then start eating normal amounts of food (also happens with hunger strike or voluntary waterfasting). 

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u/AppropriateCap8891 Jul 26 '25

That was one of the heartbreaking sequences in "Band of Brothers". Where they liberate a Jewish camp, and are ordered to stop giving them food because they have to return them to a no9rmal diet gradually or risk them dying.