Can You Die From Overeating?

Can someone die from overeating during one sitting? John O. Clarke, MD, the Director of the Esophageal Program and Clinical Associate Professor Gastroenterology, stated, “It’s very rare to eat yourself to death, but it’s not theoretically impossible. The one everyone thinks about is bursting the stomach, but I think that’s exceedingly rare—the stomach is more thick-muscled than any other segment of the gut, and it’s generally built to expand.