The Man Who Couldn't Eat

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Jon Reiner

Photo: Sarah Wilmer / Esquire

Jon Reiner suffers from Chron's disease, which causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract.  Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, ulcers and weight loss. 

Complications from the disease caused a fistula to form in Jon's small intestine.  The treatment was for Jon to not eat or drink anything until the fistula healed.  Instead of food, he had a steady intake of TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) taken intravenously. 

Read his story in the September '09 issue of Esquire.