Strange men drink gasoline for 42 years to heal themselves

Gasoline is an indispensable fuel for all kinds of engines worldwide. However, a man in China has been drinking gasoline for 42 years, with illusions that will help him reduce physical pain.

Mr. Chen Dejun, 71, lives alone in a shabby leaf house on a hill in Chongqing City, southwest China. Chen said he averaged 3 to 3.5 liters of gasoline a month, which he bought from a gas station at the bottom of the hill.

Local people said that Chen is famous for his bamboo weaving skills, but the most famous is the ' love ' he devoted to drinking gasoline.

Chen has been addicted to drinking gasoline for the past 42 years.

His preference for gasoline began in 1969, when he suddenly coughed and felt pain in his throat. After trying with some drugs like no progress, he used a folk healing method

At first, he drank kerosene, and felt that the disease seemed to be relieved after a while he "sipped" this "drink". After that, he decided to switch to drinking gasoline.

Chen works in his shabby house to get money to buy gasoline.

Chen said he could not remember how much fuel he had been drinking all his life, but according to the local newspaper, Chen had drank more than 1.5 tons of gasoline in the past 42 years.

Yuan Hibi, Chen's wife, and three sons tried several times to stop him from drinking gasoline, but those efforts only made family relationships more tense. 8 years ago, Chen moved to his current home to live alone.

After the information about Chen was published by the local newspaper, the doctors of Chongqing General Hospital conducted his health check. According to doctors, his health is still in good condition, although some symptoms of trachea are ruptured. Chen declined the offer of a free comprehensive health check from the hospital.

Doctors conduct a health check for Chen

Meanwhile, Feng Fu, a professor at Chongqing Medical University, said Chen's body may have developed some resistance to gasoline on its own, otherwise Chen would have died long ago. Professor Feng also said that gasoline only acts as an analgesic for Chen, not healing the disease he has.