{"id":631526,"date":"2026-07-07T16:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=631526"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:25:38","slug":"man-trying-to-live-to-160-says-his-stomach-is-eating-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=631526","title":{"rendered":"Man trying to live to 160 says his stomach is \u2018eating itself\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amid lighthearted jokes that he\u2019ll \u201cprobably die in an ironic way,\u201d biohacker Bryan Johnson shared details about being diagnosed with an incurable disease he intends to \u201csolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a serial entrepreneur, Johnson amassed wealth founding businesses like Braintree and Kernel, paving the way for his anti-aging endeavor Project Blueprint. Having shared his extreme protocols to conquer Father Time and stave off death, the noted biohacker more recently revealed, \u201cMy stomach is eating itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading off a lengthy social media post, Johnson started with two points of \u201cbad news\u201d as he shared, \u201cI have an autoimmune disease. My stomach is eating itself,\u201d and, \u201c2-5% of people have this, too. Likely more, because it hides.\u201d<\/p>\n

With those points in mind, the venture capitalist with a stated aim of living to be 160-years-old and surviving to the year 2140 added, \u201cGood news: I\u2019m going to try and solve it. Will share all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bad news #1:<\/p>\n

I have an autoimmune disease. My stomach is eating itself.<\/p>\n

Bad news #2:<\/p>\n

2\u20135% of people have this, too. Likely more, because it hides.<\/p>\n

Good news:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to try and solve it. Will share all.<\/p>\n

As a kid, I ate sugar cereal, drank sugary soda, and gobbled down\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/EbJ8a916uS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to Johnson, he was diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis (AIG) in May, a condition in which the lining of the stomach is irreversibly damaged, impacting the body\u2019s ability to absorb nutrients. As to why the disease went overlooked for 11 years despite his ongoing biohacking endeavor over the last five years, he faulted the previously diagnosed low ferritin levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cLow iron stores get normalized and rarely investigated at all when anemia hasn\u2019t shown up yet. That blind spot is what hid mine for a decade,\u201d he wrote before adding, \u201cWhat I didn\u2019t fully appreciate until recently is how many stones my previous providers had left unturned. The low ferritin kept getting explained away but not fixed.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a cure in mind, Johnson shared an image on Friday after having 33 tubes of blood drawn with the intention of \u201cdecoding 1 million immune cells\u201d in his effort to find the cause of the AIG.<\/p>\n

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Massive blood draw today:<\/p>\n

> decoding 1 million immune cells
\n> identifying the rogue clones attacking my stomach
\n> causing the autoimmune gastritis<\/p>\n

This is incredible technology.<\/p>\n

Think of your immune cells as trillions of soldiers. Each carries a unique key designed to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kxBUndPTaL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As he put it,\u00a0\u201cin the age of AI, multiomics, and custom-built DNA, proteins and cells, no condition should be presumed incurable simply because no one has yet tried to cure it with today\u2019s stack.\u201d<\/p>\n

The endeavor extended beyond his health as Johnson has also been chronicling his Project Blueprint cofounder and girlfriend Kate Tolo\u2019s own journey in biohacking, including extensive studies of her reproductive system, leading him to state on Thursday, \u201cWe have news on her suspected endometriosis. More soon. At least 20% of premenopausal women have at least one of these conditions: endometriosis, PMOS, and\/or adenomyosis.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her thread in June describing her \u201cskin age\u201d as that of a 21-year-old, the 30-year-old wrote, \u201cI am about to become the female equivalent of Bryan Johnson. Skin is cool and important but\u2026 we\u2019re about to spend millions to measure and decode my biology through every phase of the menstrual cycle. I\u2019ll be doing an unhinged measurement protocol\u2026 across blood, urine, stool, saliva, vaginal microbiome, urine, etc etc. Measuring multiple times a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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6 people have seen kate\u2019s vagina today.<\/p>\n

She had:
\n+ 3 medical appointments
\n+ diagnostic imaging
\n+ 2 vaginal biomarkers
\n+ breast exam<\/p>\n

We have news on her suspected endometriosis. More soon.<\/p>\n

At least 20% of premenopausal women have at least one of these conditions:\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) July 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Good luck!<\/p>\n

I am about to become the female equivalent of Bryan Johnson.<\/p>\n

Skin is cool and important but\u2026 we\u2019re about to spend millions to measure and decode my biology through every phase of the menstrual cycle.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be doing an unhinged measurement protocol\u2026 across blood,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KIxZ4yI7ZN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kate Tolo (@_katetolo) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Concluding the post about his own health, Johnson insisted,\u00a0\u201cCare for yourself, care for others, care for the planet and care for our animal friends. Care for life, as it\u2019s the most precious gift there is.\u201d<\/p>\n

As his latest update drew more attention, the biohacker showed a spike in followers on X with a list describing himself before noting, \u201ci\u2019ll probably did in an ironic way\u2026 i hope you enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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nearly half of you are new here<\/p>\n

some things about me as we become friends:<\/p>\n

> i\u2019m in love with a girl named kate
\n> when 21, I made a pact to improve humanity
\n> was chronically depressed for 10+ yrs
\n> didn\u2019t give up because I have 3 kids
\n> sold my company braintree venmo for\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/elO3qDVew5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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