Comments on: Was King George III a bloodsucking freak?

By: rederror

rederror — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:18:26 +0000

so having this disease would be cool thinking about it but its probably hell for people who do have it.

By: King George the third

King George the third — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:32:07 +0000

King george was not a vampire

By: stefi

stefi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:29:05 +0000

thanks i used this for a report in doing in school about king george. How did he become crazy or did some poison him or was he just like that

By: Ransom

Ransom — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:35:06 +0000

Hi Ravyn,

Thanks for your comments, I’m really glad you took the time to write. It’s interesting that you actually agree with the 1985 study — seems like it’s been debunked many times over since then. Though perhaps not by actual sufferers like yourself. In any case, thanks for the info.

And er, please don’t take that “bloodsucking freak” comment personally …

By: Ravyn

Ravyn — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:58:35 +0000

first of all, I have Hereditary Coproporphyria, and you are mistaken about two important things in yur essay. Number one–garlic does affect porphyria. So do onions, broccoli and other high sulfur foods. I cannot tolerate garlic at all, but many of my Porphy friends can. It all depends on what else your body is coping with at the time. Number two–while many Porph patients grit their teeth at the vampire allusions and try to live it down, some Heme DOES get utilized by eating blood. Not enough to be truly effective, however it is my personal experience that I tend to crave things my body needs, and Porphyria is a metabolic disease that messes with how my body makes, stores and uses heme iron.