How much do Siamese twins share?!


Question:

How much do Siamese twins share?

I recently got very interested in National Geogaphic's In the Womb series and got me into thinking about these questions:

1. If one Siamese twin feels pain, does the other feel it too?
2. If one Siamese twin is hungry, is the other hungry too?
3. If one Siamese twin dies, will the other die too?

I guess to sum up my question, up to what extent do Siamese twins feel certain sensations / feelings / emotions?

I hope soembody gets to help me on this one! =)


Answers:

I just watched a show on conjoined twins. They only shared female organs and maybe some intestinal organs. Heart and lungs.. they both had their own. They were treated a 2 girls. They had 2 arms and 2 legs. The girl on the right controlled the right limbs and the girl on the left controlled the left. They were really amazing girls.. I would image the answer to the death question would have to be yes. I don't see how the other would survive. The hungry... not if they had 2 stomachs. They were just like twins except they were together. Each answered question as a single person would. They are very smart young women.




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