More precisely, Oxenstierna wrote in his diary: "His Majesty's death has occurred from indigestion of hetvägg, sauerkraut, meat with turnips, lobster, caviar, duckling, and Champagne wine." Hetvägg is the old name for a sweet roll with whipped cream served in milk. The role of the buns in the king's death is often written about and debated, once a year in fact. Less focus has been on the king's general state of health.⁠ ⁠ The king's health was not good. Adolf Fredrik had had various problems ever since his arrival in Sweden in the 1740s. There were persistent headaches and migraine attacks, stomach aches, colic, "rumble of weather" and haemorrhoids with itching, as well as alternating constipation and diarrhoea. And he often had a cold. Overall, it gives the image of fragile health and a digestive system out of order.⁠ ⁠ _____⁠ ⁠ In a healthy person, food goes through the digestive system in just over 24 hours. That the king's intestines were empty could mean that he had not eaten anyt...