Why is ingesting fecal matter dangerous even though its just stuff from your body?
In: Biology
First thing is that when you’re talking about contamination, the main issue isn’t your own stuff. Your own stuff can get you sick, but I’m more worried about someone else with something quite nasty to share through poor hand washing. We take sanitation for granted, but each and everyone of us is one bad salad away from shitting blood in a hospital bed until we die.
Look up E. coli 157 and the news behind it for more info. .A major US burger chain had contaminated beef kill some folks and then try to cover it up. Think about that next time you see some instagram incel licking taco shells for social media.
Now to finish the first part of your question, your own bacteria can hurt.you because your stomach cannot handle bacteria from your butt. Different environment, different amount if defense. The majority of your immune system is in your gut, btw.
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