Submitted 1 day ago by Tiffany1994@lemmy.cafe to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
dailymail.co.uk/…/Boy-13-uncooked-instant-noodles…
Asking because throughout my life (including when I was little) I’ve eaten cups full of raw pasta (the rice shaped little pasta) almost like it was a drink. I finished a 500g packet of wholewheat dry spaghetti just the other day. This is something I actually do so often I got told off by my dentist last year because it’s wearing my teeth down.
Daily Fail reporting an unsourced story from Egypt… seems unlikely.
BUT - here’s where I could see it possibly being a problem (besides your teeth).
The dry noodles are going to absorb fluid and soften which could cause a fluid imbalance or blockage.
Also, the kid supposedly ate 3 packages. If that included ramen seasoning packs, that much sodium can’t be good for you either.
I’d imagine it’s like downing an entire 4l bottle of Pepsi Max. Seems innocuous, but you’re gonna have a bad time.
Challenge accepted
A literal imbalance of the humours… congratulations 18th century medicine, you were right precisely once.
I think this is the right explanation. The dry noodles expand when put in hot water, and that I would think that includes gastric acids in the human body. The boy started having symptoms in half an hour and died soon after. That’s too fast for food poisoning
I remember reading this is actually a myth and comes from the idea that birds will explode if you feed them rice. The volume stays the same because the water ends up going into the rice.
Given the only sources I see for this story are the Daily Mail and The Sun, I wouldn’t put too much stock into it quite yet.
I used to eat raw noodles all the time until one day I got the worst food poisoning of my life and then I never ate any of them cooked or raw ever again that shit’s disgusting
Just stop. Its not like you are quitting heroin. Eat healthy
30 years of experience vs a single DailyMail article from Egypt.
I don’t know about death but a friend of mines cousin when we were kids apparently got tapeworm from eating raw noodles.
You can die from anything if it blocks up your organs. Non-event.
thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
The daily mail is not a trustworthy publication