Scat/poo eating?

[KittyPink]

Is it safe, just out of sheer curiosity?

[KittyPink]

I got a notification for a reply? But, it's not here?

[Jacob]

You don't miss a thing kitty! I wrote a reply but then deleted it. The topic was just a bit too much of a spiral of googling for me to say much useful.

[KittyPink]

You don't miss a thing kitty! I wrote a reply but then deleted it. The topic was just a bit too much of a spiral of googling for me to say much useful.

Well, generally, given basic biological knowledge and my luck with finding information, it's safe. (At least if it's your own, I'm not sure it's safe for partners, though.) Also, I have all notifications on, so I know what's going on. (Even if I can't get back to it.)

[Redskies]

It's not advisable, including one's own. There are lots of bacteria which live in the human gut - and which are very helpful and healthy in the gut - which can be harmful elsewhere, including in the mouth, and make us ill. There's a good reason why hand-washing is important after toileting and before food preparation: it's to reduce the chance of gut flora being transfered elsewhere and doing harm.

In places where people's access to hygiene is limited, cross-contamination with faecal matter is one of the big causes of disease, and of diarrhoea and vomiting.

Obviously, individual people can choose what they want to do, and weigh up how they feel about possible risks and onsequences of something they want to do. But health-wise, faeces and mouths isn't a great idea.

[KittyPink]

It's not advisable, including one's own. There are lots of bacteria which live in the human gut - and which are very helpful and healthy in the gut - which can be harmful elsewhere, including in the mouth, and make us ill. There's a good reason why hand-washing is important after toileting and before food preparation: it's to reduce the chance of gut flora being transfered elsewhere and doing harm.

In places where people's access to hygiene is limited, cross-contamination with faecal matter is one of the big causes of disease, and of diarrhoea and vomiting.

Obviously, individual people can choose what they want to do, and weigh up how they feel about possible risks and onsequences of something they want to do. But health-wise, faeces and mouths isn't a great idea.

Yeah, it doesn't mix well with the flora in your mouth, in all honesty. Though, there is significantly less risk in eating your own than someone else's. (It's your flora, you're practically used to it.)