Picky Question

[Gwyne]

Is it really bad for you to pick your nose and eat it? Ive heard that it helps to build up an immunity against germs and can actually be a good thing, though not very socially acceptable.

[Jules001]

Your nose hairs act as a filter to stop the unpleasant stuff getting into your body, so if you then pick and eat it, the nasties are still getting in your body. So I would say no it's not a good thing, there are other ways to build up an immunity against germs. Beside which it is just disgusting.

[Shipstabber]

Yes, apparently there was a study recently which found that people who pick their nose and eat it suffer less from colds, flu, etc.  I'm sure I read it on the BBC site but now cannot find the link.

 

 

[morg_monster]

if you have a cold, the excess mucus is basically mostly made up of dead cold virus - eating it could act in a way like a deactivated vaccine.  But i'm not sure what snot is made up of when you don't have a cold.  I'm sure it can't harm you, the stomach is a very good nasty-killer with all that acid.  Plus almost all of us do it some time... and we're all fine.

If you want to cure yourself go into London for a day wandering around sightseeing, the colour of the stuff you dig out of your nose afterwards will put you off ever putting it in your mouth again...

[georgit79]

i feel a bit sick now.

[mfewell]

Put it this way - if you sniff in very hard then swallow you are doing the same thing, so no, of course it doesn't hurt you.

[happy_face]

This horrible habit is one that my other half does to my disgust. I can't see that it has built up his immune system because he always catches everything going.

[mfewell]

It's better than leaving 'them' on the side of the car seat.

[purpose]

oh, that's just gross!!