Is swallowing food coloring bad

Is swallowing food coloring bad

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Yes, it can be. Some food coloring’s are harmless others have been known to cause cancer and are banned in the UK. ChaCha!

What covers the glottis during swallowing of food?

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During swallowing, the epiglottis covers the glottic opening to prevent aspiration of food or fluids into the lungs.

Why do i have trouble swallowing food?

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As weird as this sounds, you may want to tuck your chin to your chest when you are swallowing. By doing this it opens up your esophagus and makes it easier to pass through the opening. I have been working with patients for years who have dy…

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Was this a scab in my food?

Q: I had some taco bell for dinner tonight. It was one of those nacho supremes or something. Anyway, first off, I should let everyone know that I have a really bad case of OCD. I’m a very paranoid person, so please bear with me. Anyway, before I ate it, I got a bad feeling, like I shouldn’t eat it. But I’m paranoid about getting some infectious disease from my food. So I don’t know if it was my intuition or my paranoia. Anyway, everything looked and tasted fine. Then there was this blackish thin piece of something on top of one of my nachos. It was perfectly circular and the outside had little ridges all around it. The middle looked like it had a smaller circle in it. If you turned it over, it had a slight greenish color to it. I spit the nacho out that had touched it, but I swallowed a little bit of it, and I finished the rest of my meal. I didn’t swallow the black thing though. There were tomatoes in my food and one of the tomatoes had a greenish color to it at the ends. It didn’t look bad though. I’m thinking the black circular thing was the tomatoes core? Where the leaf part comes out of? I don’t have any open sores in my mouth, and the food was in my mouth for a few seconds before I spit it out. I heard that it’s really low to catch anything that way since it needs to get into your bloodstream. And plus saliva and stomach acids kill viruses or germs or something. Since I didn’t have any open sore it my mouth, it couldn’t have gotten into my bloodstream. But I do get frequent heartburn, but I don’t know if I have a peptic ulcer. I don’t think I do.I’m so sorry to be rambling on like this. I know the main routes of transmission, I’m not stupid or anything. Just very paranoid. Do you think, if it was a scab, I could get catch HIV or anything? Thanks for any help!49 minutes ago – 3 days left to answer. Additional Details47 minutes agoPlus, I waited about 10 or more minutes before actually eating it. But it was in an enclosed case. Would the virus have died by then?Thanks!

A: Your letting your mind get the best of you. Your fine and everything will be fine. Relax. People on here are probably gonna respond with some crazy things, don’t pay attention. Focus your mind on something that interests you right now. 🙂

Is passing out after giving blood bad?

Q: Today I went to donate blood at our local blood center and was cleared to give. It was my first time donating out of school, and I sat in the reclined chairs there will they drew. I was fine throughout, even taking pictures of my arm to send to my friends to freak them out, but like 3 min after they took the needle out of my arm, I tried to sit up in the weird chair and my head started feeling heavy and foggy and I noticed my vision was spotting with black. I broke into an immediate sweat and told the technician that I was losing my vision and that I was hungry and that I needed food right this second. After she reclined the seat more, and put ice packs behind my neck and on my chest, I immediately felt a lot better, if still hungry. (They fed me cookies, pretzels and this gatorade-like drink right after that)See, I’d forgotten/ran out of time to eat well, so about an hour before my appointment, I kinda cheated. I’d eaten a some cake, a Chewy bar and a banana (not my normal meals, I swear) but ran out of time so I swallowed a couple iron capsules which I chased with Vitamin C so it’d enter my system faster because I knew I needed to pass the 12.5 test or they wouldn’t let me donate. I’d been looking forward to it for the past 2 weeks…I felt kinda bad when the guy testing my blood told me I ‘passed with flying colors’. (He did look a little confused when he saw that I had a dizzy spell now that I think about it…) But I did drink, like an entire gallon of water in the hours leading up to my donation.So, sorry for the long explanation and details, but is it bad to pass out from losing a pint of blood when you haven’t eaten all that much but are otherwise healthy?P.S For those wanting to know, I made sure I felt fine and stable again before I drove home, but everytime I go up the stairs to my room right now or get up to fast, my head starts pounding..I’m 5′ 9″, weigh 145 lbs. never completely passed out in my life…

A: its because either you didnt eat. or drink enouqh fluids to qet your blood flowinq throuqhly. you should have ate before.or it could be because you dont way over 120?

is this true about some tooth paste is bad for our kids?

Q: The Dangers of Toothpaste Warning: The Drugs in Your Toothpaste Can Affect Your HealthBy Flora Stay, D.D.S. NewsTarget.com, January 18, 2008 Straight to the Source One of the fastest ways to absorb anything into the body is through the mouth. Drugs such as nitroglycerine for heart conditions and natural homeopathic remedies are given under the tongue for fast absorption. Your daily routine of brushing your teeth with your favorite toothpaste may also be delivering a daily dose of antibiotics or other potentially toxic ingredients, without you realizing it.Most people, even dentists and dental hygienists, don’t realize there is a warning on the back of most toothpastes (including many from health food stores). The warning is mandated by the FDA for active ingredients that are drug based. The most common ones are fluoride, antibiotics and other drugs used to prevent cavities, tartar or teeth sensitivity.Even children’s toothpaste has a warning to “keep out of reach of children under the age of six. If more than used for brushing is swallowed, contact the poison control center or your physician”. If a child under the age of six swallows half a tube of the sparkly, bright colored toothpaste that tastes like bubble gum and contains fluoride, the result could virtually be deadly.Besides fluoride and the potential for poisoning your child if large amounts are swallowed, most toothpaste contain saccharin and many other artificial additives. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is another ingredient to stay away from. Studies have reported there’s a potential for flare-ups of canker sores with SLS. Instead of choosing one of these types of commercial toothpastes for your child or you, providing your family with nutritious meals and brushing with “common sense” toothpaste, without potentially toxic ingredients, is much safer.In recent years we’ve been hearing about the alarming increase of superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphlycoccus aureas (MRSA). The CDC and other studies list one cause for the rise of these antibiotic resistant bacteria to the general overuse of antibiotics. This overuse is not always in the form of a pill. You may be absorbing a small amount of an antimicrobial drug through your personal products as well.Many brands of toothpastes, deodorants, shampoos, and soaps contain antibiotics, antimicrobials and strong disinfecting detergents. Triclosan, acetylpyridium chloride and tea tree oil are commonly used ones. Although natural, tea tree oil is a strong anti-fungal and antibiotic better suited for conditions such as athlete’s foot than in your moisturizer.Antibiotics should only be prescribed if you have a serious infection. Informed consumers make wise buying decisions that aren’t based on pretty packages. Read, research and choose wisely for you and your family.For more information, visit (www.drstay.com) .About the author Flora Stay, D.D.S. has been a practicing dentist for over 30 years. She is the author and contributing author to books as well as magazines such as Total Health, Prevention, Men’s Health and others. She is currently an Associate Professor at U.S.C. School of Dentistry Dept. of Diagnostic Sciences. Visit her website for a free e-book “Product Labels: a cautionary tale” at www.cleure.com

A: Yes it is very true……only wish we could have learned this years ago. Thanks for sharing the information.