Picking your nose - good bacteria?

[AJC - Australia]

I often wonder why i got crohns, but my brother with the same genetics and upbringing did not.

I can think of nothing we did differently….except, he picks his nose and eats it!

Sound gross?
Well, what if everyone who has crohns thinks the same?
What if eating your bogeys is actually good for the body?

thoughts?

do you have crohns and do you eat your bogeys?

I know, pretty random. :ybatty:
haha

 

[Jennifer]

When I was a kid I tried it one time because my oldest sister ate them all the time and said they were salty. Sure they were but I thought it was pretty gross. Might be a texture thing, I dunno but I couldn't get myself to eat another one after that. I did get in trouble for wiping them on the wall and bed though. :shifty-t:

My other sister who also has Crohn's also does not eat her's as far as I'm aware. Our older sister who did quite often has not been diagnosed with Crohn's nor has had any bowel or joint etc issues. Our brother doesn't eat them either though and doesn't have Crohn's.

 

[mf15]

I researched this back in 2013, it has possibilities for the oral tolerance
mechanism. I also believe there is a difference in the bacteria trapped in the nose, vs what you swallow.
Old Mike

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/04/30/professor-asks-if-eating-boogers-boosts-immunity/


here is another doc that says do it

http://web.archive.org/web/20050206140702/http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_903083.html

 

[AJC - Australia]

i wonder if anyone with Crohns DOES eat their bogeys, is really what this post is about….i mean imagine if we couldn't find a person with Crohns that does??????????