In message ID <BSIMON.95Feb28072…@elvis.stsci.edu> on 2/28/95, Bernie Simon
wrote:
: In article <D4oq8t….@dorsai.org> j…@news.dorsai.org (Jonathan
: Berman) writes:
:
: That’s funny, I’m taking that stuff too.
: I had the flu, and it became a stomach flu, and then, when
: I got better, well, stuff just didn’t want to come out of me.
: Now I’m concerned about what the "potentially dangerous" effects of this
: stuff is — its 250 mg bentonite,75 pectin, 75 psylium, and a heap of
: acidophilus. Anyone have any real info?
:
: This stuff sounds like a perfectly safe and good treatment for
: occaisional diarrhea. Don’t worry about it.
: —
: Bernie Simon (bsi…@stsci.edu) But is it art?
I don’t think you can call the consumption of clay "perfectly safe." While it
is probably safe for most people (I’ve eaten a fair amount myself in years
past), it is a potentially risky thing to swallow. It can cause intestinal
blockage, which in the odd eventuality that you are lost on a desert island
with no access to a surgery, can kill you. I recommend caution in the
consumption of clay if you have severe bowel transit problems.
P_Iann…@lamg.com (Paul Iannone, P.O.B. 66843, L.A., CA 90066).