Why do boogers taste so good

There's no need to manually pull it out of your nose and put it in your mouth… unless of course, you like it. Either way, it's going to end up in your stomach. That said, while it may seem gross to those of us who've never tried or don't remember- nearly all children do this at one point or another , according to the sparse few studies that have been conducted on booger eaters, the vast number of people who eat their nasal mucus find it palatable, which probably isn't a surprise to anyone as if they didn't, they'd likely just stop.

As Sidney Tarachow in a report on coprophagia the compulsive eating bodily secretions noted, "persons do eat nasal debris, and find it tasty, too! So to sum up, at least to date, there is no scientific proof that ingesting snot by passing it through your mouth is beneficial. That said, it is plausible that the snot we do all ingest all the time is benefiting us in the way snot-eating proponents suggest. It's just that we don't need to put it into our mouths to see the benefit, if such a benefit does exist as hypothesized.

You can also check 'em out on YouTube here. This post has been republished with permission from TodayIFoundOut. When I was a kid, my dad used to pick his nose and wipe it on the side of our car's driver seat.

Why did he do it? Well, I asked him. His words in his broken English : "Because you the one who's clean it up, dummy! I personally have lost respect for Kids Activities Blog. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content. Previous Previous. Next Continue. This sounds a lot like another article I just read…. In some people, compulsive nose picking rhinotillexomania may be a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. Try these tips for beating the habit:. If you find that you pick your nose to the extent where you have frequent nosebleeds or even infections, you may need to see a doctor.

Sometimes a person can benefit from therapy to retrain their behaviors or even medications to reduce compulsive thoughts and behaviors. Mucus, or boogers, is a naturally protective part of your body. By catching dust, bacteria, viruses, and dirt before they get into the respiratory tract, mucus in the nose can be protective. Have you ever wondered where snot comes from and why colds, allergies, and crying make nasal mucus more obvious? If your nasal discharge is any color other than clear, it could be a sign of an infection.

Check out our handy table comparing conditions to colors to…. Contaminated food, a child accidentally eating animal or human feces, or other accidents may mean that a person accidentally eats poop.

A neti pot can help you clear up nasal congestion or mucus from allergies. Comment Hidden show. This made me jizz a little. Gene chataigner? Is he someone you dont like lol? I gagged reading that. Gimmi ur boogers now,or ill cry like a little dimonic girl. If you like to eat shit in your nose try some of your jizz U'll never go back!

I feel pretty sorry for whatever bitch ends up with you. Lollll ew. Add A Comment. Submit Reply Cancel.