Does it absorb after a while? Is it bad for you?
2006-09-24 15:32:31 · 32 answers · asked by Irene 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
No it doesn't absorb (it hurts coming out the other end) and it isn't bad for you, but I guess it is possible for a seed to tear up your intestines if it is too sharp or big...I haven't really heard of that happening but I assume it could
2006-09-24 15:35:18 · answer #1 · answered by azile_wehttam 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Some seeds are OK to eat but if you eat to many you can have digestive problems. They can lodge in the pockets of your intestines and cause infection. Even seeds on a hamburger bun can effect some people. But healthy people usually can consume a few seeds and have no problems. The stomach and the intestins can break them down or they will just pass through.
2006-09-24 15:36:48 · answer #2 · answered by pugaboo03 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do not worry. Its not bad at all. In fact, some seeds contain concentrated doses of nutrients. There even better for you than the fruit. They will pass through your digestive system normally.
2006-09-24 15:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by fscarberry20 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You will either digest them or send them out with the garbage. Seeds are not bad for you unless you are eating a poisonous fruit.
2006-09-24 15:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It matters what kind of seeds. But honestly most fruit seeds pass right through you, and if anything may have some beneficial side effects.
2006-09-24 15:37:29 · answer #5 · answered by djk 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I eat apple seeds all the time so there won't be an apple core to toss out. 1 less trip to the garbage can.
2006-09-24 15:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There was this one time in the 70's, in my childhood, when everyone was buying this new, cheap fertilizer for their lawns and gardens.
It was made from recycled sewage.
Later, all of the sudden, all of these tomato plants were sprouting up everywhere the fertillizer was used. They didn't filter the sewage for tomato seeds. The seeds didn't break down, and were just being passed by everyone that ate them.
2006-09-24 15:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by Mazz 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Usually, they just come out when you go to the bathroom. Some seeds, the outer part or membrane may actually digest in your system I believe, but much of it can't be digested and will become excrement.
2006-09-24 15:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by Brian S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It isnt bad for you at all, you absorb it as u mentioned and the waste just comes out the other end.
2006-09-24 15:34:28 · answer #9 · answered by ~*Renaissance*~ 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The acids in your stomach are so strong that they dissolve most everything you eat. Usually it will either digest or just pass through in 24-48 hrs.
2006-09-24 15:35:40 · answer #10 · answered by Goldylocks 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋