I got bored and picked a huge scab off my arm.
It scabbed back over, but I wasn't satisfied and poked and prodded it, and stretched the skin at the sides so the edges lifted up.
Green puss has now started leaking from the centre of the scab and I'm curious what it's made of.
I'm also curious as to what scabs are made of and is it true they will make your hair and nails grow longer if you eat them?
2007-01-19 10:42:51 · 16 answers · asked by feeltherisingbuzz 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Pus is made of bacteria. Scabs are made of blood.
No, that not true. I don't recommend eating your scabs.
2007-01-19 10:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by Ariel 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Puss is made from dead white blood cells. If it's green there's probably dead bacteria in there too. Scabs are darker because they also have dead red blood cells in them - and dirt if you didn't clean the wound up first. The last bit sounds like a bit of an urban myth. I suppose blood does contain protein but I woudn't say scabs were part of a healthy diet!
2007-01-19 10:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by lianhua 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Puss is made of bacterial infection. Green puss sounds really bad, scabs are made of some certain cells in your body.. When you have a cut those cells go to your cuts and build over it so keep you from bleeding and helps regenerate and heal the skin.
2007-01-19 10:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by Grace 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!
Right. Now that I got that out of my system...
Try this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pus
Part of that article says the following:
Pus is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during inflammatory responses of the body that can be found in regions of pyogenic bacterial infections. An accumulation of pus in an enclosed tissue space is known as an abscess. A visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis, on the other hand, is known as a pustule or pimple. Pus is produced from the dead and living white blood cells which travel into the intercellular spaces around the affected cells.
Something that creates pus is called suppurative, pyoegenic, or purulent. If it creates mucus as well as pus, it is called mucopurulent.
Pus consists of a thin, protein-rich fluid, known as liquor puris, and dead neutrophils, which are part of the body's innate immune response. Neutrophils are produced in the bone marrow and released into the blood. When the need to fight infection arises, they move to the site of infection by a process known as chemotaxis, usually triggered by cytokine release from macrophages that sense invading organisms. At the site of infection they engulf and kill bacteria. After it has killed a bacterium, the neutrophil dies. These dead cells are then phagocytosed by macrophages, which break them down further. Pus, therefore, is the creamy material composed of these dead neutrophils.
Neutrophils are the most abundant type of leukocyte in human blood, comprising anywhere between 40% to 75% of leukocytes.
When seen in a wound or dry skin, pus indicates the area is infected and should be cleaned with antiseptic.
Despite normally being of a whitish-yellow hue, changes in the color of pus can be observed under certain circumstances. Blue pus is found in certain infections of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a result of the pyocyanin bacterial pigment it produces; amoebic abscesses of the liver, meanwhile, produce brownish pus. Pus might have a reddish tint to it after mixing with blood. Pus also can have an odor.
Pus has a very unique, and strong after taste. Although it is not recommended ingesting it.
The human body is fantastic, but again, Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!
Lastly, don't pick your scabs off. I know its fun and I used to do it too, but I've still got the scars to prove it... Let scabs do their jobs!
2007-01-19 10:51:51 · answer #4 · answered by NotsoaNonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, first of all, leave that scab alone! Green puss, that means infection, it's gotta smell like hell too. What is it made of? water and antibodies used to fight that infection... that... if it's green your poor body is losing. Scabs, made of dry blood, dead tissue, they protect the wound to heal better... stop bugging it or you'll end up with a nasty scar. Oh, and nothing you've heard about them is true. it's just... ewwww just think of this... if you eat it, you are probably get that same infection in your tummy.
2007-01-19 10:57:19 · answer #5 · answered by User 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
puss is a sign of infection, which may need to be treated with antibiotics and scabs are mad from dried blood and plasma, when you cut it these things form to protect the new skin underneath until healing is complete, dont pick it .
2007-01-26 00:43:13 · answer #6 · answered by Fallen Angel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scabs are made of protiene and blood not best to eat a coloured puss is usualy a sign of infection
2007-01-26 07:45:19 · answer #7 · answered by theoriginalbitch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
puss is made of dead white blood cells
2007-01-19 10:51:10 · answer #8 · answered by Ebonie C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is easily done I have done it and my doc gave me Hep Sulf 30 and the pus stopped and the scab fell away I was cured !! It's a homeopathic treatment.
2007-01-24 04:21:30 · answer #9 · answered by Prophet of disaster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should collect your scabs and keep them in a tupperware box.
Once you've got enough, but them in a bowl, pour over a splash of milk and sprinkle with sugar.
I guarantee they'll beat 'Frosties' hands down...
2007-01-19 10:51:16 · answer #10 · answered by Ecko 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋