I just ate a whole bunch of grapes that I hadn't washed. I just grabbed them and then my mom asked me if I had washed them, I said no. She started listing off things like tapeworms, pesticides, DDT, and everything else! My stomach is kinda hurting right now, but it might be stress. I don't wanna die!
2007-03-14 12:09:54 · 20 answers · asked by britegreen 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Most likely doing it once isn't going to kill you.
2007-03-14 12:12:41 · answer #1 · answered by Peggy Pirate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mind over matter.
More than likely, these grapes were pre-washed before they reached the store.
The problem with pesticides concerns more of the environment from which the grapes come from in that those arsenic containing pesticies get into the soil and poison the ground water, and when that water gets pumped up and used for human/animal consumption, it can spawn the many cancers you hear about.
I have eaten grapes without thorough washing, and am perfectly healthy (I know because I feel great).
I do suggest they get washed, but even with good washing, that doesn't kill every type of organism or residue.
2007-03-14 19:16:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're scared of dying, then no wonder your stomach feels bad! Chances are almost certainly you are absolutely fine. Just forget about it, do something else, and wait to see if anything happens. I can't imagine there would be anything on the grapes that wouldn't take a good while to have any effect.
Oh, and I don't think they use DDT anymore.
2007-03-14 19:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don´t see in history books that before the crazy modern day´s wash-everything ideology, people where dying from an epidemia of unwashed grapes do you?
2007-03-14 19:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by CeNedra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg calm down...grapes can be consumed without washing them...i mean yeah there are pesticides and stuflf on them, but they are sent to the store clean enough to be consumed without a bit of water on them.....
2007-03-14 19:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, you are gonna die. I'd call your friends and family with oyur last words ASAP. Sorry. Have a great lst few hours!
2007-03-14 19:14:38 · answer #6 · answered by muddbutts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before your done crapping out all those grapes, you will feel like your gonna die
2007-03-14 19:26:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can promise you - you are going to die (someday) - but it is most likely not going to be from those grapes you ate :-)
2007-03-14 19:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by gobzgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your mom is right it is healthy to eash off grapes but its very rare that you will get tapeworms or diseases, so dont worry hun.
2007-03-14 19:14:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nahhh... you're not gonna die but you might crap grapes for a day or two. I hope they were seedless otherwise it's gonna make your butt hurt.
2007-03-14 19:12:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing will happen. Your mom is just trying to make a point.
2007-03-14 19:12:24 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋