2007-10-31 02:49:22 · 23 answers · asked by bonevacia 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Assuming you didn't eat too much, it'll run through your gut and eventually leave as waste. If you eat too much of it, you're liable to block your bowels and end up in the hospital.
Oh, and some papers might contain toxins. In most cases there wouldn't be enough toxic substances to be a problem. But kids might be more sensitive.
2007-10-31 02:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by sci55 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't digest well since it's mostly cellulose like corn. It's called pica when you consistently eat paper. Pica is an eating disorder typically defined as the persistent eating of nonnutritive substances for a period of at least 1 month at an age in which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate.
So don't do it, o.k.?
2007-10-31 02:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by e3456 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2015-08-16 23:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by Virginie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Virtually nothing, unless that paper has something on it. I did that a lot when I was a kid. The only bad experience was once a piece a paper had lots of Ink, another the paper itself had a chemical on it; which just induced vomiting.
2007-10-31 02:54:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think the dye in the paper is toxic and has a load of chemicals in it so, therefore it might lead you into going to the hospital.so i think you shouldn't eat it. some people think you can just poop it out because you usaully poop every thing out but not this. this is a critacial mater so i think you really shouldn't eat paper for the sake of your health
2014-12-05 11:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
if you eat paper it wont be a very good choice on your part because if you eat to much of it you could be in hospital
2016-02-07 09:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by Tamara Montgomery 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, paper is not edible, but if you're dumb enough to eat it then I'm pretty sure it will just pass through. Otherwise you'll probably get a bad stomach ache and vomit.
2007-10-31 05:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by pvluv4ja7876 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
lol I had to have my stomach pumped as a child because I ate too much paper :L
2015-01-06 06:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sundeep 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have a cell phone stuck in your ear all the time and you eat paper, you will poop out a fax...
2007-10-31 02:52:59 · answer #9 · answered by nyninchdick 6 · 9⤊ 1⤋
I am eating lots of it and no problem i just consume lots of water as well. my digestive system works normal
2015-11-08 19:20:42 · answer #10 · answered by Precious 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋