My cousin whos staying with me at the moment went into the kitchen and ate 3 fairly medium raw potatoes without washing them. Will she be sick or what???????
STRESSED!
thank-you xxx
2007-11-19 05:30:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Probably not.
The skin of potatoes are not conducive to bacterial growth.
Now, if they were freshly dug then eaten, yes, you could probably expect a parastie of some sort to be transmitted, esp. if cats are in the area.
2007-11-19 05:33:04 · answer #1 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
OK first the potato: raw potato isn't good for hamsters its poisonous. cooked isent. now the diarrhea: the most common cause of diarrhea in a hammy is a sudden change of diet or the feeding of too much soft foods. the droppings are watery,soft and light in color, and the hamster may be wet or messy around his bottom. A hammy with diarrhea should be given a dry diet only along with fresh water, if not recovered within a day or two, its wise to seek a vets advice because the diarrhea could be a symptom of something more serious. but since it was only a tiny bit they should be ok and the diarrhea should clear up. Good luck =]
2016-05-24 05:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly not. But anything on the outside of the potato is now in her stomach. Bacteria from the soil, anything from he hands of the pickers and machinery transporting them. They do get somewhat of a washing, but who knows what was in that water.
What she did was not a good idea. A good scrubbing of the potatoes would have been a less risky two or three minutes well spent.
2007-11-19 05:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Lyn B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will she get sick.???
I would bet NO..
It is foolish to believe that the bacteria and all that junk is going to get you every day. there would billions of medical reports ... just not the way it is
Paranoia ...pure and simple...!
Good god you breath it every day ... lick you finget PLEASE use common sense...!!!
Potatoes dug from the field and shipped to the stores have been washed of 90+% of the dirt..
I think she will get a lot of gas,, though...
2007-11-19 05:57:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least it was vegitable matter. I wouldn't be too concerned. I used to have a friend that loved them. I know ewwe but she was fine. by the way most of the time they wash them before they sell them. If you got them from someones garden well maybe i would be concerned.
2007-11-19 05:36:54 · answer #5 · answered by Terri 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How? because its raw? Potatos are good for you raw or cooked
2007-11-19 07:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You can eat raw potatoes just like you eat raw carrots.
2007-11-19 05:33:15 · answer #7 · answered by MrOrph 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, everyone has ate a little dirt in their life.
2007-11-19 05:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by Ellyn 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is possible, but not very probable. Either she'll get sick or she won't. You'll know soon enough.
2007-11-19 05:33:47 · answer #9 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
uh no unless they are extremely poisoned dont stress it, if she does just take her to get her stomach pumped
2007-11-19 05:34:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋