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But you do. That gut bacteria doesn't grow in a vacuum; it has to be introduced. Refusing to eat with shit-hands doesn't save you from possibly requiring a feca
by jstarfish 7y ago
But you do. That gut bacteria doesn't grow in a vacuum; it has to be introduced. Refusing to eat with shit-hands doesn't save you from possibly requiring a fecal transplant later to compensate for our social constructs.
That said, for the sake of invitation to any future dinner parties I do wash my hands, but while also understanding that if we were meant to be chemically "pure" then antibiotics would not destroy our guts just the same as that gastric infection.
- raverbashing 7y agoYour initial gut bacteria "infection" most likely comes from your mother (through a couple of possible means), though there seems to be some scientific questions about that. Otherwise, while you could get good bacteria from the environment, you'll also highly likely to get some bad pathogens as well, especially in urban environments. Or even worse, helminthic infections. You could have fecal transplant candidates try several unwashed food sources and see what happens.