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Does mucus have calories? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

There must be some caloric input required to produce mucus, however my question is what happens when you swallow your own mucus vs spitting. Do you retain calories by swallowing mucus?

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[-] radix@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Sure. It contains proteins in the mucin family, which will have some, eh, "nutritional" value. Plus whatever is caught up in it. It's mostly water, though, so not much.

[-] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago

hehe I read the last words a "snot much" and did a double take :)

[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

It'snotmuch

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

Interesting. I wasn't sure if it was indigestible, so even if it took calories to produce swallowing wouldn't cause you to retain calories.

People are funny as if I am only talking about boogers. There is mucus in just saliva.

I am curious if you spit all day like a camel, versus not what the caloric difference would be in a day. Also curious for the same, but with the individual having a heavy cold.

[-] xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 7 months ago

I once tried spitting all day when I was a kid. There is this sudden pain when your throat dries up enough and sticks closed. It is not pleasant and you will instinctively retain every little drop of spit after that.

[-] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

xePMBg9 learns the ways of the desert

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

Skorjden's disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks salivary glands. It is a large part of why Venus Williams had to retire. I don't believe there's any noticeable caloric difference though research would mostly be on the other effects of disease.

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago

Our disordered eating sisters and brothers really need to never find out the answer to this question.

[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago

That's what I came here to mention, this feels like a question I'd see on EDAnonymemes

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Not enough to make any noticeable difference. Now stop eating boogers, that's disgusting

[-] Still@programming.dev 17 points 7 months ago

I wish I could

post nasal drip is awful

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

It’s low carb.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Ew

I would say that it does, but whether you actually save calories by doing that instead of getting rid of it is unknown. I'd say to just do what feels comfortable to you. You can probably make up those calories easily in other ways

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

I mean, yeah, it’s gotta have some

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