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[β] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 52 points 1 year ago (16 children) Wait, would this actually work? permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 70 points 1 year ago* (13 children) Yea it really does. It's the only way we know to get rid of plastic in blood permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 year ago (3 children) Some recent study also found that mucilaginous fiber binds with PFAS the same way that it binds with cholesterol to keep the body from absorbing it. PFAS already in your system is believed to be reintroduced to your digestive system through bile excretion, some binds with the fiber and leaves your system, the rest is absorbed. If you donβt eat a lot of food with mucilage, the main ingredient in Metamucil has mucilaginous fiber, as the name suggests. The study author in the interview I read emphasized it wasnβt like βtake fiber for a few months and PFAS is all gone,β she and her husband just incorporated a mucilage supplement into their diets because of how prevalent it is in the environment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Got link any chance? Would help me in telling my friends and loved ones to take poop pills with me because of the plastic in bodies (Iβll take my poop polls with or without a link just because I like the cut of your jib) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I donβt think this was the exact article I read, but hereβs another discussing the research: https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/pfas-detox.aspx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you permalink fedilink source parent [β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Does this also mean woman after their period have less plastic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes. Also during pregnancy. A lot of it is diverted to the fetus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago Yep! It's also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babies' teeth permalink fedilink source parent [β] shneancy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) how do i know how much plastic is in my blood? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago* Well supposedly there's enough in the tissue in your brain to make a credit card or a plastic disposable spoon depending on what article you read If you want an actual answer, there is blood work you can have done to determine that. Veritasium did a video on it recently permalink fedilink source parent [β] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago A lot if it looks like rainbow. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Lightor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Weigh it permalink fedilink source parent [β] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Keeping in mind that you're getting rid of the plastic in your blood by getting rid of her blood permalink fedilink source parent [β] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Only if your exposure in the future is less than in the past. Otherwise it will just go back up again. And considering plastic use is going up, you would have to use air filters and avoid micro plastics as much as possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago so it works, because in any case there will be less than otherwise would be permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 70 points 1 year ago* (13 children) Yea it really does. It's the only way we know to get rid of plastic in blood permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 year ago (3 children) Some recent study also found that mucilaginous fiber binds with PFAS the same way that it binds with cholesterol to keep the body from absorbing it. PFAS already in your system is believed to be reintroduced to your digestive system through bile excretion, some binds with the fiber and leaves your system, the rest is absorbed. If you donβt eat a lot of food with mucilage, the main ingredient in Metamucil has mucilaginous fiber, as the name suggests. The study author in the interview I read emphasized it wasnβt like βtake fiber for a few months and PFAS is all gone,β she and her husband just incorporated a mucilage supplement into their diets because of how prevalent it is in the environment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Got link any chance? Would help me in telling my friends and loved ones to take poop pills with me because of the plastic in bodies (Iβll take my poop polls with or without a link just because I like the cut of your jib) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I donβt think this was the exact article I read, but hereβs another discussing the research: https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/pfas-detox.aspx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you permalink fedilink source parent [β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Does this also mean woman after their period have less plastic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes. Also during pregnancy. A lot of it is diverted to the fetus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago Yep! It's also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babies' teeth permalink fedilink source parent [β] shneancy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) how do i know how much plastic is in my blood? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago* Well supposedly there's enough in the tissue in your brain to make a credit card or a plastic disposable spoon depending on what article you read If you want an actual answer, there is blood work you can have done to determine that. Veritasium did a video on it recently permalink fedilink source parent [β] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago A lot if it looks like rainbow. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Lightor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Weigh it permalink fedilink source parent [β] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Keeping in mind that you're getting rid of the plastic in your blood by getting rid of her blood permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 year ago (3 children) Some recent study also found that mucilaginous fiber binds with PFAS the same way that it binds with cholesterol to keep the body from absorbing it. PFAS already in your system is believed to be reintroduced to your digestive system through bile excretion, some binds with the fiber and leaves your system, the rest is absorbed. If you donβt eat a lot of food with mucilage, the main ingredient in Metamucil has mucilaginous fiber, as the name suggests. The study author in the interview I read emphasized it wasnβt like βtake fiber for a few months and PFAS is all gone,β she and her husband just incorporated a mucilage supplement into their diets because of how prevalent it is in the environment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Got link any chance? Would help me in telling my friends and loved ones to take poop pills with me because of the plastic in bodies (Iβll take my poop polls with or without a link just because I like the cut of your jib) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I donβt think this was the exact article I read, but hereβs another discussing the research: https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/pfas-detox.aspx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Got link any chance? Would help me in telling my friends and loved ones to take poop pills with me because of the plastic in bodies (Iβll take my poop polls with or without a link just because I like the cut of your jib) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I donβt think this was the exact article I read, but hereβs another discussing the research: https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/pfas-detox.aspx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I donβt think this was the exact article I read, but hereβs another discussing the research: https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/pfas-detox.aspx permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[β] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Does this also mean woman after their period have less plastic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes. Also during pregnancy. A lot of it is diverted to the fetus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago Yep! It's also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babies' teeth permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago (2 children) Yes. Also during pregnancy. A lot of it is diverted to the fetus permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago Yep! It's also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babies' teeth permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago Yep! It's also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babies' teeth permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago Yep! It's also a great way for the mom to remove some lead from her system. It ends up in the babies' teeth permalink fedilink source parent
[β] shneancy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) how do i know how much plastic is in my blood? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago* Well supposedly there's enough in the tissue in your brain to make a credit card or a plastic disposable spoon depending on what article you read If you want an actual answer, there is blood work you can have done to determine that. Veritasium did a video on it recently permalink fedilink source parent [β] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago A lot if it looks like rainbow. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Lightor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Weigh it permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago* Well supposedly there's enough in the tissue in your brain to make a credit card or a plastic disposable spoon depending on what article you read If you want an actual answer, there is blood work you can have done to determine that. Veritasium did a video on it recently permalink fedilink source parent
[β] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago A lot if it looks like rainbow. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Keeping in mind that you're getting rid of the plastic in your blood by getting rid of her blood permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) Only if your exposure in the future is less than in the past. Otherwise it will just go back up again. And considering plastic use is going up, you would have to use air filters and avoid micro plastics as much as possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago so it works, because in any case there will be less than otherwise would be permalink fedilink source parent
[β] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago so it works, because in any case there will be less than otherwise would be permalink fedilink source parent