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[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wait, would this actually work?

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Yea it really does. It's the only way we know to get rid of plastic in blood

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago (1 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 don’t 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 wasn’t like β€˜take fiber for a few months and PFAS is all gone,’ she and her husband just incorporated a mucilage supplement into their diets because of how prevalent it is in the environment.

[–] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 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 (I’ll take my poop polls with or without a link just because I like the cut of your jib)

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don’t think this was the exact article I read, but here’s another discussing the research: https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2025/pfas-detox.aspx

May the wind always be against your back now and always! Thank you

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

how do i know how much plastic is in my blood?

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 week ago

A lot if it looks like rainbow.

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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

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[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does this also mean woman after their period have less plastic?

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes. Also during pregnancy. A lot of it is diverted to the fetus

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

so babies have already a high amount of plastics pre-birth?

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[–] vodka@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago

I does! It also reduced heavy metal levels.

Thankfully the bad type that shouldn't be your blood, and not the cool type that should be playing on your speakers.

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Medieval-style bloodletting...

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[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’m removing so much plastic, this will make me healthy sips coke from bottle

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There was an article posted recently about those having a surprising amount of microplastics in them as well. It turns out the production line machinery scratches the bottle cap and microscopic fragments make their way into the drink.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If human blood has plastics at a rate of ~ 1.6 Β΅g/mL and a typical volume of blood donated during a whole blood donation is approximately 470-500 mL you're looking at a reduction in plastics of a cool .0005 grams per donation. That's 1/40th of a grain of rice!

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago
[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thats why i donate 3 times a day

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Too inefficient, I'm just going to pump it all out and start again with fresh blood.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

The trick is to find a blood boy like Peter Thiel

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't think of it like that, think of it as 10% of your total blood plastic!

I wonder if doing plasma instead of whole blood is better or worse. Does microplastic stay behind or go back in?

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Damn apparently giving plasma might be better according to this small study of aussie firefighters

[–] cannon_annon88@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ooh maybe I should donate again. Get some extra cash, get rid of micro plastics. Win win win.

Go drinking after for an extra efficient sesh

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 week ago

I'd argue it's better to call it "sell" when you get paid to do so.

Just like I am not donating money to Lidl to buy sour gummy worms.

[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

So you gotta do a full flush when you donate. Got it.

why would you use absolute values for something measured in such small quantities? show us the percentage that comes out. or the fraction of the grain of rice associated with kidney / liver damage

[–] Haarukkateroitin@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, not the person in need that's getting transfusions of blood filled with microplastics.

[–] L1to@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean the person that is taking in the blood has already lost blood and the plastic within as a prerequisite. So, at the end, they should stay within the same amount of blood plastic as before.

[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

I know haha was just joking

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 0 points 1 week ago

Does ejaculation remove micro plastics? Asking for a friend.

[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Bad news: Todays needles are coated in PFAS to make punctions more painless.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As someone who takes a weekly shot, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME 😭

Uuugh I don’t want to switch to daily gel or patches, it’s such a pain in the ass.

[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.org 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Unfortunately no. Afaik even regular exposition is (for now) considered relatively harmless, with medical professionals bearing the highest risk.

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[–] ronigami@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

whose fucking goddamn idea was that

[–] SuperIce@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

That's kinda misleading though. Large molecule PFAS are harmless to us (Teflon for example). It's the small molecule PFAS are dangerous and those aren't really used for any kind of non-stick surfaces.

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[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

whatever it takes to get you to donate

[–] rbm4444@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (6 children)

.A friend used to donate blood when he had sex with a random girl, he said that if he contracted HIV, they would contact him.

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Donating my microplastics to people in need.

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