Would you eat your own shit to survive?

[Anonymous]

Hypothetical scenario where you are stranded on an island with no source of food

[Anonymous]

I asked ai here’s the response

Eating your own feces, even to survive, is extremely dangerous and generally not advised. Human waste contains toxins, bacteria, and potentially harmful parasites the body was trying to get rid of—which means consuming it is likely to make you very sick

you did eat your own feces:

Dehydration and Illness: You could get severe diarrhea and vomiting, leading to faster dehydration and possible death.
Infection Risk: Harmful bacteria like E. coli and other pathogens could cause serious infections or even sepsis.
Toxin Re-ingestion: Feces contain substances your body couldn’t process or needed to expel, so eating them gives those toxins a second chance to harm you.

There may be extremely rare situations (like absolute last resort, no food or water at all), but even survival experts warn against it. Drinking urine (which is sterile at first) is slightly less dangerous but still not recommended. In most cases, eating feces will shorten your survival window, not help you last longer.

In short: Don’t do it. It’s not a safe way to increase your chances of survival.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

"generally not advised"

Thanks AI 🤣

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you for the MHO

[Opinion Owner]

@Maybe_Maybe_not yeah and eating poop sounds gross 🤮

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

No, because fecal matter is the opposite of nutritious, especially if it’s my own. There’s zero value to eating your own shit, you might as well eat dirt, which would honestly be better for you.

[contentious]

If you're on an island that has no plants or terrestrial animals, it seems it would be easier to eat sea creatures and possibly birds than eat your own turds but maybe you get off on that sort of thing.

[Asker]

🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠👶👶👶👶

[Sonorous]

Life is not allat to be doin allat just to stay here

[AI Opinion]

In a dire survival situation, the human body can endure for a remarkable amount of time without food, though access to water is crucial. Consuming waste isn't advisable, as it can lead to severe health issues due to harmful bacteria and toxins. Instead, focusing on sustainable solutions like sourcing water and foraging for edible plants or marine life is a more viable option for survival. 🌿💧

[grungeberry]

How would eating your own feces help you to survive…? Smh. I’d rather eat tree bark and grass. Maybe drinking your pee if you’re thirsty and have no water is “doable”—like in that movie about that rock climbing man. This is all very gross.

[FunkyMonkee]

What would be the point? Your body has already absorbed everything it can from what that used to be! That is just the useless waste from the food you already ate.

[exitseven]

I do not think that turds have a nutritional benefit. The body strips away all the good stuff and leaves you with a pile of doo doo.

[SotiCoto]

I wouldn't eat cabbage to survive, let alone faeces. I don't even want to survive, so I won't eat anything I don't like.

[Anonymous]

Eat poop💩 how’s that gonna help me survive? if you’re starving, you won’t be pooping anyway and to answer your question no

[Anonymous]

Nope , that’s disgusting

[Asker]

So you’re starving I guess

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah I would just die

[jazzy34]

I’d die if I did that.

[jahaims]

You'd die faster if you ate human shit

[Jackblue]

I don't think that would actually work.

[Anonymous]

No, my life is not that important.

[slatyb]

That would not work.

[Anonymous]

Nope

[BarryLiverstone]

Gross