How is eating toilet paper harmful?

Answer 1

Well, I'm not too sure why you'd be feeding your baby toilet paper, but no toilet paper can not kill your baby, it may just make it sick. Cellulose or plant fiber is the main ingredient of toilet paper. It cannot be digested by humans but in small quantities should pass with no problems. It is the pulp that is found in fibrous plants. Any vomiting, constipation, abdominal distention, or abdominal pain warrants a trip to the ER. Just want to add that your baby will have at least 3 - 4 years of putting things into their mouths or up their nose! LOL The worst time is teething time and babies love to feel of certain things on their sore gums. Toilet paper (a small bit) should be fine and pass through the digestive system as the above poster stated. Get baby proof bars for the lower cupboard doors where you keep your cleaners and the bathroom is the worst place that you have to keep your baby out of. If you phone your poison control they will give you a pamphlet of what to do if your baby should ingest anything poisonous until the ambulance gets there. Watch your baby out in the backyard during playtime. My girlfriend years ago had her son out in the backyard and he ate half a slug! Because people here in B.C. put slug bait out I was worried this slug could have crawled through some of it so I got her to give her son a little milk (to coat his stomach and contain the contents for a short time) and to put the the other half of the slug in a jar and phoned I phoned the ambulance. Thankfully everything was just fine.

Answer 2

What? The question (even when phrased correctly) doesn't make any sense. Try reading before submitting. Or try not being a retard, either way

OK, I don't know about that rude person above me, but I would say ask your doctor. I understand some people have an addiction to eating tissue, I've even read about that. But talk to your doctor and find out if it is harmful to you or your baby...in the meantime, you should refrain from eating tissue uintil you are certain.

Answer 3

No, I have a healthy 3 year old son who I ate toliet paper with almost everytime I went to the restroom at my house. I was scared when he came out he was gonna have toliet paper actually on him but he was healthier than a apple. I am currently preganant and eat toliet paper just as much and I had a 3D ultrasound and this baby is fine and active. So I just would let your doctor know about it and pray about it because it is so hard to overcome cravings while pregnant! Good luck

Answer 4

if its fresh it wont be dangerous but if stood for a long time it might get mouldy or get alot of germs on.

Answer 5

YES