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Honestly, I trust the people making horse electrolytes more than I trust the FDA anyway. You don't want to piss off horse people, and the FDA has always been more of a corporate liability shield than a safety agency.
Of course, you'd still have to pay attention to the ingredients and take a small enough amount so you aren't getting too much of anything, but that would just make it last longer.
Like it states in the fact check article, it can be toxic for humans.
Horses are herbivores, humans omnovores. The stomachs of horses are different to ours. That means there could be certain ingredients which were prepared differently for horses so they are toxic for us, as we lack the ability to digest it the same way as a horse. Like soy for example. The soy used for animal food is toxic for us. The soy used for human consumption is different, of a much higher quality. We can't digest all soy types properly while herbivores can.
Another example: horses can eat everything they eat raw. We humans can't. We need to cook many things otherwise they are toxic (like eggplant) or they are very hard to digest. Horses can eat grass, we really shouldn't because we can't digest it properly.
Conclusion: don't use products made for animals (food and medicine) even though the ingredients might look safe while they can still be toxic due to different quality or preparation. Except dog and cat food in the US. Both of those are also safe for humans, as people during crisis or extreme poor people tend to eat that so both of those are also brought to FDA standards. But yes, as a European I can agree with you those standards are complete shit. Many FDA safe foods in the US are considered toxic here and aren't allowed on our market.
Not that I condone consuming stuff made for other animals, but this sounds like stuff you made it up.
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I'm guessing anything that provides electrolytes to horses probably has an absurb amount of potassium in it which is usually only put into human drinks in limited amounts cause it can be lethal. I read a story of some dude who drank 8 coconut waters while playing basketball, passed out, and his blood pressure at the ER was 65 over 40.
So what you're telling me is that being tricked into eating a dog treat really isn't that big of a deal and in fact! relates to the poverty stricken parts of society and the struggles of class warfare so they really just need to get over the whole incident?
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That link absolutely does not say it's toxic. It says the FDA doesn't check if it is or isn't toxic for humans. That's not the same thing.
It's electrolytes dissolved in water. They're not adding anything dangerous to that. It would just be a waste of money. Yes, you generally shouldn't eat animal foods unless you know exactly what you are doing, and you definitely shouldn't take animal medications, but holy crap, you can be too paranoid.
I said the article states it "can" be toxic.
The article:
A nutritionist told Lead Stories that people should not take animal supplements or medications without medical advice since the products could be toxic for humans.
So indeed it did not state it "is" toxic, nor did I claim it to be.
It's electrolytes dissolved in water. They're not adding anything dangerous to that.
Can you support your claim? Do you have the listed ingredients?
Also, what electrolytes were used? Do you know what they are?
Wikipedia:
An electrolyte is a substance that conducts electricity through the movement of ions, but not through the movement of electrons. This includes most soluble salts, acids, and bases, dissolved in a polar solvent like water.
Not all salts, acids and bases are safe for human consumption while they could be for horses.
Calcium, salt, sodium, potassium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron, and copper. It's not hard to find. Some of the quantities are given in the percent of a horse's daily value, so it would be a little more research to figure out how much it would be safe to have, but it's really basic stuff printed on the side of the tub and on every product listing on the internet. This isn't some deep dark secret.
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Someone did it anyway.
I've seen no less than 3 people drink it on stream... Why is this a thing now?
Hysterias have been a theme throughout history, but now they spread digitally
This isn't a hysteria, it's a meme... But why?
This isn't the only horse related meme either, I've seen shit like people using feed bags and suddenly betting on old horse races
It's like the zombie/vampire economic thing... But I have no idea what horses mean
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Wasn’t there a Chubbyemu about this?
“Presenting to the emergency room….”
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Just be careful about the potassium, that's the one thing your body can't easily flush.Alternatively just make snake juice, the ingredients aren't that expensive for all your electrolytes.
Man, tell that to my kidneys. I swear every time I get a blood test at the doctor they send me to the emergency room to get another potassium IV no matter how many of their stupid pills I take. That shit burns going into your veins, too. I don't even have any symptoms. They just all see 2.5 whatevers per whatever of potassium on their stupid number sheet and think I must be dying. I get bad cramps in my legs every night for days after the IV too. I swear doctors just like torturing me.
You are aware you're able to reject treatment up until you drop unconscious and they believe they have to save your life, right? As long as you're awake and not suicidal you can literally just walk away.
Yeah, they say that. Then they say if you refuse they won't treat your other conditions because you're non-compliant. Technically it's true, but functionally they have you trapped if you have any other issues, which I do.
Just be careful about the potassium
Yeah, hyperkalemia can get real fucking serious!
Aye, I just make sure to eat plenty of spinach and bananas before and after a small fast (I do at most 2 days, usually just 1). Apparently baked potatoes are also rich in potassium, I never knew until yesterday.
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