Is raw porridge dangerous?

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Why would you want to eat raw porridge or whole oats in the first place. Couldn't think of much worse than that tbh... :confused:
 
I frequently eat oats mixed with cold water, protein powder and peanut butter, and I'm neither dead nor the owner of stomach problems...

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Well raw rice will swell, obviously explode is an exaggeration of swell. I was wondering if raw porridge did the same. Unfortunately only one person was able to understand this.
 
Oh, you want serious replies to your silly question?

Raw rice has been used to kill people, by force feeding them a stomach full of rice and then forcing them to drink water, such that the rice expands and causes their stomach to burst.

So, if you were to eat a stomach full of raw porridge oats, which would be a hell of a feat on it's own, and then drink several litres of warm milk with a pinch of salt, then yes - you could burst your own stomach.

So, don't do that then.
 
weescott said:
OP likes the taste of oats. Don't castigate him for it! His lifestyle choice!
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But why!?

It dries your mouth out, is chewy and tastes like, well, cardboard...


(Yes I have tried it and I'm still here! I didn however wash it down with some foam from a fire hydrant just to be safe!:eek:)

Valentino said:
Well raw rice will swell, obviously explode is an exaggeration of swell. I was wondering if raw porridge did the same. Unfortunately only one person was able to understand this.
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;)
 
While it is a silly question, I think it's weird how some of you get kicks out of totally rubbishing somebody with very little justification. Bullied at school much? Time to get a little bit of paypack on the internets! YAY

Oats contain nutrients that are difficult for your body to process when raw, but not to the extent that it will do you any harm. Apparently most oats you buy are steam heated to help with this anyway, so in reality it would be hard to buy true "raw" oats. If you don't heat them in water/milk before eating just make sure you consume a good amount of fluids.
 
Personally (and I guess it probably the same for most of the guys posting in here) I act exactly the same way to my friends when they make a stupid comment IRL. They do it to me as well, it's part of being human*...;)

*I was going to say male but my female friends do it as well
 
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