How bad would you say eating dirt is?

Question:

yeah so i ended up with a huge mouthful dirt today when i fell and swallowed a lot of it...
my friends and i were at this place where tehre were dirt piles and we decided to slide down them and yeah

Answers:
It is actually good for you, believe it or not.

The habit of eating clay, mud or dirt is known as geophagy. Some experts lump it into the same category as pica, which is the abnormal urge to eat coins, paint, soap or other non-food items.

Cultures worldwide have practiced geophagy for centuries, from the ancient Greeks to Native Americans. In most places the habit is limited to women, especially women who are pregnant or of childbearing age

It's not bad, if you don't mind ingesting the occasional worm or fungus.

You'll probably be fine. And you might've gotten some extra minerals, too.

god made dirt dirt wont hurt

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