Shit happens

By DEAD inside - 15/11/2018 08:30 - United States - Pomona

Today, I woke up and brushed my teeth as usual. My brother had decided it would be a good time to prank me and rubbed a ton of salt into my toothbrush. A while later, he stood outside the bathroom door repeatedly saying sorry. It was Epsom salt. FML
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Razell 13

Table salt is sodium chloride. Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate. Soaking body parts in Epsom salts eases muscle pain and possibly joint pain. Magnesium supplements that are intended for internal use are usually in the form of magnesium citrate or magnesium glycinate. Excess magnesium in any form can cause loose stool. Which is probably more than anyone here wanted to know about magnesium, but there you go.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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T1A2Z3 34

As far as I can gather from the internet Epsom salt is a kind of bath salt and has a laxative effect when digested.

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Glowworm56 26

Epson salts are not meant for human consumption. They are usually used for medical purposes such as soaking fingers and toes in it to help with infections.

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Glowworm56 26

Oh, I stand corrected then. I used to think you couldn't--or at least shouldn't eat Epson salts. Basically I thought it was for external use only.

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Razell 13

Table salt is sodium chloride. Epsom salts are magnesium sulfate. Soaking body parts in Epsom salts eases muscle pain and possibly joint pain. Magnesium supplements that are intended for internal use are usually in the form of magnesium citrate or magnesium glycinate. Excess magnesium in any form can cause loose stool. Which is probably more than anyone here wanted to know about magnesium, but there you go.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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zuckerburg 21

You get food grade epsom salts that people use, not only as a laxative but also in electrolyte-replenishing water (mixed with potasium chloride, normal salt and baking soda).

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ChibiChibi_fml 27

Near as I can tell any non-scented, or otherwise modified for "Luxury" Epsom salts that you get in the first aid section can be used for laxative purposes. I buy Epsom salt all the time and the only time they haven't come with instructions for how to use them for laxative purposes is when I've bought lavender or Camomile scented ones which contained essential oils.

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ViviMage 39

You can eat Epsom salts but they have a laxative effect. It's not however meant for you to salt your fries with! Well, you will feel cleansed inside after this. And I always wet the toothbrush before I use it. If something seems off I throw out the head and get a new one.

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Razell 13

Well, on the plus side, you probably won't need to supplement your magnesium for a while.

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listicka 5

Nothing will happen to you. I used to brush my teeth with epsom salt solution. It's not supposed to be used internally because of impurities. Now I use magnesium chloride solution. I use magnesium supplements (magnesium threonate and citrate) every day to prevent constipation caused by surgery and also as supplement.

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raven_of_azarath 34

Gives a new meaning to the term “***** and giggles.”

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1ninjanina 7

Even if it’s a laxative, do you normally swallow your toothpaste? I think most people spit.

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zuckerburg 21

You're not supposed to swallow toothpaste, and the amount of epsom salt you need to swallow for it to be laxative is quite a bit. YDI

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GUYMAINE 16

super glue his lips while he sleeps

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