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Hydrox Fecalis
In order to advance medical knowledge, Dr. Stephen Sulkes and a handful of volunteers ate Hydrox cookies and later checked to see if their poop had turned black. It had. They named this phenomenon 'Hydrox Fecalis.' Their results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Jan 5, 1984). Reproduced below:To the Editor:
The presence of dark stools can be a cause of consternation to the patient and is made more anxiety-producing when accompanied by abdominal pain or other discomfort. The causes of melena are well outlined in several reviews, along with the usual non-heme causes of black stools, including iron, bismuth, charcoal, licorice, and certain fruits.
To this list should be added the colorings present in chocolate sandwich cookies. In several independent tests (with myself and several volunteers as experimental subjects), the presence of black stools approximately 18 to 24 hours after ingestion of 225 to 450 g of chocolate sandwich cookies has been observed. Variation in brand of cookie did not change the stool character. Testing with other types of cookie (oatmeal, peanut butter, and chocolate chip, among others) has not resulted in the same stool findings, although abdominal pain or nausea or both appear to be equally frequent associations.
This phenomenon may be on the increase because of shifts in U.S. dietary habits, so elicitation of a good dietary history in cases of black stools and abdominal pain should be pursued. Inasmuch as "cookie-induced pseudomelena" is both unprofessional sounding and too appropriately descriptive, a suggested name for this entity is "Hydrox fecalis."
Stephen Sulkes, M.D.
Monroe Developmental Disabilities
Rochester, N.Y.
The presence of dark stools can be a cause of consternation to the patient and is made more anxiety-producing when accompanied by abdominal pain or other discomfort. The causes of melena are well outlined in several reviews, along with the usual non-heme causes of black stools, including iron, bismuth, charcoal, licorice, and certain fruits.
To this list should be added the colorings present in chocolate sandwich cookies. In several independent tests (with myself and several volunteers as experimental subjects), the presence of black stools approximately 18 to 24 hours after ingestion of 225 to 450 g of chocolate sandwich cookies has been observed. Variation in brand of cookie did not change the stool character. Testing with other types of cookie (oatmeal, peanut butter, and chocolate chip, among others) has not resulted in the same stool findings, although abdominal pain or nausea or both appear to be equally frequent associations.
This phenomenon may be on the increase because of shifts in U.S. dietary habits, so elicitation of a good dietary history in cases of black stools and abdominal pain should be pursued. Inasmuch as "cookie-induced pseudomelena" is both unprofessional sounding and too appropriately descriptive, a suggested name for this entity is "Hydrox fecalis."
Stephen Sulkes, M.D.
Monroe Developmental Disabilities
Rochester, N.Y.
Someone needs to repeat the experiment with Oreo cookies.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 16, 2022 -
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Category: Experiments, Junk Food, Excrement
Perfume for Ice Cream
Ice-cream chain Salt & Straw is coming out with "culinary perfume" that's designed to be sprayed on ice cream. It'll come in three varieties: "A Cloud of Cocoa," "A Plume of Blooms," and "A Swoon of Citrus."I'll stick with chocolate sauce.
More info: instagram
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 21, 2022 -
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Category: Junk Food, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Follies of the Madmen #525
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 02, 2022 -
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Category: Sports, Advertising, Junk Food, Dogs, Asia
Sheep-Face Pizza
Worst pizza ever?It was on the menu of an Icelandic pizzeria in honor of "farmer's day" (Jan 21). More info: grapevine.is
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 27, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Junk Food
Oreo Wine
A limited release from Barefoot Wine. And already sold out.Chocolate-infused wine, which is essentially what this is, is nothing new. An odd combination, nevertheless.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 22, 2021 -
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Category: Chocolate, Junk Food, Alcohol
Fishy Pringles
Get your maritime-flavored Pringles here.The whole site is full of oddball Japanese stuff.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 06, 2021 -
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Category: Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Junk Food, Asia, Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust
Boiled Fish Paste Crust Pizza
In 2014, the Korean patent office granted a patent for "a manufacturing method of boiled fish paste crust pizza."Doesn't sound appetizing to me, but perhaps boiled fish paste is popular in Korea.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Sep 06, 2021 -
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Category: Inventions, Patents, Junk Food
Myrtle Young, the Potato Chip Lady
Myrtle Young worked as a potato chip inspector at the Seyfert Potato Chip plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. During the course of her job, she would occasionally notice potato chips that resembled something, such as an animal or a celebrity. She began to take these chips home to show her granddaughter, and soon she had amassed quite a collection.When the media became aware of her collection it led to numerous appearances on talk shows, including a 1987 appearance on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. TV Guide named this as the funniest moment ever on television.
I don't know if it's the funniest ever, but it's definitely amusing. The noteworthy part occurs about a minute in.
The scene was later parodied in a 1993 episode of the Simpson's, 'Selma's Choice,' in which Great Aunt Gladys bequeathes to Marge, via video will, her collection of potato chips that look like celebrities. As the video will is playing, Homer is seen eating the chips. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a clip of this scene.
Update: Paul managed to get some screenshots of Homer and the potato chips!
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 02, 2021 -
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Category: Humor, Television, Junk Food, Collectors, 1980s
Round Hot Dogs
Hot dogs shaped like hamburgers. So you don't have to buy separate hot dog and hamburger buns. Available from Rastelli's.The inventors of these think they're unique enough to be patentable. But their patent application is still pending.
More info: philly grub blog
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 24, 2021 -
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Category: Patents, Junk Food
The Sundae of Tomorrow
The centerpiece of the 1939 New York World's Fair was a pair of structures known as the Trylon and Perisphere. Even today, they look very futuristic.
It occurred to some that the structures looked a bit like a scoop of ice cream and an upside-down cone. This inspired ice-cream parlors throughout America to offer what they called the "World's Fair Sundae" or the "Sundae of Tomorrow".
Hagerstown Daily Mail - July 21, 1939
It's a nice looking sundae. I'd get one if they were offered today. Though now the reference would be lost on most people.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 19, 2021 -
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Category: Food, Junk Food, 1930s
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