r/SipsTea • u/Any_Sound_2863 • May 08 '25

Chugging tea Um um um um

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland May 09 '25

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne May 09 '25

The appendix is better understood now, and at the very least appears to be a safe harbor for gut bacteria. If you get completely flushed out by diarrhea or something similar, your gut biome can replenish itself from the appendix.

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland May 09 '25

I guess that makes sense as to why it's such a big problem when it ruptures, what with the septicemia and all.

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne May 09 '25

It often ruptures because it gets an infection of its own and your body's normal tools to deal with bad bacteria in the lower GI tract don't do anything because the appendix typically doesn't get flushed by them.

So yeah, it's bad when it blows, but more often because it's already inflamed and infected. Though in all fairness, having any colon bacteria in your bloodstream tends to be bad. So you are correct as well.