• HelluvaKick@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        20 hours ago

        I haven’t seen it yet, but I can’t look at the title without thinking of something stupid, like bologna cage

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          20 hours ago

          Did you know: Nic Cage’s real name is Nicholas Kim Coppola?

          He’s part of the Coppola family but wanted to avoid (the appearance of) nepotism.

          Wikipedia doesn’t indicate whether he’s also related to the North Korean ruling family, took the surname of his third wife and kept it even though he’s been married to two others since then, or neither.

          It’s PROBABLY neither, but I personally like that there’s a nonzero chance that it’s not 😁

          • HelluvaKick@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            9 minutes ago

            I’d like to think he got involved with that marriage to get his hands on some artifacts or dinosaur bones. That he then had to give back and pay crazy taxes on.

  • BillyClark@piefed.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    1 day ago

    I have a food allergy, and I’m always surprised if I ever find people who are lackadaisical about theirs.

    I’m sure every person is different, but for me, when I have a bad reaction, my esophagus almost completely closes, I feel some of the worst pain in my life, and sometimes I can’t stop throwing up, which obviously doesn’t work too well since my esophagus is closed.

    At least it doesn’t obstruct my airway. All I generally have to do is crush some Benadryl and hold it under my tongue when it gets really bad.

    • Ephera@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      6 hours ago

      Lactose intolerance isn’t an allergy. The body just lacks lactase in the small intestine for breaking down the lactose. Which means the lactose goes off into the colon unprocessed, where bacteria will gladly ferment it, which causes tons of gas to be released, which is what causes bloating and pain.

      Additionally, to quote Wikipedia:

      The unabsorbed sugars and fermentation products also raise the osmotic pressure of the colon, causing an increased flow of water into the bowels (diarrhea).

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance#Causes

      And really, lactose intolerance during adulthood is kind of the default. It’s only mostly just humans in Europe that started evolving towards adult lactose tolerance.

      • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        10 hours ago

        It’s only humans in Europe that started evolving towards adult lactose tolerance.

        Not true, there are ethnicities in sub-saharan africa that are also lactose tolerant, especially eastern africa.

        • Ephera@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          9 hours ago

          Alright, yeah, I guess, I should’ve formulated that differently. Basically, this map, which is also in the linked Wikipedia article:

    • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      19 hours ago

      Allergies range from, “this is a bit uncomfortable,” to, “OH MY GOD I’M GOING TO DIE!” It can make it hard for some people to realize the potential seriousness if they’ve only ever experienced mild effects.

    • aeronmelon@lemmy.worldM
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      23 hours ago

      I’m just gonna say that as a child I kept eating ice cream until it stopped making me sick.

      Because it’s fucking ice cream!

    • CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      23 hours ago

      Same. I’m in and out of the hospital for a week and in the absolute WORST pain during that time too. I don’t fuck with my allergy in the least.

  • halvar@lemy.lol
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    18 hours ago

    I looked up who Anne Hathaway was (is) before reading the last line and so going back to the meme I was pleasantly surprised I wasn’t entirely wrong in doing that.

  • Caveman@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    23 hours ago

    In case anybody needs this information then milk is just filtered blood so if you’re a vampire going vegetarian you could try substituting blood for milk.