Is it bad to eat raw eggs?

Philippines
April 21, 2007 5:46am CST
I mean, is it bad for your health? I boil the eggs only for a very short time, so it's still kind of raw (the white part of the egg isn't even white yet), then I mix it in with rice and start eating. Kinda weird, I know.
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@prestocaro (1252)
• United States
21 Apr 07
As long as you are a healthy adult with no immune disorders, eating raw egg is fine. Eating raw egg is dangerous, however, to children, the elderly, or those people with preexisting immune-related diseases. If your body is healthy, the worst thing that could happen is you would get a mild complication from salmonella. Uusually this just means a sore throat. I think if you boil the egg for something like one minuted it is considered "pasturized" and safe to consume. This is how I make my eggs safe when making cesar salad dressing.
• Philippines
21 Apr 07
Yeah, I do boil my eggs for about a minute or so. So I guess it's safe then. Thanks!
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@wendee (359)
• Canada
21 Apr 07
How do you ake the salad dressing?? It sounds interesting! Please share!
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• Philippines
25 Apr 07
Ooh..recipes.
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@supersach (1523)
• India
27 Apr 07
I eat raw eggs everyday with milk and I have been doing that for a while and I don't think I have had any health problems because of it. Its a really good source of protein.
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• Philippines
28 Apr 07
With milk? Like, you eat the raw egg and drink milk to go with it, or you put the raw egg in the milk? I know this guy whose even weirder than me. He puts a raw egg in his juice and drinks the whole thing.
@supersach (1523)
• India
28 Apr 07
Yes, I put the raw eggs in a glass full of milk then stir it a bit and drink it. That's what all body-builders in our region are told to do. But the fellow you are talking about who puts eggs in his juice, wow!, that really is weird. I wonder how many people in the world would be doing something that weird, not many I guess.
• Philippines
28 Apr 07
Body builders? wow. How does it taste?
@cikedo (3483)
• United States
21 Apr 07
There are some types of bacteria that can get into uncooked eggs. I wouldn't want to risk getting sick by eating raw eggs.
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@brendalee (6082)
• United States
21 Apr 07
I was always told that eating raw eggs can make you sick. I think it is called salmonella poisoning. But I eat cookie batter all the time and it has raw eggs in it. I've never gotten sick from it. I did a little research on it and this is a site I came up with. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/salment_g.htm
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• Philippines
21 Apr 07
Cool..never knew about that kind of disease. But I don't think it will stop me from eating raw eggs. Thanks though.
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
well i think its okay but do not over do it. :)
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• Philippines
27 Apr 07
Is once a day overdoing it?
@VotreAmie (3028)
• United States
22 Apr 07
Eggs - Raw Eggs
I used to eat raw eggs then I stopped when a friend of mine told me that we can catch some kind of bacteria from it. Now I cook them especially in omelets in the morning. I have eggs every other day for breakfast.
• United States
28 Apr 07
the bad thing on eating this raw egg is the risk on salmonella bacteria that is really found on eggs. to fight the bacteria infections is to store and cook eggs well done as much be advisable for hard boiled , scrambled or with omelet.
@tyuepsc (189)
• China
21 Apr 07
Do you know a yong talented russian singer called Vitas who have a shaking voice.In one of his interview,when the anchorwomen aked how he could keep his voice in a good condition,he said that every morning he will eat a raw egg. I don't know how it works but maybe raw eggs it is not bad for your heath, so don't worry.
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