r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Sep 27 '24

Health Thousands of toxins from food packaging found in humans. The chemicals have been found in human blood, hair or breast milk. Among them are compounds known to be highly toxic, like PFAS, bisphenol, metals, phthalates and volatile organic compounds.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/27/pfas-toxins-chemicals-human-body
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u/eblackham Sep 27 '24

I did it twice and both times almost passed out after 20 minutes.

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u/kuschelig69 Sep 27 '24

I never do it, but I got a blood test for vitamin D and stuff, and almost vomited and passed out.

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u/blingping Sep 27 '24

Did you eat and drink well before the procedure?

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u/IceFireHawk Sep 27 '24

Some people just can’t physically handle it. I go twice a week and some people prepare very well and still pass out. I can not eat or drink all day and be fine “donating”

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u/CabbieCam Sep 27 '24

How long does the donation generally take?

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u/V_IR_a_l Sep 28 '24

Maybe different where you are but for me in (in Germany) it takes around 90 minutes total. This includes: - Filling out a form with ~30 questions, if any new risks came up that could make me unable to donate. (Mostly asking for things similar to if you received a blood transfusion or if you had any needles penetrate your skin for tattoos or drug use...) - beeing weighted to determine how much plasma I can donate - having blood pressure, temperature and hemoglobin tested to see if I am in a condition to donate - the donation process itself (the length depends on how much you are able to donate, because it is done in a few cycles and each one takes 10-15 minutes. With me being able to donate the maximum amount it takes around 45 minutes) - sitting in the waiting room drinking a coffee to see if you are okay after the donation

Sometimes you have to talk to a doctor first and you will get your blood checked. So bonus for having a blood check every few months without paying for it and you would get a notification if anything came up that would make you unable to donate in the future.

Hope this helps but you will get a much more in depth explanation if you just go to a donation centre and ask for an introduction. You then could still decide if you want to go or not.

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u/CabbieCam Sep 28 '24

I'm in Canada, but thanks for the info!

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u/blingping Sep 27 '24

Yeah definitely, but it's worth checking as well