The truth about airline snacks

[Joep]

I’ve heard that airline food is designed to prevent your bowels from moving for a period of time so that the airline doesn’t have to clean out the lab tank so much after every flight. I recently flew for vacation and boy do those things work and I only had two tiny packets of pretzels in one day. If you want size and hard texture I would buy them online and see for yourself.

 

 

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[Alex Bridges]

That's absurd.

If you find yourself constipated after a flight, it's most likely dehydration and the change in time zone. It throws off your regularity.

[littleTomás]

I've never personally experienced that. I can say for certain that the cod on my Air Emirates Flight to Milan wasn't blocking up my system...

[big_i11580]

As mentioned stress and dehydration are more likely the culprit. I remember every deer hunting season with my dad and brother. We would all get backed up due to excitement of the hunt, lack of fluid (you don't want to pee/move on a stand) and different food. Cue the drive home. There was a gas station about 40 miles from where we hunted, let's just say I feel bad for the cleaners.

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[NateSean]

I used to work for a subcontractor that cleaned planes. Basically, if you had a pillow, a Sky Mall, and unused air sickness bags, you're welcome. 

And if the snacks caused constipation, I'd love to know what we sometimes had to clean up off a fair number of seats over the course of my two years there.