# Ice Cream:  Fifteen Minutes From Scoop To Poop

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-fifteen-minutes-from-scoop-to-poop/12715>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 11, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-fifteen-minutes-from-scoop-to-poop/12715 "2000-01-11T16:53:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-fifteen-minutes-from-scoop-to-poop/12715/21 "2000-01-13T10:13:00Z")

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I have gallstone problems and sometimes I will have a simular (but more genteel, since I am a petite, delicate flower) reaction to greasy food. Which is why I usually avoid greasy foods!

Thanks to the dear soul (I am too lazy to look back and find out your name) for the link to the “Steak” story. I never laughed so hard.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-fifteen-minutes-from-scoop-to-poop/12715/22 "2000-01-13T16:42:00Z")

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Acid. Acidic foods generally give you gas.

The principle is easy. Acid hits the base, instant gas. You know like baking soda & vinegar. Maybe someone could have a salad with vinegar & then drink some baking soda & report what happens?

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