{"id":7229,"date":"2026-07-25T16:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7229"},"modified":"2026-07-25T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:35:53","slug":"toilet-humor-over-diarrhea-induced-weight-loss-shows-fat-phobia-is-alive-and-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7229","title":{"rendered":"Toilet humor over diarrhea-induced weight loss shows fat phobia is alive and well"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<em>Oona Hanson<\/em><em> is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders.<\/em>\n<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7217\">Cyclospora outbreaks start with human contamination. Nobody has ever been able to figure out how<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Celebrating losing a few pounds because you got sick? As cyclospora cases spread throughout the United States, more people are making jokes about the \u201cbenefits\u201d of the intestinal parasite.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The toilet humor took a disturbing turn when some people on social media suggested they wanted to contract this infection for its potential weight-loss effects.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes nausea, fatigue, cramping and explosive diarrhea, can linger for weeks. The illness lands nearly 10% of patients in the hospital. I spotted online creators jokingly featuring themselves headed to the store for raw produce or eating berries in the hopes of getting sick and losing weight \u2014 despite  the risk of experiencing discomfort and dehydration.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A boy's hand picks up a broccoli in a salad plate.\" class=\"wp-image-7216\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1f1afd93756586e291515db93c397990.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>A boy&#8217;s hand picks up a broccoli in a salad plate.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Kunlathida Petchuen\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Many kids don\u2019t eat enough veggies. Amid a parasite outbreak in the US, what\u2019s a parent to do?<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>7  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe fact that many people\u2019s first reaction to a disease outbreak is to joke about weight loss speaks to how deeply diet culture has shaped our thinking,\u201d said registered dietitian and psychiatric nurse practitioner Dr. Whitney Trotter, CEO of Project Heal, a nonprofit that aims to remove barriers to eating disorder treatment.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            These comments \u201ccontribute to a culture that minimizes both eating disorders and the seriousness of infectious diseases,\u201d Trotter added.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Posts about getting thin by \u201cparasite-maxxing\u201d have appeared alongside restrictive diet tips on social media. Although the hashtag #SkinnyTok was banned on TikTok because it encouraged eating disorder behaviors, creators have found workarounds to promote the same extreme weight-loss content on the platform. The newest iteration features people proudly announcing \u201cgot back to my pre pregnancy weight\u201d from severe diarrhea and others getting \u201ccyclospora skinny.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWhat worries me is that it\u2019s just so reckless, and it normalizes the lengths people would go to in order to be thinner,\u201d said Zo\u00eb Bisbing, a licensed clinical social worker, body image therapist and creator of Body Positive Home.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The exterior of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 27, 2025. REUTERS\/Alyssa Pointer\" class=\"wp-image-7224\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6bfd487f5a882a4ec3fa072630940f7a.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>The exterior of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 27, 2025. REUTERS\/Alyssa Pointer<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Alyssa Pointer\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Trump\u2019s funding cuts created \u2018the perfect storm\u2019 that slowed the government\u2019s cyclosporiasis response<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>8  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        Parasite jokes reinforce eating disorders\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal infection caused by the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite.  It's seen here on a stool sample through a microscope on a slide. The parasite is too small to see without the use of a microscope. Illness is caused by consuming food or drink that contains the parasite and usually takes about a week to make a person sick.\" class=\"wp-image-5133\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/40ae0c67730f53f3f01f4d77424b1155.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/40ae0c67730f53f3f01f4d77424b1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/40ae0c67730f53f3f01f4d77424b1155-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection that causes nausea, fatigue, cramping and explosive diarrhea.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Melanie Moser\/CDC\/DPDx<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Using social media is already risky for people vulnerable to eating disorders. The parasite posts \u2014 even when created in jest \u2014 add to the \u201cnormalization and reinforcement of anti-fat bias, fat phobia and the elevation of thinness, which, with these recent extreme thinness trends, it\u2019s just a perfect storm,\u201d Bisbing said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trotter agreed. \u201cFor individuals living with or recovering from an eating disorder, this type of messaging can be incredibly triggering,\u201d she said. \u201cIt normalizes illness-induced weight loss and perpetuates the belief that suffering is an acceptable or even desirable path to changing one\u2019s body.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The temporary weight loss from parasitic diarrhea also resembles dangerous purging behaviors common to those with bulimia and anorexia nervosa.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThere are important parallels between the medical consequences of severe gastrointestinal illness and eating disorder behaviors such as laxative misuse,\u201d Trotter said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cLaxatives do not meaningfully prevent calorie absorption or promote healthy weight loss, but they can lead to dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities, kidney injury, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and, in severe cases, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias,\u201d Trotter added, referring to abnormal or irregular heartbeats.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo\/JoNel Aleccia)\" class=\"wp-image-7225\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/597cb9235750a40e6260123fd5294ebc.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo\/JoNel Aleccia)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>JoNel Aleccia\/AP<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Why American values are changing when it comes to our health<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>11  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        Even jokes can be harmful\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Although creators may label their posts as satire, Trotter noted these jokes still \u201creinforce the harmful idea that any amount of weight loss is inherently positive, regardless of the physical or psychological cost.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7211\">After being \u2018bamboozled by Russian propaganda,\u2019 Laura Loomer says she\u2019s all in for Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Although humor can be an effective way of responding to stressful news, it\u2019s worth considering how laughing about diarrhea-induced weight loss might be doing more harm than good.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s gross, even as a joke, because there\u2019s always a little kernel of truth in jokes. It\u2019s so worrisome because it normalizes the pursuit of thinness at any cost,\u201d Bisbing said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The trend of making jokes about rapid weight loss is an example of how many people view their bodies as unworthy and feel compelled to strive for thinness. \u201cI\u2019m totally troubled by the commentary, but I\u2019m not at all surprised,\u201d Bisbing added.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Diet culture doesn\u2019t care about your health\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Humor about eating salads to contract a debilitating infection reinforces diet culture\u2019s obsession with weight loss.\" class=\"wp-image-7226\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a980566f1b8b1f41589f387cf68c109c.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a980566f1b8b1f41589f387cf68c109c.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a980566f1b8b1f41589f387cf68c109c-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Humor about eating salads to contract a debilitating infection reinforces diet culture\u2019s obsession with weight loss.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Dreamer Company\/iStockphoto\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The flippant comments about this parasite belie the dominant belief that weight loss is inherently about pursuing health. Our modern Western culture praises thinness and stigmatizes those in larger bodies.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWeight stigma research shows fatness seems so abhorrent to most people that they would genuinely give up years of their life to avoid being fat,\u201d Bisbing added.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The pursuit of thinness is often marketed as a key to longevity, but Bisbing warns that \u201cit\u2019s not about health, folks. This is about, how can I get skinny.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The cyclospora outbreak isn\u2019t the first time an illness has been romanticized as a way to achieve rapid weight loss. Trotter shared that the online chatter about losing weight from the parasite\u2019s effects reminds her of the time when \u201cpeople would joke about being \u2018AIDS skinny\u2019\u201d during the years she was doing HIV\/AIDS outreach work.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"diet culture STOCK\" class=\"wp-image-7227\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fc1fd3c17ec228a0d2c7775781afce67.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>M.studio\/Adobe Stock<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>You can kick diet culture out of your diet, experts say. Here\u2019s where to start<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>5  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        An invitation to consider well-being over weight\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Bisbing wonders if there might be an upside to these jokes because they force us to confront the reality behind the constant push for thinness.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMaybe on some level there is a self-awareness that we say it\u2019s all about health, but come on, let\u2019s be honest. It\u2019s not,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is obviously not the pursuit of health.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Bisbing invites people \u201cto be honest about what they\u2019re after. Is it better labs? Better cardiovascular health? Or, like, just being thinner.\u201d These jokes are really saying, \u201cI am prioritizing weight loss over health, even at the expense of health.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Orthorexia isn't just a preference for nutritious foods -- its a set of rigid rules about how a person eats, experts said.\" class=\"wp-image-7228\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0d7de54f90b1a6b95728a124194bcbc8.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Orthorexia isn&#8217;t just a preference for nutritious foods &#8212; its a set of rigid rules about how a person eats, experts said.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Kilito Chan\/Moment RF\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Orthorexia: An eating disorder that few people understand and many accidentally applaud<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>6  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Want to actually focus on your health? We know that many other factors, such as physical activity and stress management, are a much better predictor of health than a number on the scale.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Wishing for a debilitating infection to lose a few pounds \u2014 for a few days \u2014 can be a wake-up call to consider ways you have internalized diet culture\u2019s ideas about body size.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            So, if you found yourself half-hoping for contaminated lettuce, consider whether you\u2019re taking steps to truly care for your body or just trying to control, punish and shrink it. As Trotter noted, \u201cI hope this moment encourages us to think more critically about our relationship with weight and health.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n    If you or someone you know may be struggling with an eating disorder, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders provides free resources and referrals.\n<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=7205\">Inside the world of Gen Z political influencers, where the money is messy, but the work keeps coming<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media influencers jokingly promoting cyclospora infection to lose weight are encouraging body shaming and eating disorders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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