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Does Drinking Melted Plastic For Few Days Have Serious Effects On Health?

i have been getting iced coffee from dunkin donuts for about 2 years, I always get a turbo shot.Every 2 or 3 coffees I would find a chemically taste. I put it down to sanitizer or burnt coffee but I just found out that they are not meant to put the turbo shot directly in the cup as it melts the cup and I have seen this be done many times. Do you think that drinking melted plastic every few days for the past 2 years will have any serious effect on my health?
Wed, 3 Feb 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of drinking melted plastic every few days for the past 2 years due to putting turbo shot directly into the cup.
Yes this definitely will have a negative effects on the body now or later as it is proved that such things can cause cancer of the large bowel.
First of all stop this practice at all.
Use only steel or glass and no more other containers for any foods or beverages.
Since you do not have any symptoms as of now, there is no point in worrying about the effects now.
Have regular medical check up, particularly if some symptoms develop.
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Does Drinking Melted Plastic For Few Days Have Serious Effects On Health?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of drinking melted plastic every few days for the past 2 years due to putting turbo shot directly into the cup. Yes this definitely will have a negative effects on the body now or later as it is proved that such things can cause cancer of the large bowel. First of all stop this practice at all. Use only steel or glass and no more other containers for any foods or beverages. Since you do not have any symptoms as of now, there is no point in worrying about the effects now. Have regular medical check up, particularly if some symptoms develop.