Originally posted by devin
Apparently this condition is known as "spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak" and affects 5 out of every 100,000 people. It is twice as common in women as it is in men.
Cerebrospinal fluid is high in sodium and probably tastes pretty similar to mucus. Imagine if you started leaking so much cerebrospinal fluid that it resulted in a post-nasal drip and you got to taste your own brains all the time.
Ew, gross.
I guess it must be salty. It's just weird because I imagine it as this really viscous semiclear fluid but I looked it up and it's actually really clear. I wonder if it has a viscosity like water or if it's closer to mucus.
We should test with devin.
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