A young woman from Virginia, Kathryn, appeared on TLC’s “My Strange Addiction” with an unusual confession: she has been ingesting all her food through her nose for five years. She blends her food—whether it’s tortillas, steaks, coffee, avocado—and inhales it through a straw.
It all started with a college dare. “It was phenomenal,” she said. “It tasted more like fruit than if I had taken it through my mouth.”
Kathryn insists that her way of eating helps her avoid unpleasant textures. But her addiction scares off potential partners. On the show, her date Justin ran away after seeing her inhale coffee. “If I can’t handle watching how Kathryn eats, I can’t promise a bright future for us,” he admitted.
Her doctor warned her about the risks of choking, nasal damage, and brain infections.
After a lung exam that showed nothing unusual, Kathryn felt relieved. “I’ve been very lucky,” she said.
Since the show, she says she has reduced the practice. Justin, meanwhile, relegated her to the “friend zone”. “He never gave me flowers again,” Kathryn lamented, still hoping to get back in touch.
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