I’m a gastroenterologist – here’s why I’ll never eat potato salad

Potatoes, potaht-no.

A doctor’s surprise discovery that potato salad would never pass their lips is going viral — and the reason why is kind of gross.

The anti-foods statement came courtesy of a gastroenterologist at the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio (AMCNO) in a TikTok video that has been the talk of the internet this week.

The clip features a group of colleagues at the non-profit organization telling viewers all the things they would no longer do after completing their medical training.

The gut health expert stated that he would never “eat potato salad at a barbecue again”, considering the disease risks associated with mayonnaise-based foods.

According to the Daily Mail, the medical mind shared that potato salad often features in “school medical tests for foodborne illness”.

Prepared salads are widely known to cause serious health problems if not properly prepared, stored and consumed.

“When left outside in the temperature danger zone – 40-140 degrees – for more than 2 hours, the amount of bacteria can increase massively,” explained the expert.

A medical student echoed the doctor’s sentiments, sharing later in the footage, “I would never eat potato salad.”

Another expert said they would never “ride a bike or snowboard without a helmet,” while a second gastroenterologist added that they had no plans to “eat artificially sweetened foods.”

“I used to have an electric skateboard that I used to ride around campus, and I wouldn’t wear a helmet when I rode it,” explained one of the medical students. “So now I would always wear a helmet.”

One student confessed that she would come in early and get a good night’s sleep to “stay up all night studying.”

“I would never ride a motorcycle,” quipped one medical student, while another said he avoided “putting warm lake water up his nose” and a third chose to stay away from “expired food.”

Summarizing the helpful tips, one mother concerned about head trauma said she would never “let my kids play soccer,” while another student noted that “something I would never do is neglect the amount of fiber I have in my diet.”

Social media users took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the professional advice, with one person writing that artificial sweeteners couldn’t be hidden from her “cold dead fingers”.