India, April 7 -- Ever since chia seeds became popular, influencers and medical experts have been warning against consuming them dry. However, do you really have to soak chia seeds every time you have them? Not, really, says Dr Karan Rajan.

In a video posted on Instagram on April 6, the NHS surgeon and health content creator posted a video on how to consume chia seeds with funny caption, "Plant lube. Keep it PG for your gut." The video begins with Dr Rajan stitching a video on another content creator warning against eating chia seeds without soaking them and showing a visual representation of what could happen in your digestive system if you didn't soak them.

In the Instagram post, Dr Rajan asked the question that everyone's wondering a...