Man Passes 9 ft tape worm; sues eatery

[BeavisMom62]

You know, this really isn't something I want to read while I'm having my morning coffee you guys! bleh....

 

[bracken123]

Good grief, NO you didn't!

I did!
I would rather pull a 9 foot worm from someones rectum than suction a trach!
Nurses are hard to gross out!:abnormal:

 

[GlitchWizard]

I did!
I would rather pull a 9 foot worm from someones rectum than suction a trach!
Nurses are hard to gross out!:abnormal:

I can't even imagine. Yes I can... and I don't want to!

 

[NewMommy09]

I have a question.

How long would a 9 foot tapeworm take to grow that large?
It seems like this thing grew pretty darn quick after the guy ate that salmon. JMO

 

[GetSmart]

I did!
I would rather pull a 9 foot worm from someones rectum than suction a trach!
Nurses are hard to gross out!:abnormal:

In a previous life... I had a colostomy bag explode on me. The CNA did not "vent" it

 

[GlitchWizard]

I have a question.

How long would a 9 foot tapeworm take to grow that large?
It seems like this thing grew pretty darn quick after the guy ate that salmon. JMO

Well, Salmon IS high in protien...

 

[Tricia]

FYI don't google tapeworm images - blech!

Because you said this my fingers became controlled by an evil force and I too googled tapeworm images.

Excuse me while I go die from being grossed out.

 

[GlitchWizard]

Because you said this my fingers became controlled by an evil force and I too googled tapeworm images.

Excuse me while I go die from being grossed out.

I didn't google it (have seen them in the vet's office jars, anyway.) I did, however, get served a bowl of flat, long noodles last night with some chinese sauce on them. ALL I could think of was this thread.

 

[bracken123]

Because you said this my fingers became controlled by an evil force and I too googled tapeworm images.

Excuse me while I go die from being grossed out.

I tried to warn you!
I am unable to resist looking at gross things.

 

[MsPooh]

I once had to pull a twisted condom from the backside of my dog. That was just nine or so inches of wanting to vomit. I can't imagine pulling long enough to get a worm out. *hack* Just the image in my head is gagging me.

I'd hand the dude a mirror and tweezers and say "Good luck, I'm outta here!"

Glitch?!?!?! whatthahello???????????? Did your dog eat the condom? Do I need sleep? :rotfl: :wink:

 

[imthemom]

This is totally gross but it is true about women eating tape worms in order to lose weight in the early 1900s but not sure after that. They would eat one and then drink castro oil to flush it out after they had lost enough weight or became really anemic. They also did this to make their skin pale because when you are anemic you are pale. Now we lay in tanning beds to look tan, LOL.

 

[Malapoo]

You'll LOVE this. The vet I used to work for had someone bring in their husky that had been hit by a car and killed. It was wrapped in a quilt. After they left, I went to unwrap the dog to put it in a body bag and it had what can only be described as a rope of tapeworms trailing from the table to the FLOOR! The rectum was stretched open to acommodate the girth of the intertwined worms. The table the dog was on was about 3 feet off the floor. It was both the most disgusting yet "cool" thing I had ever seen. Poor dog, was probably better off if it was that infested with worms.

Spaghetti for lunch anyone?

 

[Dryad]

Stop these stories! Uggghhh...I'm going to be sick! I've actually eaten at Shaw's Crab House, it's a very well-known and popular restaurant in downtown Chicago. I don't know what to believe. I eat sushi quite a bit at Japanese restaurants and have never once became sick. I guess it's possible, but how do we know for sure?

But it makes me ill to think about it!

 

[SeekingJana]

I think it is entirely possible to ingest the larvae or other living parasites in undercooked food.

Recently, I had to go to an eminent liver specialist because of masses which showed up on my liver in a CT scan. Some of the questions I was asked in their 5-6 page New Patient Questionaire was if I ever ate sushi. I knew why they were asking- some liver cysts contain worms- either still alive or dead and calcified.
I was glad to be able to answer no.

 

[GlitchWizard]

Glitch?!?!?! whatthahello???????????? Did your dog eat the condom? Do I need sleep? :rotfl: :wink:

Uh, it was MY dog. I assumed you'd know he ATE it.

But, I can see where I should have been MUCH more clear!!!!


ha ha ha

That never even crossed my mind to specify! I'm sorry!

 

[Mel78]

that is gross. and id hate to pass that ew

 

[Kiki]

I couldn't imagine deliberately ingesting one of those things. :yuck: But I suppose that for those who live in apartments that don't allow pets ....

 

[Autumnmoon]

it's bad enough to know you have one, then have to drink a gallon of nasty stuff to kill it, then have to fish it out of the toilet to take it back to the hospital?? Too much for me!!! Gag! retch, heave!