A physician sought the department’s help for a patient who said she’d swallowed a tapeworm she’d bought over the internet. The woman was hoping the parasite would help her lose weight.
“Ingesting tapeworms is extremely risky and can cause a wide range of undesirable side effects, including rare deaths,” she wrote. “Those desiring to lose weight are advised to stick with proven weight loss methods - consuming fewer calories and increasing physical activity.”
Tapeworms are parasites that can live in the intestines of animals and humans. They can be accidentally ingested in undercooked meat. Dr. Quinlisk said that a century ago, hucksters often sold tapeworm eggs in pill form as a weight-loss aid.
2 comments:
Just like the Japanese film 'Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead'. It started with some girl eating worms to lose weight. Eventually they were swarmed by the poop zombies.
Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead
Attacked by a crowd of poop-covered undead who emerge from an outhouse toilet, ... will she have to rely on the liberating power of
farts to save the day?
I'm gonna stick to the little cartoons
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