EmaleighFriend Super Troll
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Emaleigh on 2013/08/22 11:27
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/woman-swallows-tapeworm-iowa_n_3780313.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular#
If you think juice cleanses are extreme, check out this misguided diet.
An Iowa woman recently told her doctor that she bought a tapeworm on the Internet and ingested it in an attempt to lose weight. The doctor was apparently so stumped by the patient's bad decision that he had to call the state health department for guidance.
The agency told the doctor to have his patient de-wormed by way of some special medication that kills the parasite. Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, medical director at the Iowa Department of Public Health, recounted the incident in an e-mail to public-health workers Thursday.
“Ingesting tapeworms is extremely risky and can cause a wide range of undesirable side effects, including rare deaths,” Quinlisk wrote, according to the Des Moines Register. “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 afflict humans who eat undercooked meat. "One tapeworm can't absorb enough food and nutrients to make a big difference in weight... the parasite can cause anemia and malnutrition," USA Today noted.
According to i09, other symptoms of tapeworm infestation include having pieces of them stick out of your mouth after a cesarean section, followed by a "burning sensation" after you pull the four-foot long sucker out.
Someone pass the lemon juice.
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Xythin on 2013/08/22 11:49
Jebus.....
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Jungard on 2013/08/22 12:03
So I guess cutting soda/fast food and exercising wasn't an option? Hmmm.
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Maharei on 2013/08/22 12:33
So disgusting, and so unhealthy. People seem to forget they're parasites that leech all the nutrients your body needs -_-
Also, the thought of that thing laying eggs makes me want to throw up.
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re: Re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Macellaries on 2013/08/22 15:35
Emaleigh wrote: | other symptoms of tapeworm infestation include having pieces of them stick out of your mouth after a cesarean section. |
Umm, okay.
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JourgensenJourgensenFriend Veteran Poster
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Jourgensen on 2013/08/22 16:03
I watched the episode of House where his patient had a tapeworm and a rare disease(duh) that made her immune to pain. After that, I was convinced I had a tapeworm for weeks.
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Slanket aka Rocky on 2013/08/22 16:58
I don't know why this is odd? We've used animals as medicine since the dawn of medicine, Lidocaine is derived from bat saliva, leeches were (and still are) used to pull iron from the blood, maggots are the BEST way to clean an infected wound... so a tapeworm seems like a decent idea. The treatment is quick and easy to get rid of it as well, literally 1 pill then you poop it out ALL GONE!
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by Macellaries on 2013/08/22 17:18
Haven't u seen Alien. Or perhaps Spaceballs?!
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re: Woman Swallows Tapeworm To Lose Weight
by wom-d (leesinga) on 2013/08/22 20:14
someone watched futurama
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