{"id":86749,"date":"2024-10-26T10:04:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T03:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=86749"},"modified":"2024-10-26T10:07:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T03:07:32","slug":"unbelievable-story-man-has-3-cockroaches-in-his-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/unbelievable-story-man-has-3-cockroaches-in-his-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbelievable story: Man has 3 cockroaches in his body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a story almost too ridiculous to believe, a man in India stunned doctors when it was revealed what was causing him health issues.\n</p><p>Indigestion happens now and again, and it is more than normal, but hope that you never end up like this one man.\n</p><p>A 23-year-old Indian patient complained to doctors about having indigestion after eating, but the true cause was actually a three-centimeter cockroach.\n</p><p>Yup, somehow the creepy critter had managed to get inside this man\u2019s body and was still alive. But how did it even get there?\n</p><p>Well, the man shared that he had eaten some street food at a night market a few days before and believed that was the source of his health issues.\n</p><h1><strong>However, the gastroenterologist speculated that the insect could have also crawled down his throat during his sleep.\n<p>A senior consultant in gastroenterology, Dr Shubham Vatsya, went into greater detail regarding the bizarre incident and how they managed to remove it.\n</p><p>According to the Indian Express, he said: \u201cEven we were surprised as to how the cockroach managed to stay intact.\n</p><p>\u201cFor the last two-three days, the patient was suffering from indigestion and bloating after eating food. It was during routine inspections that we incidentally spotted the cockroach.\u201d\n</p><p>After the creepy crawly problem was identified, they advised having an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, a procedure that examines the upper part of the GI tract to find out the cause of the abdominal pain and indigestion.\n</p><p>\u201cWe activated the suction button on the scope, effectively sucking the cockroach into the suction channel, leading to its removal from the body and saving the man\u2019s life.\u201d, Dr Vatsya added.\n</p><p>He explained that a live cockroach in the small intestine could have actually proved to be life-threatening. So, a lucky escape for this unnamed man.\n<figure id='\"attachment_174171\"' class='\"wp-caption' alignnone aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-174171\"'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-174171 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/timelesslife.info%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/Screenshot_638.png%5C%22" sizes='\"auto,' srcset='\"https:\/\/timelesslife.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_638.png' https: alt='\"\"' width='\"830\"' height='\"553\"' data-adbro-processed='\"true\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-174171\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>For illustration purposes only\n<h1><strong>The story has also spread to the social media platforms, and people on Reddit can\u2019t believe the bizarre twists and turns of the incident.\n<p>One disgusted user wrote: \u201cI\u2019m going to pretend I didn\u2019t read that and move on with my life.\u201d\n</p><p>Another questioned how the cockroach survived and commented: \u201cI bet it hit that stomach acid and bolted for the nearest crevice \u2013 right through the pyloric sphincter bypassing a lot of the process that would have otherwise killed it.\u201d\n</p><p>A third commented: \u201cWhenever they talked about a nuclear disaster, they said cockroaches would be the most likely critter to survive the radiation. Now we know they can also survive inside your intestines quite impressive.\u201d\n</p><p>And another added: \u201cI guess it\u2019s time to stop eating. Intravenous nutrients from here on out.\u201d\n</p><p>Which is fair; I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever eat anything ever again after this story\u2026 then again, lunch?\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>In a story almost too ridiculous to believe, a man in India stunned doctors when it was revealed what was causing him health issues. Indigestion happens now and again, and it is more than normal, but hope that you never end up like this one man. 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