Doctors in Missouri were shocked when they discovered a live fly buzzing around a 63-year-old man’s intestines. The encounter took place during a routine colon cancer screening, where a camera was inserted into the patient’s intestines, known as a colonoscopy, per the Daily Mail.
According to the doctors, everything seemed normal during the procedure until they reached the
“transverse colon,”
the upper part of the large intestine, where they made the startling discovery of a fully intact fly. The medical experts called it a
“mystery”
as they tried to determine how the insect ended up in such an unusual location. One explanation they gave was that the patient could have eaten contaminated lettuce the day before his appointment.
The patient was questioned, but claimed to have no idea how the insect made its way into his colon. Fortunately, he experienced no symptoms that would suggest a fly was living inside his body. The patient told doctors that he had strictly followed the required instructions of a clear liquid diet on the day before his colonoscopy, which is meant to cleanse the intestinal tract.
However, the evening before his 24-hour fast, he had consumed a pizza and lettuce, but he denied any recollection of a fly being near his food.
Flies and their larvae can invade the human intestine in a condition called intestinal myiasis, reports reveal. These eggs can withstand the acid in the stomach and then infest the intestines, where they grow and potentially change into adult flies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), some affected individuals do not experience any symptoms, while others may suffer from stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
It remains unclear what specific food the man consumed that was infested with fly larvae.
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
