Dispensary Corner 21 Aug 13
August 21, 2013
Probably not the best way to
lose weight.
An Iowa woman who thought
that swallowing a tape worm
might be a great weight loss
trick has taken on more than she
bargained.
When she told her doctor that
she had purchased a tapeworm
on the Internet and swallowed
it, the GP immediately called
the Iowa Department of Public
Health to ask what to do for her
according to USA Today.
The department’s medical
director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk,
advised an anti-worm medication.
“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 of various types
create different problems, but
weight loss is no guarantee,
while anaemia, abdominal pain,
diarrhoea, loss of appetite and
even seizures are all possible.
Some tapeworms have minimal
impact while others can grow to
30 feet long.
A 123 year old herder living
in Bolivia is thought to be the
oldest person to have ever lived,
according to UK paper The Mirror.
Carmelo Flores Laura, although
still professing good health, has
lost all his teeth but he doesn’t
need a walking stick or glasses.
Carmelo is an Aymara Indian
whose birth was recorded on July
16, 1890, and he holds an official
baptism document to prove it.
He was widowed 10 years ago
and has fathered three children
and now has 16 grandchildren
and 39 great-grandchildren.
His daily diet has always been
cananhua, a wild grain species
rich in protein and amino acid,
along with occasional pork and
mutton meals.
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