In the hot summer, drinking beer and eating seafood has become a major joy of life for many people.
Although seafood is delicious, if you eat it poorly, it can cause big problems.
A 55-year-old man in Singapore began vomiting shortly after eating seafood and even had difficulty swallowing.
The man felt very unwell and realized that things were not good,
But I don't know what happened to me, maybe because the ingredients were not fresh, or some other problem.
With no signs of improvement, he decided to go to the hospital for a check-up.
After understanding the situation, the doctor first gave him a CT scan, which found a high-density mass in the man's esophagus.
Subsequent esophagogastroduodenoscopy reveals:
It turned out that there was a whole octopus stuck in the esophagus, only 5 cm from the junction between the esophagus and the stomach.
This took the doctor by surprise and immediately sent the man to the operating room.
At first, doctors tried to extract or push the whole octopus, but were unsuccessful.
The octopus seemed to be firmly stuck in the esophagus.
The doctor decided to change the method, carefully passing the endoscope through the octopus into the stomach and bending it back.
Then, they clamped the octopus's head with pincers, which finally successfully removed the octopus from the patient's body.
After the operation, the man recovered well and was discharged after two days in hospital.
According to the doctor, food blockage is one of the most common problems they encounter in their hospital work.
Among them, 80%~90% of cases will digest on their own, and a small number of cases need to be treated with endoscopy, and less than 1% need surgery.
It is often said that you must chew slowly when eating.
Good guy, this Singaporean man didn't chew at all, and directly swallowed the whole octopus.
"I'll go, he swallowed the octopus whole???"
"Oh my God. I've never seen anything so disgusting. ”
Some netizens saw through the state of the octopus that the man should directly swallow the octopus alive.
"He probably ate octopus raw."
"He swallowed the octopus whole, and either the octopus was alive or at least raw.
If the octopus is cooked, its legs will curl up. If it is a live octopus, then it is likely to resist moving downward. ”
"It was clear that the food was not cooked. Secondly, he did not chew food. He just sucked it into his mouth and swallowed. ”
"Octopus should be chewed before swallowing. Eating small live octopus is not uncommon in the Far East. ”
Speaking of eating live octopus raw, it has long been a major feature in Korea.
Especially in summer, live octopus is considered a delicacy, a food that strengthens physical strength.
In general, there are two ways to eat live octopus raw.
One is to remove the head of the fresh octopus, cut the octopus legs into small pieces, and drizzle with sesame oil or add some other side dishes.
When this dish is served, the octopus legs can be seen still wriggling around the plate.
Don't look at the octopus has been chopped, but it is still risky to eat.
In August 2019, a 71-year-old uncle in Incheon, South Korea, ate at a seafood restaurant with friends.
After eating an octopus that was chopped but still wriggling, Uncle became breathless and asked for help.
The restaurant staff called an ambulance, but it was too late, and the uncle eventually suffocated.
The police found no signs of murder and believed that an octopus blocked Uncle's airway.
There is also a riskier way to eat,
That is to pick up a whole live octopus, dip it in sesame oil, and eat it in one bite.
To think of the image of octopus legs squirming wildly in the mouth is indeed not acceptable to everyone.
Eaters must chew with extreme care, otherwise it can cause big problems.
When the suction cups of the octopus stick to the sides of the throat of the eater, suffocation may occur, which can lead to death in severe cases.
According to statistics, an average of about 6 people worldwide die every year due to the ingestion of live octopus.
Therefore, you must chew slowly when eating,
Maybe it's okay to be careless once or twice, but no one knows when the danger will come...