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.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/19/woman-swallows-tapeworm-iowa_n_3780313.html

SOURCE: http://myoddnews..com/2013/08/woman-swallows-tapeworm-to-lose-weight.html?m=1

na her cup of tapeworm be that ..... work go soon close jor

wiered decision

INGNORANCE

YUHK!

is this madness,or what....swallowing a parasite,all in the name of getting slim....the woman would definitely be jealous,if she sees my fiancée,i swear. lepa toh badh.

rubbish./.....aint buying that shit

Some cray women will do anything to look skinny. Some even get to the point of being anorexic. Some would eat only to force themselves to vomit it. What is the use of a beautiful woman if there's no flesh to give warmth?

I've heard about this before. That's just disgusting and silly. Following an appropriate diet and excercize works well, just have to be disciplined. Some people have nothing else better to do with their lives.

Ok oooo.

She's a premium idio.t!

That is a big health risk the woman took.Swallowing tape worm? yurk!

We wey dey slim dey beg God make we add weight small,make eno b like say we no dey see chop, na em person we get d weight dey find means to remove it

Nothing we nor go hear for nairaland... No.1 joint for fake info.

i go laugh ooooooooooooooooo

Lol

Front page tns....NA PEJ cause am.tenk!

Lord tnk u 4 makin me slim #TEAM SLIM FIT#

Chei!!!

Worm go show her warm. She never jam worm

Really?

Only worm?? She made a mistake,she would have swallowed a snake,it works faster!!!

IGNORANCE WITH A HEALTHY MIX OF STUPIDITY!

priscaoge: Only worm?? She made a mistake,she would have swallowed a snake,it works faster!!!

Hehehehehheheh
Abi crocodile
Thats the fastest option o
U no c d other guy wey em warn sey make e no swim
But he believe sey he fit tackle crocodile. Dat wan com show am
Mumu sombody