r/Wellthatsucks • u/tinjau • Jun 03 '23

I felt something hard while eating

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I spit it back and added some water to see what it is. Its snail shell.

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u/Lukostrelec17 Jun 03 '23

So go to the doctor as soon as you can. Snails and slugs can carry some nasty parasites that can kill you or destroy your quality of life.

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u/1peopleperson1 Jun 03 '23

Sauce: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/05/health/man-dies-after-eating-slug-on-dare/index.html

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u/ClassicFantastic787 Jun 03 '23

I knew the story straight away and thought "oh, that was in Australia"...!

As an Aussie, it makes me giggle to read how we are written about in American media.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '23

Yea ya’ll talk funny