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Surprisingly, this isn t the first time eels have been used in this unusual method, implying that the alleged cure is well-known [but never advised by doctors]. According to Men s Health, in 2017, one guy attempted the traditional cure on the advice of his pals.
In one case, the 49-year-old man was taken to the hospital, where the eel was removed by emergency surgery. When they questioned how the eel got into his system, he initially claimed it swam up by itself before admitting he had put it there himself. There is zero scientific proof to back up that an eel would do anything for your digestive system other than creating utter chaos, Men s Health stated.
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After it was discovered that diclofenac killed vultures that consumed cattle carcasses treated with the drug, it was outlawed in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Hundreds of millions of vultures are thought to have died due to this, with some birds dwindling by 99.9% in areas of South Asia.
Despite this, diclofenac was accepted in Spain and other European countries because producers, drug makers, and regulators claimed that cattle carcasses in Europe were handled differently than in India. Vultures will be unable to consume meat contaminated with diclofenac as a result of this.