(Photo : Wikimedia Commons)
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.
Man Uses Live Eel to Cure Constipation, Nearly Dies newsweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.