{"id":1966915,"date":"2023-07-07T16:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocked-doctors-remove-horrifying-thing-stuck-in-mans-throat-it-refused-to-come-out\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:17:22","slug":"shocked-doctors-remove-horrifying-thing-stuck-in-mans-throat-it-refused-to-come-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocked-doctors-remove-horrifying-thing-stuck-in-mans-throat-it-refused-to-come-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors shocked as they extract terrifying object lodged in man&#8217;s throat &#8211; stubbornly refused to be removed."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshocked-doctors-remove-horrifying-thing-stuck-in-mans-throat-it-refused-to-come-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966915&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2><strong>WARNING: Some readers may find the following account and tweeted photo disturbing.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Doctors at a Singapore hospital were stumped at first when a man came to them complaining of vomiting and having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taking-newly-fda-authorized-paxlovid-after-testing-positive-for-covid\/\" title=\"Biden Taking Newly FDA-Authorized Paxlovid After Testing Positive for COVID\">trouble swallowing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the few clues they had to go on was that it seemed to start after the patient ate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/seafood-processing-plant-goes-violent-blaze-total-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seafood<\/a> meal.<\/p>\n<p>Not until they used high-tech imaging did they discover the cause of the problem: An octopus was lodged in the man\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horror-after-button-battery-burns-hole-in-toddlers-esophagus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">esophagus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in 2018 but recently has been making the rounds on internet news sites, the U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12266359\/Calamari-fans-look-away-Horrifying-moment-doctor-finds-OCTOPUS-stuck-mans-throat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed 55-year-old man was admitted to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where staff did a special computerized tomography scan using an endoscope.<\/p>\n<p>There, just a couple of inches from where the esophagus meets the stomach, the creature was lodged, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/05\/doctors-shocked-after-finding-octopus-in-patients-throat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Doctors flabbergasted after finding octopus in patient\u2019s throat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RAWkFCwxLE\">https:\/\/t.co\/RAWkFCwxLE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nTx6kJL0B4\">pic.twitter.com\/nTx6kJL0B4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1676595992936759296?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initial attempts to push the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-octopus-creeps-beachgoer-launches-lightning-quick-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">octopus<\/a> down to the stomach or pull it up were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, doctors were able to push the scope past the octopus and bend its head back so they could grasp it with forceps and remove it from the man\u2019s body, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, the patient recovered well following surgery and was discharged after two days,\u201d the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>There was no word on whether the octopus in question had been eaten alive or cooked.<\/p>\n<p>However, raw or even live octopus appears on the menu in some parts of the United States, especially New York and California, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/13.7\/2016\/11\/17\/502274959\/octopuses-are-marvels-to-watch-and-for-some-to-eat-alive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is far more common in Asian countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLive octopus is most famously linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nyc-chinese-eatery-heats-up-cultural-appropriation-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korean cuisine<\/a>; it\u2019s not unusual for it to be available in street markets and restaurants there,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlet reported<\/a>. \u201cIt is also traditional in cuisine in other Asian countries, including Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The practice, however, carries a risk of choking, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/eating-live-octopus-can-kill-you-2019-5#:~:text=In%20some%20parts%20of%20the%20world%2C%20it's%20a%20delicacy%20not,creature%20%E2%80%94%20it%20could%20kill%20you.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insider<\/a> warned.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocked-doctors-remove-horrifying-thing-stuck-in-mans-throat-it-refused-to-come-out\/\" title=\"Doctors shocked as they extract terrifying object lodged in man's throat - stubbornly refused to be removed.\">business news outlet quoted author<\/a> and nutritionist Jenny Tschiesche as advising, \u201cIt\u2019s not recommended [to eat live octopus].\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Should teaching the life-saving Heimlich maneuver be required in schools?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should teaching the life-saving Heimlich maneuver be required in schools?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a choking hazard predominantly from the suckers getting stuck to the inside the throat, leading to the octopus causing an obstruction,\u201d Tschiesche said.<\/p>\n<p>A woman in China who attempted to record herself eating a live octopus on her social media vlog in 2019 encountered another obstacle: The octopus had other ideas and fought back, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7001757\/Octopus-sucks-bloggers-face-wouldnt-let-tries-eat-alive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe octopus apparently tried to fend off the attempted diner by sticking to her face with its suckers,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe woman screamed in pain as she desperately attempted to remove the animal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nasty-little-creature-appearing-us-beaches-extreme-pain-begins-hours-contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tentacles<\/a> from her skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After finally dislodging the creature, she took a look at herself and cried out, \u201cMy face is disfigured!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The octopus evidently lived to fight another day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-want-you-back-restores-sanity-romance-to-rom-coms\/\" title=\"\u201cI Want You Back\u201d Restores Sanity, Romance to Rom-Coms\">\u2019ll eat<\/a> it in the next video,\u201d the vlogger said, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shocked-doctors-remove-horrifying-thing-stuck-mans-throat-refused-come\/\">Shocked Doctors Remove Horrifying Thing Stuck in Man&#8217;s Throat &#8211; It Refused to Come Out<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: Graphic content. A Singapore hospital encountered a perplexing case as a man sought medical help for vomiting and swallowing difficulties. The only lead was that symptoms arose post-meal consumption. 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