Contents:
- Medical Video: SICKENING ! FOUND MAGGOTS IN DAILY FOOD
- What are the consequences if you accidentally eat maggots?
- 1. Myiasis
- 2. Poisoning
- 3. Allergic reactions
Medical Video: SICKENING ! FOUND MAGGOTS IN DAILY FOOD
Maggots are identical to small soft-bodied animals without legs, which at first glance look like worms. Normally, maggots often appear in trash, dirty and damp areas, or in the bodies of dead living things. However, not infrequently maggots also appear in foods that are not properly processed or that have been decayed. How about it, yeah, if you accidentally eat the maggots in this food?
What are the consequences if you accidentally eat maggots?
Imagine and hear the name of maggots maybe you already disgusted, especially if you unconsciously eat it. Then, what happens if you eat maggots in food? Will these animals reproduce and eat away at the organs? Find out below.
1. Myiasis
Myiasis is an infection that occurs when maggots eat away and eat living tissue in animals or humans. The inedible maggots can live and develop in any part of the body, whether in organs or body tissues.
The more the number of maggots in the body, the more internal organs will be infected. Most cases of myiasis usually occur under the skin tissue. However, it does not rule out the possibility that maggots can also live in the stomach, intestine, and mouth that are not kept clean.
Infections that have deteriorated can cause serious damage to the tissues and organs of the body, requiring medical attention as soon as possible.
2. Poisoning
Just as eating foods that are poorly maintained, eating maggots also risks causing poisoning. This is because maggots usually live in food that is not clean or even has rot so it is no longer safe to eat.
The cause of poisoning is not solely from maggots. Bacterial contamination (C. botulinum or C. perfringens) contained in these foods can make the nutritional content disappear and become unhygienic to eat. As a result, you may experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and abdominal pain as a sign that you are experiencing food poisoning.
3. Allergic reactions
Eating maggots can cause allergies in some people. Let alone eat it, maybe just touching it with maggots can easily make the allergy symptoms appear.
This fact was confirmed by Dr. William Sears, a pediatrician and author of The Portable Pediatrician, who argues that allergies can appear immediately even though contact with maggots is very small.
Allergy symptoms that can arise afterwards are in the form of respiratory problems, rashes or redness on the skin, sensation of itching in the mouth, stomach ache, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, and other allergic symptoms.
