A woman in China had a massive eight-foot long tapeworm removed from her stomach that she contracted after eating undercooked meat.
According to What’s on Xiamen, the woman, identified only as Mrs. Li, made an appointment to see a physician on May 29th when she noticed odd liquids in her stool.
She was diagnosed as having teniasis, which is an intestinal tapeworm infection caused by eating contaminated, undercooked beef.
The Mirror reported that parasites, such as tapeworms, lay eggs in cysts which form on animals and if not cooked properly can hatch and grow inside humans.
Doctors believe Li ate the tainted food while she was on vacation in Southeast Asia.
Just knowing that her body was the host of something so gross had her as squeamish as anyone would have been.
“It’s disgusting and almost makes me faint,” she said.
Li passed the large worm on May 31st with the help of traditional Chinese medicine.