Man Ate Leftover Noodles -- And Had To Have His Legs & Fingers Amputated!
perezhilton.comThis is absolutely horrific — and especially so because it truly could happen to anybody. A teenager in New England was forced to undergo multiple amputations after eating a roommate’s leftover chicken and noodle dish from the refrigerator — and quickly thereafter developing what is being termed as a “devastating” case of sepsis. Related: ‘Biggest Loser’ Couple Has Weight Loss Surgery After Post-Show Rollercoaster Weight Gain According to viral news reports, the case involved a 19-year-old man only identified as “JC.” It was first reported in the New England Journal of Medicine back in March of 2021, although it recently went viral around the world after the story was picked up and reported on by a medical oddities YouTube channel.
Per the report, the student “immediately” began to feel ill after eating the leftovers of a chicken and noodle dish that his friend had bought from a restaurant the night before.
JC experienced a strong stomachache and nausea at first — and then his skin started to turn purple. The report stated: Alarmed, a friend took him to the hospital, where he developed an extremely high temperature and his heart reportedly began to beat as high as 166 beats per minute.
He soon began to suffer kidney failure and blood clots, as his body became ravaged by the issue. The journal report further explained: Doctors quickly sedated the man, and quickly determined that he was suffering from sepsis, a condition in which harmful bacteria invade the body and cause a devastating response — everything from organ failure to death.
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