30cm eel wriggle alive in the stomach...How did I get in there?
Jul 07, 2025
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According to Chinese media such as Huai Hua News, a 33-year-old man living in Hunan Province recently visited the emergency room of Hunan Medical University's First Affiliated Hospital due to severe abdominal pain.
At the time, he complained of pain, sweating a lot on his pale face.
The hospital confirmed the presence of foreign substances in his abdominal cavity through emergency CT scans, and also found signs of a hole in his intestine.
Medical staff decided to perform emergency laparoscopic surgery because they judged that it was highly likely to develop into peritonitis.
However, the medical staff who were undergoing surgery were shocked to find a live eel that completely penetrated the patient's barrier and 'hurried' in the abdominal cavity.
One doctor who participated in the surgery carefully removed the eel using a clamped surgical tool, then sutured the perforated S-shaped colon (lower part of the colon connected to the rectum) and washed the entire abdominal cavity to minimize the risk of infection. The patient recovered stably after surgery and is now discharged from the hospital.
When the news broke, all kinds of speculations poured out about how the eel got into his body.
Medical staff did not officially comment on the specific reason why the eel entered the interior, but some netizens posted joking comments, saying "I accidentally entered while sitting down."
In fact, similar cases have been reported in China before. In most cases, eels or similar organisms are presumed to have entered the human body through the anus.
Eels have a habit of living in water environments on soft floors such as rice paddies, rivers, and ponds, and they have the ability to penetrate the intestines easily because they can penetrate holes by themselves.
Medical professionals say, "These cases can lead to life-threatening infections such as peritonitis and sepsis, as well as organ damage."He warned that "even a joke or curiosity should never be done.'
In fact, if Patient A had not undergone emergency surgery, his life could have been in critical condition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
