can maggots really grow inside of you?

Question

i have an aunt who used to be a nurse. anyway she was telling this story that in the 70's she treated this truck driver, who had maggots eating his insides! apparently the driver was dirty or something. can you really get maggots eating you while youre alive though?

Answer 1

Some maggots which eat dead, but not living, flesh have been used medically, being introduced into wounds to clean them. Other maggots, such as the screwworm , eat live flesh.

In the early days of medicine, maggot infestations of wounds (myiasis) were inevitable. The wounds that were infested tended to be less life-threatening than wounds without the infestation, so until the development of antibiotics it was common practice to leave the maggots. After antibiotics, the presence of maggots became viewed as unhygienic. In recent years, however, use of specially sanitized maggots has developed as a treatment for various types of wounds such as leg ulcers and pressure sores, gangrene and other bacterial infestations, since the maggot will only eat the dead, rotting and infected flesh and leave the living cells intact. It is especially useful for people with weakened immune systems or blood flow that become infected in the extremities, such as diabetics, and is particularly effective in treating diabetic foot problems.

I work in EMS and it's not UNCOMMON to find maggots on the wounds of patients in nursing homes who provide POOR care. GROSS!!!

Answer 2

this is kinda gross, but really fat people with lots of skin folds can, a fly ors omething can land in a hard to clean area, lay eggs then the maggots will eat your flesh, ive seen it in medical books.

Answer 3

type of fly's hatchling can grown under neath your skin
and when it grows fully like a pimple it pops off

Answer 4

yes bot flies lay eggs absorb into bloodstream and make swiss cheese out of your stomach

Answer 5

Nope.
It's an urban legend. It pops up from time to time.
No truth to it at all.

Answer 6

yes especially if you have open wound. and it smells horrible.