Really strange question but here goes...?

Question

Hi everyone.

I am new here and to be perfectly honest, I don't even know how to explain this in an "appropriate" manner since I'm sure it isn't your ordinary run-of-the-mill question but I'll try and just hope for the best I guess.

First of all, I personally do not farm worms but I also have nothing against them or the people who raise them. I was going to ask a doctor about this but I figured that people who raised worms would probably be the people who would know the most about them.

About 2 weeks ago, a friend of mine became very intoxicated and on a dare, inserted a "regular" earthworm into his privates. He ended up losing the worm "up there" and subsequently, ended up with prostatitis (an infection of the prostate gland). As a footnote, I wasn't the one who dared him (in fact I discouraged him from doing this but there was a lot of peer pressure involved and he was VERY drunk). As a second footnote, he has had prostatitis several times in the past (for whatever reason).

Anyway, I didn't concern myself too much with it at first but being the hypochondriac that I am, I soon found myself obsessing about all sorts of diseases and so I began doing a bit of research on worms. I read on several sites that they *can* carry all sorts of bacteria, protozoa and other microorganisms but they did not say if these "organisms" were pathogenic (disease causing) in humans, what species of earthworm they were or what country the earthworms (or microorganisms) were indigenous/endemic (respectively) to.

On several other sites, I read that the gut of earthworms contained so many "good" bacteria that it was very difficult for any "bad" bacteria to survive in them because these pathogenic bacteria were neutralized and that earthworm "castings" actually had the effect of "sterilizing" the soil, etc.

Still another site talked about a girl eating an earthworm and ending up with some condition for which she was later treated (and cured).

I'm at the point now where I'm not sure what to believe and so that is why I am here asking this rather "strange" question. The worm was (I believe) a common "fishing worm" and it was taken from under a board in a yard where no dogs or cats frequented. The board itself was very large and had been there for many years. This happened in the state of Florida. It has been in his bladder for 2 weeks now and a urinalysis (4 days after this happened) showed no bacteria and all cultures were negative for anything. He seems to be doing ok except for some side effects from the antibiotic. I guess I'm just wondering if I could get some input on worm diseases (in Florida) that one might have to be concerned about under the circumstances which I just described. He's already been to the doctor who just shrugged and gave him an antibiotic so apparently the doctor wasn't too concerned.

Anyway, I apologize for the very bizarre nature of this question but I truly felt that the best people to ask about worms were the people who raise them.

PS: This is a genuine and serious question.

- Regards and thank you very much, Sid

Answer 1

That is basically sad your friend would accept a bet of this nature. Maybe this will be a well learned lesson to all your friends,
including the friend who actually had the nerve to do something so rediculous. Perhaps your friend needs to grow up and leave well enough alone.
Type in your search bar: worms that may cause disease.
Since his doctor is not concerned I would not concern myself with that if I were you.

Answer 2

Not the place for this type of question, however you should know earthworms are eaten through out the world. As well as grubs, Grasshoppers, Crickets and some others. The worms are placed on a meal diet for some time to flush out the dirt from their systems then eaten.
Putting a worm of any kind up the urethea is a no no. Or anything for that matter, if not done by a doctor during an exam. The doctor probably thought the first thing this guy should do is to see a shrink.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Sounds like it was one helluva party...wish I coulda been there to see that...should tell the guys from "Jackass" about it...see if they will do it too LOL! ;)

Answer 5

Wow, I am amazed, disturbed, and exhausted all at the same time!! Good luck with that!

Answer 6

OMG!