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A Guy Who Ate Sushi Every Day Pulls a Five-and-a-Half Foot Tape Worm Out of His Body

James // Dave & Chuck the Freak January 22nd, 2018
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 15: View of sushi on display at Katsuya Brentwood Celebrates A Decade on June 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Katsuya)

A guy in California who ate sushi every day went to the doctor last summer . . . after he pulled a five-and-a-half FOOT tapeworm out of his body.  Fortunately he’s okay . . . but he says he’s done with sushi.

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Fresno man with ravenous appetite for sushi makes a gruesome discovery in the bathroom

WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some may find disturbing. Last August at Community Regional Medical Center a young man walked into the emergency room with an unusual demand. "He asked me for worm treatment and I was like oh, not an everyday request," said UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Kenny Banh.